Insights from AWESOME women.
Many companies that are concerned about gender bias getting in the way of fair hiring practices have turned to gender-masking, such as removing names from resumes or altering voices on phone interviews. But Katharine Zaleski, president and a co-founder of PowerToFly.com, writes in an essay in the New York Times that “Gender-masking tools do nothing to address the culture of a company.” Continue reading
In the hours before a hurricane, what do people need most as they try to prepare their homes for the worst? Plywood, hammer and nails, tarps, tape, ropes. Where do they turn? For many, it’s the urgent run to The Home Depot that may make a difference between protection and destruction. AWESOME asked Michelle Livingstone, VP of Transportation for The Home Depot, for a behind-the-scenes look. Continue reading
A survey by CFO Signals™ has identified a decline in the number of women who are the direct reports of CFOs at large organizations, which is viewed as the pipeline for the next generation of CFOs. Continue reading
New research, conducted by the Korn Ferry Institute and funded by The Rockefeller Foundation, set out to determine what qualities drive the successful women who make up 6% of CEOS of Fortune 1000 companies. Continue reading
An article on forbes.com written by Ph.D. and leadership consultant Cindy Wahler contends the reason women are not advancing in business leadership roles faster than they are is because diversity hasn’t been tied to a financial model basing compensation on achievement of diversity goals. Continue reading
A study conducted by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey – 2017 Women in the Workplace 2917 – concludes that progress toward gender diversity is hampered by perceptions that women are better represented in leadership positions than they actually are. Continue reading
The newly released sixth volume of REALITY CHECK, a report published by AWESOME (Advancing Women’s Excellence in Supply Chain Operations, Management, and Education) following each of the organization’s annual Symposiums, highlights three reasons the advancement of women in the field is cause for optimism. Continue reading
In a recent article on Forbes.com, a young professional offers advice to others seeking a mentor about how to chose the individual to be mentored by and how to make the most of the relationship. In AWESOME discussions, women in senior leadership roles have cited the benefits of mentors in advancing women through the supply chain pipeline.
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An essay in the New York Times, by Ellen Pao, who in 2012 sued her employer — a Silicon Valley venture capital firm — for bias and gender discrimination, suggests many companies still pay only lip service to diversity and inclusion. Continue reading
According to an article in WebMD magazine, harassment in the workplace “remains epidemic” and can have significant health consequences, including “chronic headaches, sleep and gastric problems, nausea, respiratory complaint, neck pain and high blood pressure.” Yet most people who experience harassment take no formal action against their harasser. Continue reading
