Women in the Workplace

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  When Silicon Valley Seeks Women, Some Men Fret About a ‘Lower Bar’

  The Wall Street Journal. - Yoree Koh

  Maxine Williams head of diversity and inclusion, addresses new hires every Monday, she runs through the company’s initiatives to recruit more women and people of color. Afterward she asks the group, “When you’re hearing about these things, does anyone here think that we’re lowering the bar?” A hand …

• "Women aren’t given a real chance at the fast track”: The disparity in advancement expectations and achievements reflects deep-rooted attitudes about women as potential leaders, gender experts say.

  

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  Getting Women Out of the Middle-Management Trap

  The Wall Street Journal. - Joann S. Lublin

  After rising early in their careers, many women get stuck in middle management.

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  How Companies Can Guard Against Fatigue About Gender Equality

  The Wall Street Journal. - Dominic Barton

  Most of the corporate world has set a bold aspiration to achieve equality for women in the workplace. Ninety percent of U.S. companies in our latest research, for example, say they are “very committed” to this goal, and just about all of them are taking action. It’s also obvious that we’re still in …

• Women negotiate for raises and promotions just as much as their male counterparts. But negotiation carries risks for women that men don’t face.

  

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  Finally, More Women Are Asking for Raises. But There’s a Catch.

  The Wall Street Journal. - Michelle Ma

  Women don’t get raises, the conventional wisdom goes, because they simply don’t ask.

• At a time when tech companies are struggling mightily to attract and retain women, 62% of Sephora’s tech staff is female.

  

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  What Sephora Knows About Women in Tech That Silicon Valley Doesn’t

  The Wall Street Journal. - John Simons

  In a San Francisco office an hour’s drive from some of the biggest companies in Silicon Valley, Sephora has managed a corporate feat that would make the leaders of Google Inc., Inc. and envious: a majority of the cosmetics retailer’s technology workers—62%—are women. At a time when technology …

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  After 50, Women Struggle to Find a Foothold at Work

  The Wall Street Journal. - Lauren Weber

  Anne Zacharias was nearly 50 years old when she retired from her job as a regional vice president with a national marketing company. She stopped working to be with her children more after years of long hours and frequent business trips, she says.