The excitement surrounding women launching their own businesses feels contagious, even on paper. But when my last paycheck came in I started to seriously question my sanity. For those considering the professional equivalent of jumping out of a plane, it’s worthwhile to listen to the women who already made the leap.
Being nice is great when going through school or getting together with friends, but the quality should be used carefully in business, especially when coming from a woman. Here’s how to manage that characteristic.
Wavemakers is a joint weekly feature by Leah Eichler and Mic Berman to profile female innovators — women who are constantly blazing new trails, inspiring others and revolutionizing the status quo. This week: Kira James from Kobo!
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Many women, like me, hang on to Sheryl Sandberg’s every word, tweeting her one-liners en masse as soon as they hit media sites and giving her the status of an oracle, or at least business superstar. But if we plan on continuing to claim Ms. Sandberg as our version of the ideal woman, it’s important to explore why her and why now.
Are you a woman with big dreams but you’re unsure how to implement them? If you’re in the market for some inspiration, and Whitney Johnson’s new book Dare, Dream, Do might help you bridge that gap.
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Educating women investors is really no different from educating any motivated investor. You have to read, study, and become knowledgeable. One of the best ways to do that is to study smart, successful investors, like Warren Buffett.
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Women and men alike often generalize about skills associated with specific genders but to what degree do these compliments hold women back from real positions of power?
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The career swooning of women, like the canary, may not really be about women but be about more pervasive threats. For every woman who decides to throw in the towel, there are likely more than a few guys lined up behind her, hoping her exit might pave the way for change they will benefit from.
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While entrepreneurs learn the value of branding quite quickly, it’s those working in a corporate environment, where too many profess to the same skill set, that the need for it becomes rapidly apparent.
I often wonder what role our ambivalent feeling toward money plays in the wider discussion of the wage gap. It seems obvious to say that we need money to survive so don’t forget to get paid for a job well done. Then how come many of us struggle to talk about it?
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