WSJ.com
MANAGEMENT
APRIL 4, 2011
By JOANN S. LUBLIN
Inadequate career development has kept women from reaching the top ranks of the corporate ladder, according to a report set to be released Tuesday by management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. The report, which examines barriers to women's advancement in corporations, is primarily based on a 2011 survey of 2,525 college-educated men and women, including 1,525 individuals employed by large companies, mainly in management.
Despite efforts by major companies, just a handful of women have ascended to the leadership pinnacle, the McKinsey report concluded. Only 11 chief executives of Fortune 500 companies are women, down from a peak of 15 in 2010, according to a spokeswoman for Catalyst Inc., a nonprofit women's research group. There were two Fortune 500 female CEOs in 2000, up from one in 1995, Catalyst said in a 2000 report.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Women Execs Drive Winning Performance
msnbc.com
Three examples of successful companies with strong female leadership.
By Selena Maranjian
Motley Fool
updated 2/16/2011 4:59:42 AM ET 2011-02-16T09:59:42
Research suggests that companies with prominent female leadership produce strong financial performance. That makes diversity an important criterion when sizing up potential investments. This year's awards from Catalyst, an organization that studies women in leadership, honored three promising prospects: McDonald's, Kaiser Permanente, and Time Warner.
Big progress Women occupied half of the senior executive positions at health care's Kaiser Permanente by 2009; racially or ethnically diverse women held 18% of them. Thanks to a companywide diversity initiative, its board of directors went from 21% women in 2001 to 36% women in 2009. That's quite an accomplishment, especially in an industry with atypically high levels of women in charge. Aetna's board is 29% female, while UnitedHealth's is 22%, versus the national average of 15.7%.
Three examples of successful companies with strong female leadership.
By Selena Maranjian
Motley Fool
updated 2/16/2011 4:59:42 AM ET 2011-02-16T09:59:42
Research suggests that companies with prominent female leadership produce strong financial performance. That makes diversity an important criterion when sizing up potential investments. This year's awards from Catalyst, an organization that studies women in leadership, honored three promising prospects: McDonald's, Kaiser Permanente, and Time Warner.
Big progress Women occupied half of the senior executive positions at health care's Kaiser Permanente by 2009; racially or ethnically diverse women held 18% of them. Thanks to a companywide diversity initiative, its board of directors went from 21% women in 2001 to 36% women in 2009. That's quite an accomplishment, especially in an industry with atypically high levels of women in charge. Aetna's board is 29% female, while UnitedHealth's is 22%, versus the national average of 15.7%.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
The Bitching Point
Forbes
Meghan Casserly
Girl Friday
Jan. 14 2011 - 4:39 pm
When it comes to getting ahead at work, when does being assertive cross into hostile territory?
We’ve been told that nice girls don’t get the corner office.
We’ve been told that we need to fight harder than our male counterparts to get ahead, and that our supposed female attributes—helping, comforting, having emotions—are obstacles to overcome.
We’ve been told to be tough, act a little more like men, and to tone down the girly.
Full Story: http://blogs.forbes.com/meghancasserly/2011/01/14/the-bitching-point-workplace-sexual-discrimination-jersey-shore/
Meghan Casserly
Girl Friday
Jan. 14 2011 - 4:39 pm
When it comes to getting ahead at work, when does being assertive cross into hostile territory?
We’ve been told that nice girls don’t get the corner office.
We’ve been told that we need to fight harder than our male counterparts to get ahead, and that our supposed female attributes—helping, comforting, having emotions—are obstacles to overcome.
We’ve been told to be tough, act a little more like men, and to tone down the girly.
Full Story: http://blogs.forbes.com/meghancasserly/2011/01/14/the-bitching-point-workplace-sexual-discrimination-jersey-shore/
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