Since the start of the pandemic, women have become more involved in their financial futures. When it comes to personal finance, at least one good thing has come out of the pandemic: Women are becoming more focused on their financial futures. In Own Your Worth 2020, a survey on women and moneyfrom UBS, 63% of […]
Executives who care about diversity should examine the track in their companies to senior management. When Geraldine Ferraro ran for vice president in 1984, I was in high school. When Sarah Palin ran 24 years later, I was a partner at management consulting firm Oliver Wyman, raising toddlers. Today, I am managing partner of the […]
The female labour participation in India decreased to 24.8 percent in 2020 from 34 percent in 2016, according to the United Nations Global Compact study. The study also reports that out of the 153 countries that were part of the study, India is the only country where the economic gender gap is larger than the […]
Women have born the brunt of the economic pain in this pandemic recession, hit hard by layoffs in the shutdown then by shrinking child care options and schools shifting to remote learning. The pandemic amplified existing inequity in women’s pay, a shortage of affordable, quality child care and the need for businesses to be more […]
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Simone Gordon: The Black Fairy Godmother, Community Organizer, Motivational Speaker, Domestic Violence Resource Specialist Not just a gal from New Jersey. The Black Fairy Godmother. The Black Fairy Godmother, Simone Gordon, is not just a gal from New Jersey. She’s a community organizer in New Jersey for black African American and Latino families. Simone is […]
October was National Women’s Small Business Month. For me, that meant “shopping small” by supporting women-owned farmer’s market stands and celebrating with curbside pickup cupcakes from my favorite bakery. The month certainly looked different than it did in years past, and many women are realizing what I have experienced for decades: Owning a business allows […]
To many people it’s a giant leap forward for womankind. But to others, the historic election of the nation’s first female and woman of color to be vice president is a long-overdue step, and a reminder of how much more of the road still lies ahead. New York marketing executive Wendy Salz is one of […]
She’s UNDAUNTED ‘Undaunted’ Kara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint®, Inc. Kara is best known for its award-winning Hint® water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. Her new book Undaunted, Overcoming Doubts & Doubters has just been published. An active speaker & writer, Kara also hosts the podcast Unstoppable with Kara Goldin. Kara’s unsweetened […]
How not to lose a key part of the marketing workforce Think about what you need, then prepare for the ask. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to upend the American workplace, it’s becoming increasingly clear that this is taking a particular toll on women. The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows that of […]