Knowledge Center – Page 6 – Women's Leadership Edge

“I’d Rather Work With A Man”
Tips For Diffusing Conflicts Among Women

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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Articles Around the Web

Reports & Other Resources

A collection of articles from around the web.

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The Flexibility Stigma

Gender Equity, Reports & Other Resources

[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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Behind the Scenes: What Works for Women at Work Interview with the Authors

Gender Equity, Videos

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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Why can’t we talk about class?

Racial Equity, Videos

Why can’t we talk about class? At KALW promoting her book, Reshaping the Work-Family Debate, Joan C. Williams discusses a topic often missing from the work-family conversation: the issue of class.

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Wall Street Women

Gender Equity, Videos

Wall Street Women Joan C. Williams discusses the employment and pay disparities between men and women in the financial-services industry on Bloomberg News.

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Legally Speaking with Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Gender Equity, Videos

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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Building Value in Networks to Achieve Your Professional Goals

Videos, Webinars

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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Being a Team Player While Actively Pursuing Your Career Goals

Gender Equity, Skill building, Videos, Webinars

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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Sallie Krawcheck

Audios, Gender Equity, Thought Leaders, Videos

[fontawesome icon=”lock” size=”medium” style=”normal” color=”theme” link=””] MEMBER EXCLUSIVE Sallie Krawcheck is the former president of global wealth and investment management for Bank of America. Currently, she is in charge of 85 Broads, a global women’s networking organization that seeks to connect female professionals from all industries.

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