Gender Parity

Recruiting and Supporting Women and Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Careers

Wendy Pollack | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Women, Math and Science Education, STEM Education, Science Education, Stem, Illinois, Chicago, Gender Parity, Women in Engineering, Women in Science, Illinois Pathways Initiative, Chicago News

Gender bias in STEM fields inhibits many talented women and girls from entering STEM careers, which keeps the U.S. from remaining economically competitive in the world.

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Do Mean Girls Win at Work?

Marcia Reynolds | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Self-Promotion, Mean Girls, Women's Leadership, Promotability, Women's Careers, Gender Parity, Women in Business, Assertiveness, Nice Girls, Communications, Confidence in Women, Leadership Traits, Leadership Presence, Women News

In truth, what it takes for a woman to win is not that much different from a man.

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Egypt's Next Challenge: Working with Women to Rebuild the Economy, and a Nation

Rick Goings | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Egypt, Gender Parity, Living News, Women, Business, Careers, World News

As the people of Egypt move forward, I hope they keep in mind that their future depends not just on groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood. In fact, it may be largely driven by the amount of power they give to the Egyptian sisterhood.

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It's Time For A Corporate Women's Uprising

Marcia Reynolds | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Women Workplace, Gender Parity, Women in Politics, Women Leaders, Women Power, Women in Business, Women Politics, Women in the Workplace, Women Workforce, Micro-Credit Women, Corporate America, Women Leadership, Micro-Credit, Corporate Politics, Powerful Women, Corporate Culture, Equality Workplace, Healthy Living News

What will propel women to take a stand together? Who should the leaders of this movement be?

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Gender Bender

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

The dizziest heights of political, corporate and academic power are still be occupied by men -- but for how much longer, and with what effects on classroom, boardroom and (Senate) cloakroom?

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Confusing Friendship With Twinship

Susan Shapiro Barash | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Identity, Relationships, Feminism, Gender Construction, Gender Parity, Feminist Theory, Gender Identity, Healthy Living News

A way to lessen this disappointment is to recognize a friend's uniqueness from the start, and to not believe that you are sworn to the same lifestyle and same journey.

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When CEOs Talk, Their Sexist Excuses Are Exposed

Marcia Reynolds | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women in Business, Women Leaders, Gender Parity, Corporate Culture, Gender Equality, Women Business, Healthy Living News

Will enough top-talent women stay in male-dominated corporations to change the face of leadership? Or will we keep leaving until governments force the issue?

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No More, No Less

Ellen Snortland | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women in Politics, Kamala Harris, Gender Parity, Year of the Woman, Rwanda Women, Senator Barbara Mikulski, Online Women in Politics, Susan B. Anthony, Nikki Haley, Politics News

The Year of the Woman in politics is thrilling and appalling in one fell swoop Yes, I'm excited that many women won their election bids on June 8. Ho...

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When the "C" in C-Suite Stands for Clueless

Dr. Sasha Galbraith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Male Managers, Women, Surveys, Gender Parity, Women Executives, Business, Diversity, Workplace Diversity, Gender, Business News

In the rarified air of the senior executive ranks, men are under the impression that everything is hunky dory for women in corporate America and that ...

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Arianna Makes The Case For Gender Parity In The Corporate World (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Workforce, Women's Rights, Gender Equality, Corporations, Davos, Gender Parity, World Economic Forum 2010, Corporate Culture, Gender, Video, Business News

Gender equality in the workplace and corporate board rooms was at the center of debate during "The Gender Agenda," a show produced by CNBC at the 2010...

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Narrowing Down Davos: Targeting Chronic Disease and Empowering Women in Developing Nations

Rick Goings | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Gender Parity, Davos, Living News, Women, Careers, Health, Business, World Economic Forum, Business News

Even as we're talking about global issues, you can't solve problems unless you start locally and take personal responsibility. Diet and exercise sound like personal issues, but they have a huge impact on the global economy.

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Report From The World Economic Forum: Moving Beyond Aid And Empowering Women

Rick Goings | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Careers, Business, Gender Parity, Haiti, Davos, World Economic Forum, Economy, Womens Empowerment, Healthy Living News

After speaking on panels about gender parity, I'm convinced that the answer is to provide more opportunities to women. It's no coincidence that nearly every failed state is a patriarchal society.

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Strengthening The Global Economy: The Female Factor

Rick Goings | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Careers, Women, Women's Rights, Business, Davos, World Economic Forum, Gender Parity, Healthy Living News

It is evident that the most effective way to improve the state of the world, from a social and economic perspective, is to aggressively bring down the barriers that keep women from fulfilling their potential.

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A Women's Nation Changes Everything: Or Does It?

Dr. Sasha Galbraith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Working Women, Role-Reversal, Housework, Insurance, Divorce, A Women's Nation, Working Mothers, The Shriver Report, Gender Parity, Gender, Business News

More than half of the women in a recent survey said they take on significantly more responsibility for house and family, but only 28 percent of men saw it that way.

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