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Why so many women want to change careers
Right now, two-thirds of the female workforce is wondering whether they should not just leave their jobs but change industries entirely.
Seventy-three percent of women are interested in changing careers according to InHerSight’s recent study of 1,500 working women. That means right now, two-thirds of the female workforce is wondering whether they should not just leave their jobs but change industries entirely.
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Don't Ask For Mentors, Ask For Sponsors
Asking for the right type of help can be challenging, especially if you are an already-experienced professional seeking your first leadership role. While many pipeline initiatives dedicate themselves to bridging the gender gap in STEM education ( e.g. , Girls Who Code) and entry-level professionals ( e.g. , Girls in Tech), few are focused on addressing the emerging leadership problem. For many women, they identify as the "out-group" looking in.
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This is what it takes to get more women leaders in the workplace
Companies need to do a lot more than holding diversity training.
Women frequently say to us, “The women I work with are just plain nasty,” or “The senior women act like queen bees; they only care about protecting their positions.”
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Courageous and Resilient Women Business Owners Share Their Stories and Lessons Learned Building Successful Businesses
Bank of America Private Bank’s newest white paper, Women’s Entrepreneurial Journeys: Profiles of Leadership in an Era of New Opportunities, profiles eight courageous and resilient women who share their personal stories and the lessons they learned building successful businesses.
The stories highlight eight different entrepreneurial journeys that fall into four different categories:
- Founded and sold.
- Inherited or bought.
- Founded and still owns.
- “Next generation” founders.
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Companies with more female bosses see better stock-market performance, research finds
Companies with better representation of women in their workforce and their senior ranks see better share-price returns than those who don’t, according to new research. The findings from Morgan Stanley echo other studies but is based off very recent data, from January 2010 to May 2019. The brokerage evaluated 1,875 companies by four metrics: the percentages of women who are board members, executives, managers and employees.
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