By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Last month Catalyst’s President and CEO Ilene Lang addressed roughly 2,000 women at Deutsche Bank’s Women on Wall Street event, regarding the organization’s latest report “The Myth of the Ideal Worker: Does Doing All the Right Things Really Get Women Ahead?”
The report analyzes the effectiveness of a number of [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Recently More Magazine released the results of a survey on ambition, work/life issues, and other topics. According to the survey of 500 college educated women over 35, 43% of respondents said they were less ambitious now than they were ten years ago.
The headline that many news outlets and websites [...]

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By Tess C. Taylor
Finding it hard to say “no” at work? Very often, women try hard to please everybody, from bosses to clients, but it’s not always the most productive way to get ahead in your career. Saying “no” can actually open up opportunities and provide options for others if used at the right time. [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
We’ve all heard it before: By not negotiating, women sacrifice thousands of dollars by the end of their professional lives. Recent research has revealed, however, that the number is closer to half a million.
Linda Babcock, a Carnegie Mellon University economics professor and co-author of the book Women Don’t Ask: Negotiation and [...]

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It’s Negotiation November! Every Wednesday day this month, we’re publishing an article with advice and inspiration on negotiation.
By Robin Madell
Negotiating for higher compensation can be stressful even under the best of circumstances. But in times of economic uncertainty, broaching the subject of a raise from your employer can feel even more daunting. You may feel [...]

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By Jacey Fortin
Every working woman faces challenges on the way to reaching her professional goals. And sometimes, the biggest obstacles are internal ones. In the pursuit of success, confidence is key—but it’s not always easy to stomp out the inner voices that preach self-doubt.
To gain some insight, we spoke with Patricia Werhane, director of the [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
A recent Bloomberg article by writer Anne Kreamer is proving to be quite controversial. In “Tears for Peers Are Newly OK in Modern Workplace,” Kreamer contends that women have distinctly female parts—their essential femininity, their nurturing impulses, and aspects of their intrinsic emotional biology, such as crying. According to Kreamer, these [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Last week, BritishAmerican Business Women’s Network hosted a discussion on how women can access promotion opportunities in the tumultuous economic atmosphere. The panel, hosted by KPMG, featured Ana Duarte McCarthy, Managing Director and Chief Diversity Officer, Citi; Claudia Saran, Practice Leader – People & Change, KPMG LLP; Lareina Yee, [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
A new study has revealed what many of us already knew – on average, women really like working as part of a team. Not only that, but men would rather compete alone than pair up with someone else.
But the Loyola Marymount University study, “Can Teams Help to Close the [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
We’ve all been there before. It’s Friday. The day is dragging on. You’ve got a massive amount of work staring at you between now and dinner. The weather outside is gorgeous. But… you’re inside, and the buzz of the fluorescent lights above is giving you a headache.
You look [...]

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