Gender gaps myths 1 and 2 addressed the challenges women MBA graduates have in entering the corporate pipeline to success by already handicapped in advancing by levels and pay. They are also more likely than men to lose positions they’ve attained during a recession or changes implemented by new CEOs. Myth buster #3 is that [...]
Gender Gap myth #1 for women was exposed showing that many women are not starting out at the same level of pay as their male counterparts. Despite their highly-employable MBA credentials, their career paths did not necessarily translate into comparable success in executive and corporate positions. The second gender gap myth exposed by Silva and [...]
To encourage young girls the motivation mantra has been “You can be anything you want to be.” Young women have taken that to heart and graduated college at higher numbers than ever before, as well as, surpassing men in numbers graduated. You would expect that in the business world this would translate into more positions [...]
How could anyone possible suggest that macho cultures are fairer to women? The very idea is unreasonable and unrealistic. But, perhaps Avivah Wittenerg-Cox has found a chink the macho armor. Ms. Wittenerg-Cox is CEO of a major international gender consulting firm. She writes about a very interesting difference between corporate cultures. While the trend continues [...]
The next time you do a hotel search for your favorite destination, you might want to check out their brain spa facilities. While you might not be able to do so now, you will shortly. Hotels like the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) are planning ahead by anticipating what guests will want to experience during their [...]
Let’s face it. It has zero sex appeal to your mate and your kids get excited because they think you are secretly training to be a jet pilot. The abandonment rate is high, but the instructions to use are simple “put your mask on first before you can assist others.” Of course, you would [...]
