Jun 20, 2016 | Entrepreneurs, STEM, Women of Color/Visible Minorities
Black women are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the country, generating over $44 billion a year in revenue. So why do fewer than one percent of their startup ideas get funded? When a startup earns $1 billion in venture capital, people like to call it a “unicorn.” But we’d like to introduce you to a few true rarities: black women making it work in tech.
Kelechi Anyadiegwu: Founder, Zuvaa
Brit Fitzpatrick: Founder, MentorMe
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Dec 30, 2015 | Confidence Gap, Corporate, Economic Security, Education, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Media, Mentoring, Non-profit, Occupational Segregation, Political, Retirement, Role of Men, Salary & Compensation, STEM, Talent Management, Wage Gap, Women of Color/Visible Minorities, Work, Workplace Diversity
A “Knowledge Center” filled with reports, infographics, recorded webinars, etc. relevant to the workplace diversity, corporate governance, men, sponsorship/mentoring, women in leadership, etc.
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Dec 30, 2015 | Confidence Gap, Corporate, Economic Security, Education, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Media, Mentoring, Non-profit, Occupational Segregation, Political, Retirement, Salary & Compensation, STEM, Talent Management, Wage Gap, Women of Color/Visible Minorities, Work, Workplace Diversity
McKinsey’s new report, “Women Matter 2013: Moving corporate culture, moving boundaries,” focuses on mindsets and corporate culture to help companies understand how they can make change happen.
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Dec 29, 2015 | Confidence Gap, Corporate, Economic Security, Education, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Media, Mentoring, Non-profit, Occupational Segregation, Political, Retirement, Role of Men, Salary & Compensation, STEM, Talent Management, Wage Gap, Women of Color/Visible Minorities, Work, Workplace Diversity
With its Gender Action Portal, the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School provides scientific evidence—based on experiments in the field and in the laboratory—on the impact of policies, strategies and organizational practices aimed at closing gender gaps in the areas of economic opportunity, politics, health, and education to help translate research into action and take successful interventions to scale.
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Dec 29, 2015 | Confidence Gap, Corporate, Economic Security, Education, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Media, Mentoring, Non-profit, Occupational Segregation, Political, Retirement, Role of Men, Salary & Compensation, STEM, Talent Management, Wage Gap, Women of Color/Visible Minorities, Work, Workplace Diversity
The Program is a research, policy and training center affiliated with the Harvard Kennedy School of Government that seeks to close gender gaps in economic opportunity, political participation, and health and education. It provides evidence-based insights on the role of gender in shaping economic, political and social opportunities, and identifies successful interventions and measures their impact on women, men, and society.
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Dec 29, 2015 | Economic Security, Education, Leadership, Occupational Segregation, Political, Salary & Compensation, Talent Management, Wage Gap, Women of Color/Visible Minorities, Work, Workplace Diversity
The San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women partnered with the Calvert Group to create tools for employers to assess themselves against seven gender equality principles, including employment and salary & compensation.
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