[fontawesome icon=”lock” size=”medium” style=”normal” color=”theme” link=””] MEMBER EXCLUSIVE Yuki Noguchi is a correspondent on the NPR Business Desk in Washington, D.C. Her work ranges from economic news to content on the workplace environment and cubicle culture.
Studies show that subtle gender and racial biases often creep into performance evaluations. Learn how to design and fill out performance evaluations to avoid this. Research shows that women’s reviews are more likely to contain negative feedback, and women tend to receive different types of criticism than men. Men typically receive constructive suggestions related to
“She’s Too Abrasive/Aggressive/Emotional” – Interrupting Bias in Performance Evaluations Read More »
[fontawesome icon=”lock” size=”medium” style=”normal” color=”theme” link=””] MEMBER EXCLUSIVE Susan Colantuono is the CEO of Leading Women, a consulting firm dedicated to closing the leadership gender gap. She is the author of No Ceiling, No Walls: What Women Haven’t Been Told About Leadership and Make the Most of Mentoring. Her work often focuses on gender dynamics,
Speaking anxiety holds many people back from applying for jobs or promotions, sharing expertise in meetings, meeting new people, and taking advantage of opportunities in love, life, and career. The good news is that this is a solvable problem. With more than 1,500 stage presentations under her belt, author and keynote speaker Cara Hale Alter
Author of Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time provides insightful analysis of the modern time bind, examining the pressures and conflicting expectations faced by working parents and others with family responsibilities. This webinar examines the systemic stressors that make work/life balance unattainable, and offers practical time-management strategies for coping with
Overwhelmed – Being A Serious Professional
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[fontawesome icon=”lock” size=”medium” style=”normal” color=”theme” link=””] MEMBER EXCLUSIVE New laws, new cases, new interpretations, and new attitudes are unsettling standard pregnancy accommodation practices. What do employers have to do, and what should they do? This webinar will help HR professionals, managers, and legal counsel chart a course through the tangle of state accommodation laws, the amendment
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We receive more questions from WLE members about how to handle workplace conflicts between women than on any other topic. At least once a year, a study or trending article comes out about why female bosses are harder to work for, or how catty female coworkers or office Mean Girls hold women back in their
“I’d Rather Work With A Man”
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[fontawesome icon=”lock” size=”medium” style=”normal” color=”theme” link=””] MEMBER EXCLUSIVE Joan Williams, Mary Blair-Loy & Jennifer Berdahl A new publication from WorkLife Law about the stigma applied to flexible work arrangements, and the superficial biases that lead to the failure of the modern workplace to adjust to the realities of the workforce.
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Joan Williams sat down with her co-author and daughter, Rachel Dempsey, for an enlightening and charming conversation about the origins of What Works for Women at Work, the various patterns of gender bias, some invaluable and personal career advice, and what it was like working together.
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Wall Street Women Joan C. Williams discusses the employment and pay disparities between men and women in the financial-services industry on Bloomberg News.
