Business & Entrepreneurship

Women have made significant progress in the work force and private sector, but the glass ceiling is still firmly in place, particularly at senior levels of decision-making and management. Businesses are now recognizing the importance of diversity and including a wider range of talents and perspectives at all levels of management and they are offering networking, mentoring and other services to improve recruitment and retention of women and people of color. Although women represent a significant number of small business owners, women-run businesses capture only a small percentage of capital investments and government contracts. The Council’s network is working to close these gaps by focusing attention on equal opportunity, educational parity, career options, promotions, networking and work/life balance as well as other critical issues. Explore the resources listed below, including Related Categories links, or use the Keyword Search for more information.

The Challenge and the Charge: Strategies for Retaining and Advancing Women of Color

 In its recent report, NCRW features four exceptional women of color business leaders and explores the lessons learned by eight innovative companies that developed strategies for promoting the advancement of women of color.  The report outlines why this makes economic sense, and identifies ways diversity advocates can create more inclusive institutions that attract, support, and retain women of color in the corporate sector and beyond.

Teaser: 

In its recent report, NCRW features four exceptional women of color business leaders and explores the lessons learned by eight innovative companies that developed strategies for promoting the advancement of women of color.

More Link: 
http://www.ncrw.org/sites/ncrw.org/files/The_Challenge_and_the_Charge_Released_03012013.pdf

Has the time come for bolder policies for diversity at the top of the corporation?

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Tue, 11/16/2010 - 11:58am
Date/Time: 
12/10/2010

 

 December 10, 2010

8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Venue: The Italian Academy
1161 Amsterdam Avenue (between 117th and 118th Streets), New York
(directions and online map)

Co-hosted by:

The Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College and the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics

American Folk Art Museum Networking for Emerging Leaders

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11/19/2010

American Folk Art Museum Networking for Emerging Leaders

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 invites you to join the Emerging Leaders Network of

for an evening of networking and art at

 

Associated Issues & Expertise:

Beware Those Who Blame Gender Pay Gap On Women's Choices

See:  Beware Those Who Blame Gender Pay Gap On Women's Choices

From: Center for Gender Studies at Radford University

Author: Hilary Lips

Date Published: April 12, 2011

Teaser: 

It would be wonderful to be able to report that the gender pay gap is disappearing. The data does not support this conclusion, though.

More Link: 
http://www.forbes.com/sites/womensmedia/2011/04/12/beware-those-who-blame-womens-choices-for-gender-pay-gap/

Beware Those Who Blame Gender Pay Gap On Women's Choices

Submitted by communications2 on Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:36pm
URL: 
http://www.forbes.com/sites/womensmedia/2011/04/12/beware-those-who-blame-womens-choices-for-gender-pay-gap/
Member Organization: 
Center for Gender Studies

Claudine Williams: A Life in Gaming

See: Claudine Williams: A Life in Gaming

From: Women's Research Institute of Nevada

Author: Joanne Goodwin

Date Published: 2013

 

One of the principles Williams lives by is “to give back to the community in which you have prospered.” Numerous organizations and Las Vegas institutions have benefited from her generosity, among them the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She made a commitment to help advance education in the Las Vegas valley and was among a small group of residents who started the UNLV Foundation.

Teaser: 

One of the principles Williams lives by is “to give back to the community in which you have prospered.” Numerous organizations and Las Vegas institutions have benefited from her generosity, among them the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She made a commitment to help advance education in the Las Vegas valley and was among a small group of residents who started the UNLV Foundation.

More Link: 
wrinunlv.org/research/our-history-profiles-of-nevada-women/claudine-williams/

Claudine Williams: A Life in Gaming

Submitted by communications2 on Thu, 06/06/2013 - 1:29pm

One of the principles Williams lives by is “to give back to the community in which you have prospered.” Numerous organizations and Las Vegas institutions have benefited from her generosity, among them the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She made a commitment to help advance education in the Las Vegas valley and was among a small group of residents who started the UNLV Foundation.

URL: 
http://wrinunlv.org/research/our-history-profiles-of-nevada-women/claudine-williams/
Member Organization: 
Women's Research Institute of Nevada

Married Professional Women’s Career Exit: Integrating Identity and Social Networks

Submitted by communications on Wed, 06/05/2013 - 4:32pm

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the idea of “opting out” for married professional women by presenting a conceptual investigation into the impact that a woman's identity and social networks have in shaping her decisions surrounding career exit. A model is developed and intended to help researchers in this area move beyond existing frameworks when attempting to explain and predict women's career exit.

URL: 
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=1754-2413&volume=26&issue=1&articleid=1906866&show=abstract
Member Organization: 
Center for Entrepreneurial Women’s Leadership
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