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3 Myths About Women in the Workplace

In a nutshell: It’s time to rethink some of the commonly held assumptions about women in the workplace. To start with, the gender equality challenge is far from resolved. Are …

How Organizations Are Failing Women (And 4 Things You Can Do About It)

In a nutshell: Even though women and men are represented equally at the entry level, fewer women than men are promoted. There’s little doubt that women have come a long way …

Slowly Making Progress with Women in BPM Arena

The number of women in Business Process Management (BPM) is increasing, but women still have a long way to go to achieve equality in the field. Men dominate information technology …

Business Women’s Giving Circle Provides $40,000 in STEM Grants

Three programs in northern Virginia dedicated to advancing girls’ knowledge and skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) have won $40,000 in grants from the Business Women’s Giving Circle …

Survey Shows Women Feel Twice as Likely as Men to Get Passed for a Promotion

Women feel twice as likely as men to get passed over for job promotion or other opportunity because of their sex, a new survey shows. Despite ongoing efforts to shatter …

Business Schools Meet to Find Ways to Improve Opportunities for Women

Women are changing the look of today’s workplace. Offices once dominated by men now have nearly just as many women. More women than men are earning college and advanced degrees. …

Study: Companies Drain Women’s Ambitions After Two Years

Armed with a diploma and a desire to put their skills to work, many women enter the workforce with aspirations of reaching an upper management position. Many are confident in …

SBA Awards Innovations that Help Women and Families

Three entrepreneurial women now have seed money to help with the launch of innovative new products courtesy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Microsoft. The trio of winners …

More Women Expected to Start Businesses in 2015

This year, many women may bid corporate positions adieu and strike out on their own as entrepreneurs. A total of 88% of respondents in a recent survey predict that female …

More Women Leaders Means More Profits for Companies

For companies looking to boost profits, the answer may be to hire more women in executive roles. In a recent survey of 366 public companies across a range of industries …