Singularity University’s Vivek Wadhwa got the ball rolling on a crowdsourced project to collect the stories of women working in the innovation economy worldwide. Now he needs women to step up and share their experiences, he tells Women 2.0. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Globally, women are increasingly participating in and shaping the innovation [...]
Posts Tagged "Lean in"
The Feminine Expression of Honest Emotions is the Future of Leadership
May 2, 2013 – 3:00 pm
“We live in a world that is increasingly social, interdependent and transparent, and in this world feminine values are ascendant because the most innovative people among us are breaking from traditional structures to be more flexible, more nurturing, and more collaborative.” By Rachel Lehmann-Haupt (Editor, Women 2.0) I thought the call to be more emotional [...]
Should Women Embrace a ‘Good Enough’ Life?
April 29, 2013 – 8:00 am
What could be wrong with Sheryl Sandberg’s message to women not to sell themselves short professionally? The Washington Post’s Elsa Walsh explains why she’s ambivalent about Lean In. By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) Here on Women 2.0 we’ve had a lively discussion of Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, with women in tech weighing in on their [...]
More Gender Equality? Author Sylvia Ann-Hewett Says Go to an Emerging Market
April 24, 2013 – 10:00 am
In Hewlett’s new book, Winning the War for Talent in Emerging Markets: Why Women are the Solution, she says the reason is that opportunities arise in periods of rapid economic transitions. By Rachel Lehmann-Haupt (Editor, Women 2.0) Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In has resurrected that sad fact that women hold only 14% of the top corporate jobs and [...]
10 Steps to Being a Happy CEO/Mom
April 16, 2013 – 9:00 am
Philosophical discussions of the choices of CEO moms are fascinating, but how do executive women in the trenches actually make it work day to day? One founder offers her advice. By Kakul Srivastava (CEO & Co-founder, TomFoolery) Though the debates raging about leaning in or installing a nursery in your office have been fascinating to read, [...]
Is It Too Cold to “Lean In”? Women In STEM
April 13, 2013 – 2:56 pm
Etsy CTO Kellan Elliott-McCrea: “There’s a decent chance, based on their experience in industry, that your workplace is going to suck” for women, making it hard to recruit women and increase diversity. By Joan C. Williams (Author, The New Girls’ Network) & Katherine Ullman (Program Associate, Center for WorkLife Law) It’s been a rough couple [...]
How Mindfulness is Helping Me Lean In
April 7, 2013 – 6:00 am
Observe the voice in your head that says, “You’re lucky to get your first job offer, you should accept it before they realize you’re a fraud,” detach from that self-doubt and instead tell yourself, “Only 3% of women negotiate for a better first offer, I’m going to be part of the 3.1%”. By Fiona O’Donnell-McCarthy [...]
Are Many Female Execs Bad Role Models?
April 4, 2013 – 11:00 am
Female execs in finance fear they haven’t done enough to make their industry more friendly to women, reports the New York Times. Could the same be said of tech? By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0) It’s wonderful when women reach the top of traditionally male-dominated industries, but do they have a responsibility to make the [...]
Lean In – The Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Edition
April 4, 2013 – 9:00 am
Today, I am the co-founder of an enterprise software startup, SocialPandas, backed by a top-tier investor with an amazing support system of angels and advisors. This part of my story, which I rarely share, is about the distance I’ve traveled to get here. By Gretchen DeKnikker (Co-Founder & CMO, SocialPandas) At birth, my parents were [...]
Marissa Mayer Leans In: “We Are All Capable of So Much More Than We Think”
March 29, 2013 – 2:23 pm
“New beginnings – professional, personal, or come what may – are always uncomfortable, but being open to them is the only way to grow. In the end, we are all capable of so much more than we think.” By Angie Chang (Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0) Today, Marissa Mayer shared her “Lean In” story on [...]
