Women participating in AWESOME Symposiums and other events have often said that engaging men in the efforts to advance women’s leadership is essential, and one of the recently published “Seven Smart Moves” of the AWESOME Action Agenda gives steps women can take. An article in Harvard Business Review supports the view that diversity initiatives won’t succeed without men being involved. Continue reading
In any discussion on talent – such as the discussion by panelists in the CSCMP mega session powered by AWESOME – the word “flexibility” comes up as something employees expect in their jobs. An article in the New York Times explores the idea that millennials may be the main ones changing the perspective on flexible work routines, but not the only ones. The analysis uses observations from experts and surveys from credible sources to prove the point. Continue reading
Boston Consulting Group has published early predictions about whether artificial intelligence will have a positive or negative impact on women’s careers. Questions raised in a special report include: How will AI impact women and their jobs? How will it affect the number of women in the workforce? And how might it exacerbate—or mitigate—the current gender gap in the corporate-leadership pipeline? Continue reading
A comprehensive survey conducted recently by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a global management consulting firm, found diverse employees—especially those with more than one dimension of diversity—“feel far less able than employees of majority groups to share their views at work.” More than 4,000 employees were surveyed about how included they feel in their workplace. Continue reading
