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  Fast Company

  

  This is why feminism needs to be the future

  Fast Company - BY Annie Liao Jones

  Feminism only has one definition, but Rock Candy Media CEO Annie Liao Jones argues that nuanced personal meaning celebrates our differences and can unite us. Feminism has one definition. According to the Oxford Dictionary: “The advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.” …

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  Fast Company

  

  The real cost of not wearing makeup at the office

  Fast Company - BY Anisa Purbasari Horton

  I spend 15 times more than my husband when it comes to personal grooming. But finance experts don’t often talk about the professional cost of opting out. I have a love-hate relationship with all things beauty-related. Sometimes, I look forward to my evening skincare routine, seeing it as a …

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  Inc Magazine

  

  We Asked More Than 600 Female Founders to Weigh In on Gender Bias, the Economy, and the Next U.S. President. Here's What They Said

  Inc Magazine - Kimberly Weisul and Nick Devlin

  What's really on the minds of the world's top female entrepreneurs. Inc. and Fast Company polled more than 600 female founders around the world to hear what they think about the economy, politics, their futures--and what their days are really like. Here are their responses. The Big …

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  Fast Company

  

  1 in 4 female founders have considered running for office

  Fast Company - BY Stephanie Mehta

  They employ more than 9 million people in the United States and view the world differently from their male counterparts. Fast Company and Inc.’s annual survey reveals what this growing economic force is thinking. Women entrepreneurs, as a group, are crushing it. The number of U.S. businesses owned …

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  Inc Magazine

  

  How to Fix Gender Inequality at Your Company, From the HR Exec Who Helped Close Salesforce's Pay Gap

  Inc Magazine - Sophie Downes

  Cindy Robbins, former chief people officer at Salesforce, describes how she got Marc Benioff on board with her plan. Early in her career, Cindy Robbins didn't question her salary. "I didn't feel like I had the permission to say anything," she says. "Every merit increase, or even any offer I got, I …

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  Fast Company

  

  This is what it takes to get more women leaders in the workplace

  Fast Company - BY Alton B. Harris and Andrea S. Kramer

  Companies need to do a lot more than holding diversity training. Women frequently say to us, “The women I work with are just plain nasty,” or “The senior women act like queen bees; they only care about protecting their positions.” But there’s plenty of evidence that shows the “queen bee” syndrome is …