I read a fabulous article by Muriel Vega in Pink Magazine online about how men take credit more easily for their accomplishments and often see negotiation as a sport. In the end this often gets them higher pay rates.
Connie Glaser, a communications expert and author of Gender Talk Works: 7 Steps for Cracking the Gender Code at Work has some very specific advice for women about how to stand out at work and distinguish you...
Are you watching the new CBS show “The Great Indoors?” Get your Millennial Cliché Bingo card ready because the sitcom is chock full of them!
Everyone gets a trophy: Check.
Pingpong tables and beanbag chairs as office furniture: Check.
A helicopter mom complaining about her son’s performance review: Check.
Older people who can’t effectively use dating sites: Check.
Jokes about a...
If you’re on the sunny side of 30, you might not see “older and facing a layoff” as relevant to your career and your future, but believe me, it is!
The future arrives much sooner than you expect when you’re younger. As you mature, the pace seems to pick up, and this has a direct bearing in many cases on your experience in the world of work. For example, if you’ve built a solid, progressive c...
Susan Combs, the former State Comptroller of Texas and the state's first female Agriculture Commissioner, has proven how a tenacious drive can take you anywhere you want. Susan talks to Tim Muma about the challenges women need to take on, encouraging them to create their own path and pursue it vigorously - and never give up. She also touches on experiences and stories shared in her book, "Texas Tenacity: A Call for Women to...
October 24, 1975. 90% of the women in Iceland went on strike. No work. No cooking. No shopping. No cleaning. No caring for children. Almost 25,000 women assembled in the capital city of Reykjavik in protest of economic inequality of women. The impact was enormous. It paralyzed the economy, and put the tiny nation of Iceland at the forefront of the fight for gender inequality. This year, on the 41st anniversary of Women&rsq...
Today’s workplaces are politically correct. We are careful not to say anything that might be perceived to marginalize or offend a particular group, and when it comes to age, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation, companies want to make sure every employee is respected and equally represented. We do this not because of profit, but because it’s the moral thing to do. This goal is at the heart o...
I recently came across a social media post with 10 Ways to Be an Empowered Woman and I want to share this inspiring wisdom with you. Consider these simple and self-nurturing ways to be your own best advocate so you can pay-it-forward as a role model to others.
Attain your educational goals: never stop learning
Take time for yourself
Establish boundaries: Resist all forms of violence...
I recently had the thrill of presenting at TEDx St. Louis Women. (Watch my full TEDx talk below.) This event, held at the gorgeous Peabody Opera House, was one of several TEDx Women events across the country the same day all addressing the theme, “It’s About Time.” It took me all of five seconds to choose the title of my talk: “It’s About Time We Stopped Shaming Millennials.”
And when...
People are often offended by the questions they are asked on an interview.
Stupid questions. Ridiculous questions. “Questions that should not be asked, but god help us all, they are still asked” questions.
You know… Questions like:
“What was your salary in your last position?” (It’s illegal in one state to ask this question, but everywhere else, still legal to ask.)
“Wh...
If you’re wondering how women are faring overall when it comes to leadership and gender equality in corporate America, the recently released Women In the Workplace 2016 report makes it clear – the answer is not very well.
The report is the culmination of research conducted by McKinsey & Company, in partnership with LeanIn.Org, and incorporates: employee pipeline data and HR statistics from one hundred and thi...