Women face unique obstacles at the negotiating table. Both male and female counterparts hold expectations that make it difficult for women to negotiate value and build relationships. This data-driven webinar shares recent research on how women can be effective despite the distinctive challenges we face at the negotiating table.
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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
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Learn how to spot gender bias—and hear successful women’s strategies for navigating it. Four common patterns of gender bias shape today’s workplaces. This video series will help you: Spot all four patterns; and Learn proven strategies successful women use to navigate subtle bias.
Lean In | Expert Lecture Series ft Joan Williams Read More »
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 »
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 While Making Time For A Life Read More »
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
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Legally Speaking with Ruth Bader Ginsburg A conversation between U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Joan C. Williams. Topics range from opera to marriage to work/life balance, as well as the court’s role in establishing individual rights and equal protection for women.
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This webinar, suitable for men and women, will translate the extensive social science research on networks into incremental, concrete steps to help women identify, expand, and fully utilize their networks to build value in business networks and achieve rainmaking and other professional goals.
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Women and diverse professionals often face internal and/or external pressures to play office roles that give them less visibility and prominence. This webinar provides concrete strategies to enable professionals to position themselves in the spotlight while still being seen as good team players. We’ll discuss the kind of roles that might be undervalued in the
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The zen of rainmaking Mary Cranston is a former litigator who became the first woman ever to lead a global law firm as the Chair of Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman LLP from 1999 to 2006. During her time there, she increased revenues of the firm’s top 100 clients by 50%, improved firm profits and profits
