The story begins..”You teach Gen Y, but you don’t hate Gen Y. Why do so many other people seem to hate Gen Y?” Jenn Sacks asked me one day. “Don’t worry,” I said, “I am Gen X and – when I was young – people hated us too.”
Bottom line: Women right out of college are making 17 percent less than men right out of college….Is the onus on the women to do all the work to bridge the wage gap? some of the same principles behind the wage gap are also behind why there may be an a perceived imbalance in housework.
Today I speak on a panel at the Feminist Majority’s Women, Power & Money Summit held in partnership with the YWCA. My job is to represent the business side of things.
Update: These links will be updated in Sept 2012 when our case library – currently under construction – is back online. The Hot Mommas Project announces winners of the annual 2011 Case Study Competition. ABOUT: Hot Mommas Project is an award-winning women’s leadership research venture housed at the George Washington University School of Business, Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence. On January 31 of 2010, the project became the world’s largest women’s… Read More »Hot Mommas Project Announce 2011 Winners: World’s Largest Womens Case Study Library Features Digital Role Models, Mentors
Lydia Fernandes, Country Manager for the Hot Mommas Project, put together this amazing tribute. Thank you Lydia, and thank you to the wonderful, brave, women who lead everyday at work, at home, in your community…in whatever you do and have stepped forward, stepped UP, and taken the time to share your story so that we – and the next generation – may learn. Click to play ABOUT: Hot Mommas Project… Read More »Canada Celebrates its Hot Mommas
On March 26, a conference of case authors from the Middle East will gather to celebrate their commitment to leadership and mentorship among women.
A dignified, beautiful, African American woman stood at the podium during the Wake Forest Women’s Weekend. All eyes were on Esther Silver-Parker, one of the most senior former executives at Wal-Mart and now president of the Silver-Parker Group. Would she talk about women’s advancement to the C-suite? Would she share her secrets to success? That, she did. And one of them was not at all what we expected.
There’s a trend in our country: We’re busy, but we’re not accomplishing anything. My worst enemy in this battle over time is the “Email Vortex of Death.” Here is my email auto responder as of today.
DO PEOPLE DROOL WHEN YOU TELL THEM ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS?(But, not in a good way. More like a catatonic way. In this post, you will learn along with HotMommasProject.org as we undergo messaging bootcamp. Gone will be the unsavory reactions!
The Hot Mommas Project is an award-winning leadership project raising self-efficacy of women and girls through exposure to role models and virtual mentors. This is a quick-start guide on writing your story.