By Bianca Bosker (Technology Editor, The Huffington Post) Though the tech sector prides itself on disruption, innovation, and a total disregard for the status quo, there’s one part of it that appears impervious to change: the glass ceiling. Even as other traditionally male-dominated sectors, such as financial services industry, have diversified their ranks by adding [...]
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Sheryl Sandberg On Women Lacking Ambition (Close The Gap)
November 8, 2011 – 8:07 am
By Rip Empson (Writer, TechCrunch) By this point, women in technology, especially those in powerful positions, are probably tired of hearing about: women in technology. But, tonight, during a conversation with Charlie Rose, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg was asked exactly that: If the tech industry is today a place where women can find the level [...]
Where Are The Power-Brokers in American Women Entrepreneurs
October 19, 2011 – 10:00 am
By Geri Stengel (Founder & President, Ventureneer) The Forbes list of the World’s Most Powerful Women includes no American-born entrepreneurs. Yes, it includes corporate execs, high government officials, and celebrities who leveraged their fame into businesses but no one who started a small business that became a huge business. Where are the Billie Jean Gates and [...]
