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Are you wanting to do more to advance women in your company, but feel like you can’t prioritize something that feels like a nice-to-have? I have good news for you - you can put advancing women on the top of your to-do list because the benefits to your business are huge - big enough to trump your other initiatives, to grow your business, to secure investors and to attract and retain great employees.
Read More10 years ago I co-founded my prior company's first women's group - and first advocacy group of any kind at the company. Only 10% of the leadership team was female and the pipeline to bring more women up through the ranks was pretty bleak. We had a lot of talented women at junior levels but stalled out mid-way to the top. And there was no clear reason why.
Read MoreMany companies have created internal groups for women, sometimes called employee or business resource groups (ERGs or BRGs). While these can provide great support for women, they are not a silver bullet for solving all the challenges women face in the workplace. Here is what you need to know to make them most effective.
Read MoreIf you are a female entrepreneur, you may have left corporate life partly to escape the challenges facing women as they push forward in their careers. And if you are working with entrepreneurs as an investor, Advisory Board member or Accelerator, you may think these issues are not impacting your team. Unfortunately you are wrong.
Read MoreData shows there are huge financial benefits to gender-balanced and female leadership at companies. These companies achieve increased sales, better returns on investment and are more likely to outperform their industry peers. Additionally, these companies take a broader view of opportunities which results in smarter risk-taking, more innovation and breaking through the group-think that comes from too many like-minded leaders being in charge.
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