Women CEOs accept larger pay-cuts
Total pay among CEOs declined by 18.5 percent for women and 6.1 percent for men in 2008. On average, women CEOs earned 58 percent of what male CEOs earned
in realized compensation last year according to a new study. Learn what men are doing to boost their pay in this recession.
Companies with more women execs fare better
From the Washington Post: "There's a sound business reason why Norway now mandates that corporate boards be 40 percent female. Why Iceland, after its embarrassing financial mess, put major banks and its government in female hands. And why Hermes, the only French company to outperform expectations during the recession, also has, you guessed it, a management structure dominated by women." Read article here.
Girl jocks make the best CEOs
I’ve found that women who play team sports have better skills to compete in a male dominated business world. Whereas men have learned to have a knock-down, drag-out battle and walk away friends, women are supposed to value the relationship as much as the outcome and are taught not to rock the social boat. Sports helps women learn they can compete and still be friends. Here are some tips to improve your competitive response.
Do you dress like a leader?
It's a fact that a woman’s appearance is under more scrutiny than a man’s, even if they are applying for the same position. Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin are perfect examples: their clothes and hair were analyzed at least as often as their policy positions. We’ve come a long way in the 21st century, but brilliant and capable women are still fighting for equality in the workplace. Why? Because image matters far more than most people realize.
The way you look and dress announces the outcome others can expect from you. Do you dress like a leader or a follower? Read on - and take a look at the dramatic before and after photos!
Twittering their productivity away
As more and more social networking, blogs, twitters and other ways to "connect" are pushed onto the market, it's harder than ever to keep team members focused. How can you ensure your priorities stay their priorities?
Inside the mind of Hillary supporters: Rating the Sarah Palin effect
The vast majority of female Hillary supporters now support Obama. But the 14% who are holding out, or claim to have switched their support to McCain because of Palin, is a crucial voting bloc in such a hotly contested election. I was a Hillary Clinton supporter, and admit to shedding a tear or two during her convention sp
Women entrepreneurs are "it"
Although women are starting businesses at twice the rate of the national average, the reality is that companies with women CEOs only attracted a paltry 2.9% of available venture funding last year, according to VentureOne, a subsidiary of Dow Jones, down from 4.52% in 2006. In fact, this percentage has dropped nearly every year from a high-point of 7.55% in 2002. To get behind why women-owned businesses have received so little venture funding, we talked to Sharon Vosmek, CEO of Astia (www.astia.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting women-led companies with access to equity funding, achieving and maintaining high growth, and leadership mentoring. To be fundable, a business must show a significant growth opportunity – and here’s where Vosmek says women literally fall short, as they tend to be much more conservative on their estimates of market opportunity than their male counterparts. Learn why.
