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Mentoring Leads to Success

The women's leadership community is well aware of the importance of mentoring. However, it's always nice to revisit the facts. The below link mentions that in 1998, 7 out of 10 women of color who had a mentor received a promotion. It also showcases the correlation, for all women, between number of mentors and moving up the corporate ladder. http://www.blackenterprise.com/cms/exclusivesopen.aspx/id/4962&p=1 Below, is a story discussing how mentoring is THE most… Read More »Mentoring Leads to Success

The Opting Out Crock #2

As someone who has grown up surrounded by legal folk, I am loving this law Blog by Nicole Black: http://nylawblog.typepad.com/women_lawyers/2008/03/law-firms-new-p.html for female lawyers. We know, as Black points out, there is a disparity between the percentage of women getting advanced degrees and the percentage of women in senior positions (e.g. Partner). This seems to fuel the opting out fire. However, our research shows, in fact, that some of the best… Read More »The Opting Out Crock #2

The Opting Out Crock

I've always thought opting out was a bit of a crock. I know there is statistical validity to the trend. I just take issue with the fun the media seemed to have projecting the slightly salacious image of women leaving the workforce and their aspirations behind. An unstated Stepford image is left behind. I mean, come on, who really knows a stay at home mom who stays at home? My… Read More »The Opting Out Crock

Female Superstars Make Smoother Transitions

Just read in Guy Kawasaki’s Blog (which I heart) about some research by Harvard Business School Professor Boris Gryosberg. This was in the hilariously-titled post “Is Your Client a Certified Orifice?” Click here for summary. Bottom line seems to be that women have a broader base of contacts and factors influencing the reason they took the job in the first place. This allows top-performing female professionals to make better transitions… Read More »Female Superstars Make Smoother Transitions

The Non-Linear Career Path

The concept of a “non-linear” career path came up in a call of leading U.S. educators of women yesterday. This topic is simply not discussed enough. Our research has shown the non-linear career path is a CRITICAL realization for the success of many Hot Mommas (read: “Doing it all. Doing it well.”) Yet, many of the messages we see reinforce traditional models of part-time, full-time, and a linear promotion/goal-achievement path.… Read More »The Non-Linear Career Path