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Inability to self-promote holds women back: Conference Board of Canada

| May 18, 2013
Inability to self-promote holds women back: Conference Board of Canada

The latest Conference Board of Canada report reveals that while women have what it takes to become effective leaders, they don’t advance to the top because they lack the ability to self-promote.

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Warren Buffet: “Women are a major reason we will do so well”

| May 10, 2013
Warren Buffet: “Women are a major reason we will do so well”

Here’s a summary and the reactions– both positive and negative– of Warren Buffet’s essay on women and the workplace.

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Leah Eichler Featured on Extraordinary Women TV

| April 30, 2013

Our very own Leah Eichler talks with Sharon Skinner on Extraordinary Women TV, a weekly broadcast and Internet television talk show featuring successful women.

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McKinsey shares principles to getting more women to the top

| April 24, 2013
McKinsey shares principles to getting more women to the top

Getting more women in leadership positions is no secret. McKinsey outlines these four principles for companies committed to gender diversity progress to follow.

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8 NYC Specialized Schools Deal a Blow to Getting More Girls in STEM

| April 20, 2013
8 NYC Specialized Schools Deal a Blow to Getting More Girls in STEM

In 8 specialized high schools in New York City, boys outnumber the girls significantly, dealing a blow to the ongoing campaign to getting more girls in STEM.

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Still More Male Entrepreneurs, Study Shows

| April 15, 2013

A recent study by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor has revealed that starting a business is still a male-dominated sphere.

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Modern parents converge on roles but stressed about work-life balance: study

| March 23, 2013
Modern parents converge on roles but stressed about work-life balance: study

A new study says that while the roles of modern parents are converging, today’s moms and dads are feeling quite stressed when it comes to balancing work and family life.

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When Women Hate the Women at the Top

| March 15, 2013
When Women Hate the Women at the Top

From queen bees to female bullies to highly successful women held to high expectations– and bashed if they don’t– Femme-O-Nomics tackles the thorny issue that continue to persist today: That of women bringing other women down.

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Praise and Criticism for Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In

| March 13, 2013
Praise and Criticism for Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In

The message of Sheryl Sandberg in her new book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead has gotten people talking. Here’s a roundup of the reactions– both positive and negative– that leaning in has inspired.

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Conflict between Females in the Workplace Perceived more Negatively, UBC Study Finds

| March 9, 2013
Conflict between Females in the Workplace Perceived more Negatively, UBC Study Finds

A recently released study by the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business finds that female-female conflict in the workplace are bound to have negative long-lasting consequences than male-male and even male-female disputes.

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