Teaching History: Educating yourself during Black History Month
Last year, as the Black Lives Matter movement swept the country, there were many calls for white Americans to educate themselves rather than leaning on…
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Looking forward to 2021: Engaging men in the fight for equality
This year has been filled with unexpected twists and turns. No organization would have predicted at this time last year that we would be losing…
NEW Executive Forum 2019: NEW Gen Recap
by Mary Rivard and Kari Sims Can you believe that it’s been almost two weeks since so many of us gathered in Amelia Island for…
10 Takeaways from #NEWExecForum 2019
Two weeks ago, I attended my 10th Network of Executive Women Executive Forum. Reframe was the aptly-selected theme of this year’s Forum. With women’s leadership…
The Top 5 WOW Moments from Forum
Last week I had the privilege to attend my first Forum—the first of two conference events held annually by the Network of Executive Women. Forum…
3 guidelines for kicking off or evaluating your diversity and inclusion initiative
My prediction for D&I progress in the next five years: We have two options — we can stay stuck or we can do it differently….
Is ‘culture fit’ leading to discrimination?
Typically, when companies are on the search for talented candidates, one variable that is assessed is the job applicant’s fit with the organizational culture. Culture…
Women aren’t broken – organizations are
One Friday night I stayed late at the office chatting with my executive assistant, Ali. I made the mistake of getting into a spirited discussion…
2 reasons women of color are leaving your company
“It took me 28 years of proving myself to senior management to get to the VP level. I had the skill sets for the jobs,…
