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Women with an appetite for success and passion to bend the rules feature frequently in the latest editions of business magazines. Diversity Woman is an integrated print, event, and online business that provides comprehensive articles that focus on leadership and executive management.
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Happiness at work is not only influenced by what you do but where you live. That’s according to a new study that compares how working women from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia view their professional lives.
Human resources platform HiBob surveyed 3,000 professional women —1,000 each in the US, the UK, and Australia—to get their thoughts on the work environment and their ability to succeed.
While most professional women in the US—86 percent—feel confident in their performance at work, they trail behind the 92 percent of women in the UK who feel confident in their perf ..read more
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2w ago
DW Hot List
Whether you’re back in the office or have eased into a hybrid schedule, your work wardrobe could probably use a rethink. We scoured the runways to identify pieces to get you fashion ready for spring.
Oversized suits and blazers
A spin-off of the winter’s oversized coat trend, the latest suits and blazers aren’t exactly sleek and snug. Think big: oversized blazers can be paired with long skirts, capris, or wide-legged denim.
Calming shades of blue
The sky’s the limit this season: sky blue has been dominating fashion runways across the world, whether in casual wear, elegant attire, o ..read more
Diversity Woman
3w ago
Anatomy of … Using ChatGPT for Business Correspondence
No matter what you think about artificial intelligence, it’s here to stay. ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot, creates text that can be used to craft business communications and, in the process, save you time.
While you shouldn’t look for it to give you Pulitzer-worthy prose, ChatGPT is helpful when it provides a first draft that you can then edit to fit your needs. Here are four ways you can use ChatGPT to automate day-to-day writing tasks.
1. Use it to craft an email.
You provide the subject of the email and a couple of sentences with the gi ..read more
Diversity Woman
3w ago
By Pam Pryor Grace
Upon graduating from college with a BA degree in Psychology, I couldn’t get a job without a secondary degree, so I went off to business school to obtain my MBA. Joining the workforce in corporate America – but not being a member of the “good old boys club” – presented its own challenges in the world of manufacturing and textiles. Being the ONLY minority and often the ONLY female in meetings meant my words needed validation by a colleague of the other gender and most certainly the majority persuasion. And this was in the early 80s, well after the civil rights struggles of the ..read more
Diversity Woman
3w ago
Dear DW,
Is it too casual to use texting language in emails, Slack, or Teams, or are there times when it is appropriate?
Signed,
Inclined to Text
Dear Inclined,
When people text, there is often a familiarity within the conversation that isn’t typically found in workplace emails. In a text, you’re more likely to use abbreviations, emojis, and even slang.
So should you bring that level of familiarity over to your business communications? Well, it depends.
Every organization is different, so when thinking about workplace communication norms, it’s important to have a sense of the company’s ..read more
Diversity Woman
3w ago
Next: Finding Success in the Creator Economy
While working as a data scientist at ESPN, Tiffany Kelly noticed that video content creators were taking the Internet by storm at the same time that some long-standing ESPN franchises, such as sports talk radio show Mike & Mike, were getting canceled. She had a theory that those two trends were related. “ESPN was competing with YouTubers for the first time in history,” she says.
In 2019, when she left ESPN, the now-29-year-old turned those observations into a business, launching Curastory, a platform that helps content creators distribute a ..read more
Diversity Woman
1M ago
Thinking about diversifying your portfolio beyond your 401(k)? Here are six investments to consider.
By Tanisha A. Sykes
In the United States, women outlive men. According to 2021
data from the US Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, the average life expectancy for women is nearly 80 years, versus almost 74 years for men.
However, women lag behind men in retirement savings. According to the US Census, 22 percent of women have $100,000 or more in personal retirement savings, compared with 30 percent of men who have that amount.
This significant gap amplifies the importance of evalua ..read more
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By Eddie Lee
Photographer: Lance Childers
Long recognized as a leader in the energy industry, Houston is home to more than 4,700 energy-related companies, including 17 in the Fortune 500. But there’s another kind of energy that defines the city—its vibrant food, art, and culture scene, in large part driven by its diverse population. According to 2020 US census data, people of color make up more than two-thirds of Houston’s three largest counties. So whether you call it the Bayou City, Space City, or just H-Town, Houston’s reputation as a high-energy city is rapidly growing.
Eat around t ..read more
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True Story. Nineteen years ago, I interviewed for a leadership role at a company. After meeting with several executives who wholeheartedly supported my candidacy, the CEO rejected me. He looked me in the eye and said, “Although you have impressive marketing and brand experience, I am afraid you are
not the right fit.” What he was really saying was that his all- white, male team of twenty-somethings would have a problem reporting to a Black woman – regardless of how qualified I was for the job.
At the time, I felt the CEO’s concerns were legitimate, believing he had to make the best decision f ..read more
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Changing the Prognosis
As cancer rates and fatalities dip for most Americans, Black people suffer disproportionately. Understanding the reasons is key to reversing this troubling trend.
By Bev Lucas
If you’re a baby boomer or gen X, there’s a good chance you remember when a diagnosis of cancer was a sign that death was probably just around the corner. That pessimism began to wane when President Nixon declared war on cancer in 1971, signing the National Cancer Act. This landmark law helped transform cancer research, resulting in tremendous progress in the prevention, diagnosis, and tr ..read more