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Organization seeks volunteer mentors for military spouses

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American Corporate Partners (ACP) has invited AWESOME leaders to volunteer for the Active Duty Spouse Mentoring Program. The goal of the program is professional development – either supporting spouse efforts finding a job or helping them prepare for the next level in their career goals. This gives leaders the opportunity to reach back to help other women — one dimension of AWESOME’s 2019 Symposium challenge to Reach Beyond and Achieve More. Continue reading

LeanIn.org tracks progress of efforts toward equal pay

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On Equal Pay Day – April 2 – LeanIn.org reminded people that women had to work all of 2018 and until this day in 2019 to catch up with what men earned in 2018 alone. According to Lean In, “No matter our job, how much education or experience we have, or the number of hours we work, women are still paid less than men—on average, 20% less, and for Black women, Native American women, and Latinas, the pay gaps are even wider.” Continue reading

McKinsey and Leanin.org release results of new women in the workplace study

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The Wall Street Journal has published key findings of a new study completed by McKinsey and LeanIn.org measuring the progress of women’s leadership in corporate America. One conclusion is that there is a connection between sexual harassment and gender inequality in the business world today. Continue reading

Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg says women’s progress Is stalled

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In an article in the Wall Street Journal related to the latest McKinsey/LeanIn.org study, Sheryl Sandberg COO of Facebook and the founder of LeanIn.org, gives her perspective on what is keeping women from advancing as leaders. One of her key points is that companies must make sure hiring and promotion policies are fair from the start. Continue reading