Leadership Pipelines

Secrets of Powerful Women After-Party

Submitted by jmumbey on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 4:53pm

Date/Time:

04/08/2010

Sponsored by Lifetime and hosted by actress Kerry Washington, the After–Party will include a performance by a major recording artist, free drinks, food, and dancing!

Quotas Tackle Symptoms of Gender Discrimination, Not the Cause

Teaser:

One way to increase the number of women on boards is to ensure that more women gain the right experience further down the corporate hierarchy. That may be a slower process than imposing a quota, but it is also likely to be a more meaningful and effective one.

Editorial:

What most prevents women from reaching the boardroom, say bosses and headhunters, is lack of hands-on experience of a firm’s core business. Too many women go into functional roles such as accounting, marketing or human resources early in their careers rather than staying in the mainstream, driving profits. Some do so by choice, but others fear they will not get ahead in more chauvinist parts of a business.

Source:

Economist

URL:

http://www.economist.com/business-finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15661734&CFID=114267744&CFTOKEN=27454458

Date:

March 11, 2010

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Associated Issues & Expertise:

Women of Color Leadership Summit

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04/27/2010 - 04/28/2010

THE CHALLENGE AND THE CHARGE:

Strategies for Retaining and Advancing Women of Color
Corporate Leadership Summit

One Time Warner Center, New York City
(Entrance on 58th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues)

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Attachment:

Women of Color Corporate Leadership Summit Program

WOC Press Release FINAL.pdf

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Pipeline's Broken Promise

Submitted by kpeterson on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 10:39pm

The results of this study show that when it comes to top talent, women lag men in advancement, compensation, and career satisfaction. The pipeline is not healthy; inequality remains entrenched.

URL:

http://catalyst.org/file/340/pipeline%27s_broken_promise_final_021710.pdf

Member Organization:

Catalyst

Teen Girls in Business

Submitted by kpeterson on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 2:05pm

Strengthening the pipeline of girls and young women interested in business careers is a critical lever for change.

URL:

http://www.sophia-associates.com/Teen_Girls_in_Business.pdf

Hedge Funds: Where the Girls Aren't

Source:

Fortune

URL:

http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/11/funds/hedgingwomen_fortune_111405/index.htm

Date:

November 11, 2005

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Why Women Managers Thrive in a Downturn

Teaser:

Gender diversity supports managerial efficiency by creating a more diverse culture and favoring the exploration of different business opportunities. However, creating a diverse culture implies a critical mass of female managers. To reach this point, companies must recruit more women. They also have to promote and train women when the labor market does not supply enough.

Source:

Financial Times

URL:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/27836d74-04e4-11de-8166-000077b07658,dwp_uuid=1d22aad4-0732-11de-9294-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F27836d74-04e4-11de-8166-000077b07658%2Cdwp_uuid%3D1d22aad4-0732-11de-9294-000077b07658.html&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncrw.org%2Fhedgefund%2F%3Fpage_id%3D13

Date:

March 2, 2009

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More women in finance, a more sustainable economy

Submitted by afiorino on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 2:01pm

As has been pointed out with increasing frequency, a certain group think has been widely blamed for the economic crisis we find ourselves in today. Studies indicate that women are more comprehensive thinkers and less attracted to excessive risk than are their male peers.

URL:

http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2009/0624/p09s02-coop.html

Shattering the Ceilings, for Good

Submitted by afiorino on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 1:55pm

The barriers that continue to prevent women from reaching senior leadership in critical mass in the financial services industry and more generally–negative gender stereotyping, lack of women in line positions, a narrow pipeline, lack of mentoring and promoting opportunities, work/life balance challenges, limited access to powerful professional networks– are the same ones faced over a decade ago.

URL:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacki-zehner/shattering-the-ceilings-f_b_219285.html

UN Global and UNIFEM Consider International Application of The Calvert Women’s Principles

Submitted by afiorino on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 1:16pm

The Calvert Women’s Principles (CWP) were a focal point of a forum convened by the United Nations Global Compact and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), entitled Advancing Women in the Global Marktplace.

URL:

http://calvert.com/newsarticle.html?keepleftnav=news&article=14330

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