Organizations
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 >>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 [...]
Read More >>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 [...]
Read More >>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 [...]
Read More >>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 [...]
Read More >>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 available [...]
Read More >>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 [...]
Read More >>Is the Glass Ceiling Really Unbreakable?
By WomenSuite at 25 November, 2006, 1:43 pm
No. But the studies on the advancement of women (especially women of color) in corporate america are not showing the sort of improvement that ought to follow all of these diversity programs and initiatives. Professors at Tuck (Dartmouth) and Loyola Chicago recently released a study entitled “The Pipeline to the Top: Women and Men in [...]
Read More >>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: [...]
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