Creating stronger businesses and a stronger economy for all. In my last article, I discussed the key findings from the McKinsey & Company and Lean In 10th Anniversary Women in the Workplace Report. The conclusion was troubling: despite efforts, the needle isn’t moving fast enough on women’s leadership parity in the workplace. But the report… The post The Motherhood Penalty: Why Addressing It is a Business Imperative appeared first on YWomen ..read more

Leveraging AI to find and eliminate microaggressions and bias In an era of rapid technological advancement, artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to reshape the workplace. With all the hype around AI, I want to understand how we leverage this powerful tool to create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. In this second part of our series… The post AI, Culture and the Future of Work appeared first on YWomen ..read more

How AI can help us to create better and more equitable organizations As a business consultant, I’m embarrassed to say that I truly do not understand how Artificial Intelligence is going to quickly transform our workplace (and my guess is many other leaders do not know either). As someone who focuses on allyship in the… The post AI and the Future of Work appeared first on YWomen ..read more

Actions for Allies and Advocates As I emphasize in my presentations, “Allyship is not a noun. It’s a verb that requires visible and vocal action.” This definition of allyship comes from my colleague Kim Graham Lee, Chief Allyship Officer, at Integrating Women Leaders Foundation (IWL). With her permission, I’ve adopted it into my work as… The post Allyship: A Verb Requiring Action appeared first on YWomen ..read more

Why can’t we advance women (STILL)?! Many factors are at play, but here are 3 leadership commitments (plus a bonus round) for advancing women Multiple factors in an employee’s career hinder women’s advancement. I’ve spoken in the past about the broken rung, a lack of accountability and the need to actively engage men in the… The post What’s Hindering Women’s Advancement? appeared first on YWomen ..read more

Closing the gender wage gap to support women’s advancement Let’s talk about Equal Pay Day. This symbolic date represents how far into the new year women had to work to catch up with what men earned the previous year. This year, March 12, 2024 marked the occasion. While it shines a light on the persisting… The post Understanding Equal Pay Day and the Wage Negotiation Myths appeared first on YWomen ..read more

3 tips to drive DEI engagement We know that leadership and employee resistance to any corporate program, let alone a DEI initiative, can thwart or dampen its effectiveness. A recent Harvard Business Review article by Eric Shuman, Eric Knowles and Amit Goldenberg, To Overcome Resistance to DEI, Understand What’s Driving It, outlines three reasons people… The post Overcoming Resistance to DEI Initiatives with Awareness, Accountability and Advocacy appeared first on YWomen ..read more

Does your company recognize the power of women in the marketplace? In 2023 the collective spending power and the influence of women in the marketplace FINALLY made headlines – and women were given credit for driving the economy. Let’s be candid, three women led the way and put up some impressive data points while breaking… The post Barbie, Beyonce, Taylor Swift & 2023: The Year Women Drove the Economy appeared first on YWomen ..read more

The Four Things You Need to Know – Flexibility, Attitudes, the Broken Rung, and Microaggressions Every year, I anticipate reports like the McKinsey & Company and Lean In.org Women in the Workplace Report with a mixture of hopefulness and deep frustration . Frankly, it always seems to be a “good news, bad news” scenario with every step forward… The post The Realities (and Myths) Hindering Women in the Workplace appeared first on YWomen ..read more

What are we doing to advance women in the legal profession? YWomen president, Jeffery Tobias Halter was invited to be interviewed as part of a new NAWL podcast series focused on allyship. In this episode, NAWL Member and Director, Regulatory Affairs Counsel at UBS, Saba Khan speaks with Jeffery Tobias Halter, Gender Strategist about the role allies… The post The Leadership Imperative to Advance Women appeared first on YWomen ..read more