Table Stakes – a new study on gender gaps, this time measuring the distribution of equity. In 2019, women earn 79 cents for every dollar men make — less if they are a woman of color. Pay Equity Day comes later for them. In 2018, only 2.2 percent of venture […]
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We’ve been working on a new campaign, directed at event managers, conference organizers, venues and even cities and regions. The idea is to get these influencers to declare their spaces, venues and conferences “No MANel Zones” — i.e. no all-male panels allowed. We’ve started reaching out to various groups and […]
Read MoreI opened up the email because the conference was announcing its new board of advisers. Often board members are influential in suggesting and choosing speakers so I’m always interested in who is taking on these roles. Oh, look at all the guys on this advisory board. Every. Single. One. “These […]
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Should you tar and feather him? Should you ignore him? Should you be curious and read what I have to say … and maybe even follow me? As an investor in Innovation Women — a company focused on empowering women and making them more visible, I wanted the brand of the company […]
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Public speaking gives you credibility – it’s an external validation of your awesomeness. Someone outside your company knows of you and likes you enough and thinks enough of you to invite you to speak at their event.
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Public speaking gives you credibility – it’s an external validation of your awesomeness. Someone outside your company knows of you and likes you enough and thinks enough of you to invite you to speak at their event.
Read MorePublic speaking gives you credibility – it’s an external validation of your awesomeness. Someone outside your company knows of you and likes you enough and thinks enough of you to invite you to speak at their event.
Read MoreWe talk a lot about how public speaking adds to credibility and thought leadership status. It puts us in front of potential customers, partners and employers. It increases our reach into new markets. It helps female founders get funded. It might help us get a new job, a promotion or […]
Read MoreWhen we left Fast Company last week, they had published a tech trends article featuring the musings of 17 top experts – 16 men and 1 woman. We countered with a tech trends article of our own, demonstrating that women could be experts in tech trends too. This week we’re […]
Read MoreFast Company shared this article, The Biggest Tech Trends of 2019 According to Top Experts through their newsletter. One of our speakers, Nancy Shenker, immediately noticed an issue: “Where are the women?” Yes, that’s right, when it was published, and distributed to however many zillion people get Fast Company newsletters, […]
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