In order to draw attention to the gender pay gap, many nations throughout the world have organized Equal Pay Days. Far from being a time to celebrate, Equal Pay Day shows how far into a new year a woman must work to earn what men were paid the previous year. For many...
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"To close the gender leadership gap, we need to bring men to the discussion table." Aylin Bumin Interviews for the Rise & Lead Inspiring Women Leaders Series Rise & Lead Women is proud to launch the Inspiring Women Leaders Series. With this initiative, we...
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Women have been disappearing from the workplace during the pandemic. A report by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) found that from February to May 2020, 11.5 million women lost their jobs (compared with 9 million men). Between August and...
I'm so excited because, in a few days, I will be working with a group of ambitious women who are ready to use their gifts, find their voice, and create the career of their dreams in my new program called "Rise To Leadership.” I based the curriculum, which I carefully...
Kindness in leadership is an essential skill. Leaders who rely on their legitimate power often use command and control to achieve whatever they want. They see no need for kindness and often view kindness as a weakness in leadership decision-making. In their book,...
Networking is something we often associate with entrepreneurship. It is a valuable skill that anyone who wants to succeed in business needs to hone. Networking allows people to create mutually beneficial connections that could help a company grow. But networking as a...
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Despite seeing very significant advancements for women in the past few decades, the fact is that progress in women representation in the workplace has been slow. Women are still very much underrepresented and this is especially true for women of color. Clearly, a...
Blog, Leadership Development, Rise and Lead Women
Have you heard of Black Women's Equal Pay Day? The somber August 13 milestone marked the extra eight months a Black woman had to work to equal what a white male colleague had earned by the end of 2019 if they both started work on Jan. 1, 2019. That pay gap accounts...
Blog, Leadership Development, Rise and Lead Women
The Former Ambassador of the Netherlands to Macedonia and President of Leadership4SDGs Foundation Talks About What It Takes to Be A Great LeaderThis interview is an excerpt from the interview that Simone Filippini did for the Inspiring Women Leaders online series. It...
