As women try to rise through the ranks, they are continuously met with significant, often unseen, barriers. But is it even possible to skip the so-called “broken rung” phenomenon and tackle gender disparity in corporate America? Fixing the “broken rung” is simple in theory but more challenging in practice. The first step is to acknowledge ...
Women continue to be a growing portion of the modern workforce, often competing with male counterparts for positions and advancement in a workplace that traditionally favors the promotion and success of men. The largest and most numerous of these workplace barriers are set against women of color. These workplace barriers have led to issues, struggles, ...
Executive leadership is slowly moving towards gender parity. More women than ever before hold executive leadership roles in companies; however, women still comprise the minority of executive leaders across the board, making up around 29%. This minority position presents women executives with challenges that are similar and dissimilar to those faced by their male counterparts. ...
The past year has raised awareness on professional burnout as people struggled to balance the shifting demands of work, home, and family due to COVID-19. It has also brought to light the precarious position of career women, especially mothers trying to do it all at the expense of their physical, emotional, and mental health. EWF ...
After decades of building your career and company, you’ve learned so much about how to be a success. Yet you’ve also discovered that it can be hard to find peers that understand the unique issues that you face. That’s what peer advisory groups are for. For businesswomen striving to obtain and hold on to high-power ...
On Tuesday, October 15th, over 200 of Dallas’ best and brightest gathered at Venue Forty50 in Addison, TX to help celebrate EWF International’s 20th Anniversary. This sold-out event included great food, can’t-miss networking, and an engaging panel discussion on The Male Perspective: Why Gender Parity Matters. The panel - made up of Sherif Mityas, CXO ...
By Bonnie Low-Kramen, CEO of Ultimate Assistant Imagine a workplace where women enthusiastically and happily support each other. A workplace without manipulation and victimization, without passive-aggressive behaviors, where bullying is practically nonexistent. Sound good? If yes, then why is it so hard to make it happen? I can imagine this new normal. What it will require is ...
736: Tanis Cornell - Creating Professional Development for Women "Putting your passion to work is what Tanis Cornell does. She's the CEO of EWF International, a company committed to supporting and lifting the careers of ambitious women inspiring, motivating and educating them to get them to the executive ranks. EWF leads and facilitates peer advisory ...
By Adam Bryant Clockwise from above left are the chief executives Dara Richardson-Heron of the Y.W.C.A. USA.; Sharon Napier of Partners + Napier; Jenny Ming of Charlotte Russe; and Jody Greenstone Miller of the Business Talent Group. Four chief executives describe the importance of taking stands, and of making sure they’re heard. ...
By: M. Ann Gray I recently returned from back-to-back travel. While fighting so many fires upon returning, I met with a friend for coffee. He was so excited to hear about the trips, then became so confused by the stressed-out look on my face as I entered the room. As a business owner, I wear ...
