Fairygodboss, A Glassdoor For Women, Lands $10M In Series A FundingForbes - Erin SpencerFollowing International Women’s Week, Fairygodboss, a Glassdoor-like platform aimed at helping women find female-friendly workplaces, has announced today that it has raised $10M in series A financing by
Word processor pioneer Evelyn Berezin dies aged 93bbc.co.uk The woman who created and sold what many recognise as the world's first word processor has died aged 93.
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Women in Leadership: Expanding Influence and Leading Changecolumbia.edu - Columbia Business School The research and evidence is clear: inclusive leaders and inclusive organizations outperform those that are not, yet women remain underrepresented in …
Everyone Missed A Key Reason There Are So Few Women LeadersHuffPostResearchers are only starting to consider how sexual harassment keeps women down. Why aren’t there more women in charge? The question feels particularly urgent right now. In the business world, the number
Physics Nobel for laser pioneers includes first woman in 55 yearsReuters - By Niklas Pollard and Ben HirschlerSTOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - A trio of American, French and Canadian scientists won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for breakthroughs in laser technology that have turned light beams into tools
How Haircare Startup Briogeo Went From Zero To $10 Million In Sales In Just Four YearsForbes - Chloe SorvinoA charcoal and coconut-oil shampoo that smells like mint cookies flows into dozens of 8-ounce tubs at a contract lab in suburban New Jersey. Surveying the tubs is 33-year-old Nancy Twine, who created shampoo,
How We Describe Male and Female Job Applicants DifferentlyHarvard Business Review - Mikki Hebl and Christine L. Nittrouer and Abigail R. Corrington and Juan M. MaderaWords matter. And the words we use to describe men versus women differ in significant ways that can affect their careers. This starts early on. Research finds that girls who are described as “bossy” are
'Enough is enough': Carrie Gracie's letter on pay inequality in fullThe GuardianThe BBC’s outgoing China editor has written an open letter to licence payers about why pay inequality made her quit My name is Carrie Gracie and I have been a BBC journalist for three decades. With great
More women than men sign up to Met's fast track scheme to become detectivesstandard.co.uk - Justin davenport Crime Editor More women than men have signed up to the Scotland Yard's fast track scheme to become detectives, police revealed today. The force announced last year …
Women in the Workplace 2017mckinsey.com Women remain underrepresented at every level in corporate America, despite earning more college degrees than men for 30 years and counting. There is …
Researchers from Microsoft and Google are creating a more human field of AI researchQuartz - Dave Gershgorn• Bias and inclusion (how can bad data disadvantage people) • Labor and automation (who doesn’t get hired when AI chooses) • Rights and liberties (how does government use of AI impact the way it interacts
What’s stalling progress for women at work?mckinsey.com Although gender inequality increasingly concerns many companies, research from McKinsey and LeanIn.org shows few organizations have programs in place …
“There’s Nothing Worse Than A Grumpy CEO” – How A Leader’s Mentality Affects The Whole Organisationsavannah-group.com - savan Against the backdrop of a challenging business environment, where markets are more judgemental and unforgiving, how important is the tone that the …
Two-year-olds should learn to code, says computing pioneerThe Guardian - Hannah Devlin Science correspondentEarly start would encourage women to become programmers and reduce gender stereotyping, argues Stephanie Shirley Children as young as two should be introduced to the basics of coding, according to one
Was Google wrong to fire James Damore after memo controversy?bbc.co.uk - By Nalina EggertGoogle has fired an employee who wrote a controversial memo opposed to diversity programmes and hiring practices. The company's chief executive said the "offensive" text advanced "harmful gender stereotypes".
Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost WereThe New York Times - By SUSAN CHIRAA year ago, dressed in suffragette white and addressing a cheering, weeping convention, Hillary Clinton stood for possibility. Now she is a reminder of the limits women continue to confront — in politics
Marissa Mayer to exit Yahoo with $186 million payout — CBS Newsapple.news - CBS News The beleaguered Internet company's CEO is stepping away with far more than her $23 million golden parachute Click here if the story doesn’t open after …
Sexism, racism and bullying are driving people out of tech, US study finds — the guardianapple.news - the guardian A first-of-its-kind report analyzed the reasons why tech workers leave their jobs, and found a common thread of sexual harassment, bullying and …
Michael Moore Warns Men: Your '10,000-Year Reign Is Over' If Hillary Clinton WinsHuffPost“Guys have got about a week to wrap their heads around the fact that Hillary Clinton is going to be president of the United States." Men are going to have to “get over it” and accept the fact that a woman
Women's Career Site Fairygodboss Starts To Monetize As It Aims For $1M RoundForbes - Clare O'ConnorIt’s been just over a year since women’s job review startup Fairygodboss launched as an alternative to established career sites like Glassdoor and Indeed. In that time, the company — led by former Dow
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Yahoo is now part of Oathyahoo.com Yahoo is part of Oath. Oath and our partners need your consent to access your device and use your data (including location) to understand your …
Tech Partnership Legacy | Tech Partnership Degreesthetechpartnership.com Thank you for your interest in the Tech Partnership. Although the organisation has now closed, many of its activities are being taken forward by …
New app highlights gender bias in recruitmenthrgrapevine.com - HR Grapevine We would like you to become part of HR Grapevine and join the most engaged online communities of HR Professionals in the UK. Thousands of HR …
The dinosaurs blocking flexible working will soon be extincthrgrapevine.com - HR Grapevine We would like you to become part of HR Grapevine and join the most engaged online communities of HR Professionals in the UK. Thousands of HR …
