By Cleo Thompson, founder of The Gender Blog
“I haven’t got time for networking”, one senior woman from a major City of London investment bank told me recently.
“All that standing around in rooms full of complete strangers, drinking either bad wine at the end of a long day, or bad coffee and stale croissants at [...]
‘Networking’ Category
September 1st, 2010, 6:00 am
Networking 2.0
June 9th, 2010, 6:00 am
Evolved Networking at the WIBF Awards in London
By Cleo Thompson (London), founder of The Gender Blog
Women’s networks – are they still relevant in 2010? This has been a question posed of late by a number of commentators, who suggest that encouraging women to group together, network and share ideas and experiences is counterproductive to 21st century business life, creating silos and [...]
February 18th, 2010, 6:00 am
Women and the Boardroom: Practice effective networking at all levels of your career to be on track for the boardroom
By Nicki Gilmour, Founder and CEO of theglasshammer.com
We know that boards have not been historically women-friendly and the numbers of women on corporate boards are still incredibility low despite the strong correlation between diversity of thought and company performance. Specifically, when there is a critical mass of women board members (which is quoted as 3 [...]
February 11th, 2010, 6:00 am
Building a Women’s Network at Your Company
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
On Tuesday, the Forté Foundation brought together movers and shakers from New York’s top companies as part of its 2010 Network of Women’s Networks conference. The theme of the conference was Driving Change through Innovation – and as speaker Kerrie Peraino, Chief Diversity Officer of American Express explained in [...]
February 3rd, 2010, 6:00 am
Hunting and Gathering: Networking with Men
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
I’ve never been fond of the imagery associated with the phrase “hunting and gathering,” conjuring up visions of big cavemen-types hurling spears at bison, while their female companions gingerly pick berries nearby. In fact, research has shown that this is often a bit more of a stereotype than a [...]
January 26th, 2010, 6:00 am
Helping Professional Women Band Together and Build Strengths
By Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago)
There has been a noticeable change in the way women help other women in the workforce.
“In the past 10 years, I have seen a huge push among senior level women who are passionate about mentoring,” said Jo Miller, Founder of Women’s Leadership Coaching “to help emerging women leaders gain access to networks, [...]
January 19th, 2010, 1:00 pm
One Chicago Group’s Dynamic New Approach to Improving Women’s Advancement
By Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago)
For all the progress women have made in the workplace, the numbers just aren’t showing it. One Chicago group is shaking its head at the statistics and looking at ways to increase the amount of women on corporate boards.
The Chicago Network, an organization dedicated to connecting and promoting high-profile women, has [...]
November 11th, 2009, 1:00 pm
The end of the road for women’s networks?
By Elizabeth Harrin (London)
“About 30 years worth of effort has gone into promoting more women into senior leadership,” says Avivah Wittenberg-Cox. “We have to stop bringing groups of women together to talk about what we know is going wrong.”
Traditionally, women’s networks have been the ‘answer’ to the issue of getting more women into senior positions. [...]
July 23rd, 2009, 6:00 am
Top 10 Professional Networks for Women in Finance
By Marian Schembari (New York City)
The great thing about being a woman in a man’s world is that it brings us closer together. The glass ceiling is difficult and annoying, but women in finance are so scarce that the connections made with each other are usually strong and supportive.
This is why we at The Glass [...]
June 23rd, 2009, 1:00 pm
Being in the Right Room: Networking Professionally for Professional Women
by Elizabeth Harrin (London)
“It’s not what you know, or who you know but who knows you,” advised Gwen Rhys to the business women and men in attendance at the Chartered Management Institute’s City Branch meeting in London last week. “Today’s flatter, leaner structures mean it’s not about the number of people you command but the sphere [...]
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