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Sustainable Business Case for Women

Is your company having trouble staying on task with sustainability?  Do its leaders get distracted by quarterly numbers and lose sight of the more environmentally and socially responsible programs that were such a good idea a few months ago?  Do … Read on >

Business Wisdom: Conflict-Free Gender Balance

“I think we exaggerate the degree to which the sexes are mired in conflict.” – Nicholas D. Kristof

Americans, with help from “the media,” tend to exaggerate problems due to a) tradition – such thinking is embedded in our DNA,  and/or; b) sexy “sound byte-itis” – such thinking makes … Read on >

A “World Forum” Without Women?

Given the topic of economics from the global perspective, how is it possible that a thought leader gathering could have so few female participants?  That’s exactly what Morice Mendoza, editor of Women-omics discusses in his BusinessWeek article on the 2009 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.  In it, … Read on >