Resources
Groups We Love: Pink Ladder
By WomenSuite at 20 November, 2009, 12:23 pm
Pink Ladder is an organization focused on the professional development of African-American women. Founded in 2006, their mission is summed up in this catchphrase: “Ascend. Celebrate. Inspire.” Earlier this year, Pink Ladder hosted its first annual “Step Up” conference featuring professional women, celebrities, politicos and community leaders. We hope to hear more from them in [...]
Read More >>Research on Black women executives
By WomenSuite at 4 February, 2009, 3:35 pm
As part of Black History Month, I’d like to highlight some important research on Black women executives that was released in 2008 and confirmed in a recent 2009 poll.
In early January, the Executive Leadership Council® and Harris Interactive® polled senior corporate executives about the challenges facing and opportunities available to Black women in executive roles at [...]
Groups We Love: Madrinas
By WomenSuite at 19 September, 2008, 7:26 pm
It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month! (Yes, I know it’s already begun.)
Recognizing the significant contributions made by Latinas to the business world is the order of the day.
Today, we will focus on an important group of businesswomen, who call themselves Madrinas (Spanish for “godmother”). Their mission has been to “[support] the career advancement of [...]
2042 or 2039?
By WomenSuite at 23 August, 2008, 8:56 pm
According to a recent release from the U.S. Census Bureau, multicultural people will become the majority of the U.S. population in 2042. Its previous release estimated that date to be 2050.
For the business-minded, another milestone appears even earlier: among the working age population, multicultural people are anticipated to be the majority in 2039!
Of course these [...]
Statisticienne: Women of Color Veterans
By WomenSuite at 7 August, 2008, 5:58 pm
Did you know that one third of veterans are women of color? I had absolutely no idea, until Michelle Chen included that statistic in her recent article “Home from the Military” in Colorlines, the national newsmagazine on race and politics. Colorlines is published by the Applied Research Center, an organization devoted to advancing racial justice.
Interesting, [...]
High-Tech Multicultural Women
By WomenSuite at 5 August, 2008, 9:51 pm
Google, anyone?
According to a press release sent out yesterday, the Anita Borg Institute will host TechLeaders: Realizing Your Vision for Women of Color on September 10-11, 2008 at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA. The purpose of the event is to help entry to mid-level women of color develop their influencing skills, refine their [...]
Multicultural Women's Participation Rates in the U.S. Labor Force
By WomenSuite at 14 July, 2008, 1:55 am
So, who’s working out there?
To find out, I went to the recent statistics released by the Women’s Data Center of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Here’s what I found:
Participation Rates
African-American women have the highest participation in the labor force at 63.1%. This rate is 4-6% higher than any other group of women. White women [...]
Organization Highlight: Indus Women Leaders
By WomenSuite at 13 June, 2008, 2:40 pm
I found the Indus Women Leaders organization while doing my usual Google searches, and I have to tell you: this might be one of the best-kept secrets out there. Many companies and professionals are not aware of the variety of resources that exist for professional multicultural women.
Indus Women Leaders (IWL) is a non-profit organization geared [...]
UPDATED: Goldman Sachs Interbank Conference
By WomenSuite at 10 June, 2008, 12:27 pm
In an earlier post I mentioned that Goldman Sachs is hosting its first annual Interbank Conference as part of its Brokering Change initiative, which focuses on the advancement multicultural women on Wall Street. I now have updated details on the event.
The site now has registration information and provides an agenda. More information is [...]
Research Updates
By WomenSuite at 6 June, 2008, 10:08 pm
It’s time to catch up on some of the recent research on women of color/multicultural women.
One recent study was released in mid-May by Catalyst on Women of Color in Accounting. This research is is part of their Women of Color in Professional Services series and was sponsored by Ernst & Young (lead sponsor), Deloitte & [...]
Diversity Woman Magazine: For Professional Multicultural Women and Entrepreneurs
By WomenSuite at 4 June, 2008, 5:10 pm
I can’t tell you how excited I was when a friend of mine sent around an email recently. She described a new magazine devoted to professional multicultural women and entrepreneurs. At first I couldn’t believe it and then I went online and signed up for a free issue!
Since I think the magazine is scheduled to [...]
Calendar – Upcoming Conferences
By WomenSuite at 4 June, 2008, 12:11 am
Several important conferences related to multicultural women/women of color are scheduled over the next couple of months:
Goldman Sachs & Co.’s Brokering Change Initiative (a Wall Street Multicultural Women’s Exchange) is hosting its first annual Interbank Conference on June 24, 2008. I’ll make the registration link available as soon as I receive it.
Working Mother Media is [...]
