Thought Leaders
It’s the Classroom, Dummy, Not the Conference Room
3 imperatives from a former Googler for bridging tech's gender gap much earlier than is typical.
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Business News
10 Companies Offering Great Maternity Benefits and Eager to Recruit Women
If you're starting or expanding your family, consider the financial assistance these companies can offer.
By Glassdoor
Thought Leaders
Ageism and the Gender Pay Gap: Why Getting Older Can Be Problematic for Women
The U.S. workforce as a whole is getting older. Can we afford to discriminate against people, particularly women, on the basis of age?
Thought Leaders
From Unemployment to CEO: 4 Things This Mom Did to Turn Her Passion Into a Thriving Business
With an unemployed husband and little money, this entrepreneur had to be scrappy. But she had to stay healthy at the same time. So she combined the two.
By Jen Hansard
Thought Leaders
When Their Investor Bailed, These Female Founders Launched Their Company Anyway
Riawna Capri and Nikki Lee bootstrapped a single hair salon in Hollywood. When a client requested a braiding style, the stylists decided to 'own' the trend.
Business Accounting
Let’s Settle This Once and for All: ‘Can You Be a Good Mom and an Entrepreneur?’
In honor of International Women's Day, a contributor answers this (kind of antiquated) question yet again and offers some solutions.
By Katica Roy
Business Ideas
There’s No Such Thing As an ‘Ideal’ Engineer, Male or Female
A 5G pioneer points out that innovators in her field, any tech field, are no longer white and male, with glasses and a pocket protector.
Thought Leaders
How to Not Let ‘the Practical’ Drown out Your Dream
Universal Standard co-founder Alexandra Waldman shares how she built a brand marketing more and more style to America's plus-size women.
By Nina Zipkin
Entrepreneurs
How the Female Co-founders of Of a Kind Strengthened Their Partnership and Learned the Value of a Good Fight
In their new book, 'Work Wife,' Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur examine the strength of female partnerships, and explore their own entrepreneurial evolution.
Thought Leaders
4 Tips for the Single Working Mom
A single mother herself, this contributor starts out with the tip, 'You're not alone.'
By Grace Reyes
Thought Leaders
3 Ways the ‘Oprah Effect’ Is Timeless for Women Entrepreneurs of Every Background
As Black History Month 2019 concludes, let's all stand in the power of the brand called 'you.'
Thought Leaders
How Coachella and an Old Postal Truck Helped Launch Ice Cream Brand Coolhaus
The founders of the beloved sweet treat started small and scrappy -- and now they're ready to take over the ice cream aisle.
Thought Leaders
Women ‘Stood Up’; Now It’s Time for Men and Companies to Follow
#MeToo taught women that there's strength in numbers. Those numbers will rise if women's male co-workers and employers also get on board.
By Linda Smith
Thought Leaders
What the Newly Elected Women in Congress Can Teach Us About Leadership
These four congresswomen are among those redefining what it means to be a woman with power.
Thought Leaders
How to Keep Going When All the Signs Say ‘Quit’
Luba founder/designer Hannah Payne shares how she launched her fashion line for a second time after life required her to put it on hold.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
NLP: What It Is and How Female Entrepreneurs Can Use It to Erase Self-Doubt and Other Obstacles
It's called neuro-linguistic programming and it can help you 'reframe' the mental barriers that keep you down.
By Aimee Tariq
Business Operations & Logistics
How This College Dropout Created a Fast-Growing But ‘Culture-First’ Hollywood PR Agency
As founder and CEO of Metro PR, Tess Finkle has built a business that serves its clients and employees alike.
Thought Leaders
Fellow Women in Tech: Where Do We Go From Here?
Google recently removed gendered pronouns from Gmail's Smart Compose feature to avoid AI bias. The sentiment was genuine, but the approach missed the mark.
By Heather Ames
Building a Business
I Launched a Tech Startup at 28 While Pursuing My MBA and It Was a Great Decision
Here's why this sometimes underestimated degree gave me the best chance to succeed.
Thought Leaders
The Creator of This Michelle Obama-Approved Jewelry Business Shares Her Secret to Staying Motivated
Jordan Alexander founder Theresa Bruno talks about her tough moments and the inspiration she draws from a famous ballerina.
By Nina Zipkin
Entrepreneurs
From ‘Ow’ to ‘Meow’: A Young Catpreneur Discovers Her Own Meaning of Success
Never start a business to prove your own self-worth. That's the lesson this entrepreneur learned -- the hard way.
Thought Leaders
7 Ways Women in Construction Can ‘Pave the Way’ in Their Male-Dominated Field
The lessons Marilyn Grabowski learned over 17 years in the 'male' world of construction just might strengthen your career, too.
Thought Leaders
How This Founder Built a $90 Million Skincare Business With No Beauty-Industry Experience
To create Rodial, Maria Hatzistefanis threw herself into a crash course on beauty manufacturing.
Thought Leaders
‘Fast’ Furniture? This Founder Spent Years Forming Her Business Idea — and Launched When the Timing Was Right
To create her on-demand furniture company, The Inside, Christiane Lemieux fused cutting-edge technology with the famously slow-moving interiors industry.
Thought Leaders
I’m a Woman Entrepreneur Who Created a Better Work-Life Balance. How You Can Do That, Too.
Last year, I felt that my whole life revolved around work. In 2019, that is all going to change.
By Nicole Snow
Thought Leaders
Stop Being So Modest! Why Women in Business Need to Get Comfortable with Bragging
For female entrepreneurs, bragging can be a struggle. Here's how to get past that roadblock -- in a comfortable way.
Tech
How Tech Conferences Are (Finally) Injecting Gender Balance Into Their Speaker Line-ups
At tech conferences, women speakers are becoming the new normal. Now, that's refreshing, right?
By Thomas Smale