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Glass Ceiling? Try Glass Mirror
By WomenSuite at 4 July, 2008, 10:58 pm
One of the most difficult and persistent hurdles that multicultural women face is found in one of the few industries where women out-earn men. In other words, in the fashion industry. More recently, efforts have been made to change the representation of ethnically diverse models in the modeling industry. Diane von Furstenberg, designer and president [...]
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 >>Women & Power
By WomenSuite at 13 October, 2007, 10:56 pm
Newsweek magazine has put out its annual “Women & Power” issue. It has several interesting articles and interviews, on topics such as “paths to power,” and “overcoming obstacles.” Some of the interviews with women of color include: Andrea Wong, President and CEO of Lifetime Network and Entertainment Services, Rachel Roy, a fashion designer, and Lorena [...]
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 >>"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 >>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 >>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 [...]
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