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Tired of Choosing?
By WomenSuite at 15 November, 2006, 7:30 pm
Dr. Evangelina Holvino is a faculty member at the Center for Gender in Organizations at the Simmons Graduate School of Mangement. Dr. Holvino recently authored an interesting article on the experiences of women of color in business organizations: “Tired of Choosing”: Working with the Simultaneity of Race, Gender, and Class in Organizations. Read the article: [...]
Read More >>"Blending In", "Sticking Together" or Both?
By WomenSuite at 27 September, 2006, 2:37 pm
Catalyst recently released a study on the networking styles of women of color, finding that women of color typically adopt a style on the continuum between: “Blending In” – having a high number of colleagues from work, or a high number of white men in one’s network; or “Sticking Together” – having a low number [...]
Read More >>Statisticienne: Women of Color vs. Men of Color on Corporate Boards
By WomenSuite at 8 September, 2006, 1:41 pm
Catalyst has done some terrific research on women on corporate boards. Their census on Fortune 500 boards reveals some troubling statistics on the composition of corporate boards, in terms of gender and race. You can find the Catalyst study here. Out of the 266 companies (Fortune 500) that confirmed the ethnic makeup of their boards, [...]
Read More >>Line vs. Staff Roles
By WomenSuite at 7 September, 2006, 3:07 pm
One way to understand the corporate environment is through the distinctions between types of roles. Most of us have a basic understanding of the distinction in functional roles, such as Finance, HR, Marketing, Operations, or Legal. But for women of color, it is critical to understand the difference between line and staff roles at companies. [...]
Read More >>Statisticienne: Women CEOs
By WomenSuite at 5 September, 2006, 6:18 pm
As of today (9/5/06), 10 women hold the CEO title at Fortune 500 companies (Not including Indra Nooyi’s appointment–it is not effective until October). In the Fortune 1000, 20 women hold the CEO title. All Women CEOs Statisticienne calculation F500 = 2% (2.2% including Nooyi) Statisticienne calculation F1000 = 2% (2.1% including Nooyi) Men continue [...]
Read More >>The Profiler: Indra Nooyi to become PepsiCo.'s CEO
By WomenSuite at 5 September, 2006, 2:41 pm
A belated congratulations are in order to Indra Nooyi, who has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo., effective October 1, 2006. (The announcement was made August 14, 2006). This is really big news. Ms. Nooyi is only the second woman of color to be named CEO of a Fortune 500 company (Pepsi’s 2006 [...]
Read More >>a blog about professional women of color
By WomenSuite at 5 September, 2006, 2:34 pm
Women of color are one of the fastest-growing demographics in the business and legal arenas, and yet there remains a dearth of information about their careers and home lives. This blog will raise awareness of the myriad issues affecting women of color in the workplace. Most of the entries will cover various topics; others are [...]
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