By Nicel Jane (Contributing Writer, Femme-o-nomics) While women are equipped with the necessary skills to perform well as leaders, they are not exercising “the ability to self-promote.” They hesitate getting their accomplishments known to the people in the highest rungs of the organization resulting to their inability to get the support they need to advance. [...]
Posts Tagged "Femme-O-Nomics"
The Real Value of “Let’s do Coffee” for Women
May 21, 2013 – 11:00 am
“Women and men tend to network differently,” observed Anne Day, founder and president of Company of Women, a network for entrepreneurs in the GTA. “For women it is more about building relationships, while for men it is much more transactional,” she added. By Leah Eichler (Founder, Femme-O-Nomics) I may have to say good-bye to coffees. [...]
Warren Buffet: “Women are a major reason we will do so well”
May 16, 2013 – 3:00 pm
“Fellow males, get onboard. The closer that America comes to fully employing the talents of all its citizens, the greater its output of goods and services will be. We’ve seen what can be accomplished when we use 50% of our human capacity. If you visualize what 100% can do, you’ll join me as an unbridled [...]
McKinsey Shares 4 Principles to Getting More Women to the Top
April 29, 2013 – 9:48 am
If someone is going to be held accountable for the lack of female representation, outcomes are bound to be more evident. By Nicel Jane (Contributing Writer, Femme-O-Nomics) There is no secret formula to getting women into leadership positions after all. Joanna Barsh, Sandra Nudelman, and Lareina Yee report in the McKinsey Quarterly April 2013 issue [...]
Would You Prefer to Work for a Man or a Woman?
March 31, 2013 – 1:30 pm
Many outwardly ask this question – or secretly maintain a preference – so the responses require closer examination. By Leah Eichler (Founder, Femme-O-Nomics) On the surface, the question of which sex one prefers to work for seems absurd in a climate where presumably, most professionals yearn to be employed in a challenging, well-compensated role among [...]
Wealthy Women On The Rise Globally (Infographic)
March 2, 2013 – 6:00 am
This “growing feminisation of wealth” is likely to continue as women become more educated and face less discrimination. Even if that’s a long way in coming, it’s still good news. By Nicel Jane (Contributing Writer, Femme-O-Nomics) After hearing that women are still poorly represented in the ranks of senior management, that they lack the necessary [...]
Family “Pulls” And Workplace “Pushes” Challenge BRIC Women
February 9, 2013 – 8:00 am
If companies want to leverage on the talent, education, and ambition of BRIC women then, Hewlett says, they must create “policies and practices [that will allow them] to flourish” and “ensure that…. [these women] get the skills and support they need today.” By Nicel Jane (Contributing Writer, Femme-O-Nomics) What do Brazil, Russia, India, and China [...]
Is There A Feminine Advantage In The Workplace?
November 26, 2012 – 10:00 am
Although the struggle of boys has been well documented, as has the gains women have made in education, that shift appears incongruous with the make-up at the highest echelons of our current workforce – women hold less than 4% of the CEO roles on the Fortune 500 list. By Leah Eichler (Founder, Femme-O-Nomics) When Microsoft [...]
Company Culture Trumps Title And Pay
November 6, 2012 – 5:00 am
Increasingly, the issue of finding a company that fits your values ranks high for many candidates. By Leah Eichler (Founder, Femme-O-Nomics) When a recruiter contacted me over a year ago about a role at a prestigious media company, with an impressive job title and above average paycheque, I felt obligated to explore the opportunity. The [...]
Not “The End Of Men” But An Opportunity For Women
September 30, 2012 – 7:00 am
I can’t help but wonder if we claimed ourselves victors prematurely. By Leah Eichler (Founder, Femme-O-Nomics) When I read Hanna Rosin’s original essay, The End of Men, in the Atlantic two years ago, I felt like Neo swallowing the red pill in The Matrix?. Suddenly, an abundance of anecdotal evidence appeared to suggest that a [...]
