Contributed by Helen Crossland (London)
Judging people on the basis of their physical looks is a fact of reality these days. Evidence also suggests that the culture of “lookism” within society now has such a foothold in the workplace that a person’s physical appearance can have as much influence on his or her career prospects as [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
Novations, a highly regarded global talent development firm with over thirty years of research and development experience, recently conducted a research study that found – and there’s no surprise here – that women are still underrepresented in strategic and leadership roles. Even more disheartening, the firm’s findings also show that women [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
Last week, we discussed the motherhood penalty, a startling trend in which employers avoid hiring mothers out of the assumption that they won’t do their job as well because of their family obligations outside of the office. If, by chance, an employer chooses to hire a mother, that woman often gets [...]

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Dear Readers,
We are taking a day off to enjoy the snow, since we have had so much of it recently.
We are always looking for guest blogs from you, the professional women in the trenches. We aim to inform you with useful news and information, but we also hope to inspire you and empower you [...]

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By Hua Wang (Chicago)
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was created in 1981, and within a few years following its creation was ratified by countries including the UK, France, Japan, and Brazil, among others. Today one hundred sixty-nine countries have ratified the treaty – but not the United [...]

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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 [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
We’ve all heard the saying there are two sides to every story and that’s never been more true than with the seemingly new phenomena that has been deemed the “motherhood penalty,” which asserts that working mothers get passed up for raises and promotions at a higher frequency than single women without [...]

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Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart™
I recently coached a young professional who wants to change careers but has done nothing with his search because he is juggling working full-time and attending graduate school. He feels like he doesn’t have any extra time, so his $64,000 question for the session was: “if I am [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Last week, the Women’s Executive Circle of New York presented the results of its “2009 New York Census – The state of Women Business Leaders in New York State.” The study was created in partnership with Columbia Business School.
Yessinia Scheker-Isquierdo and Candace L. Quinn, co-presidents of WECNY opened the [...]

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By Elizabeth Harrin (London)
Last year wasn’t a great year for financial services, and if you managed to keep your job you’re probably wondering what new employment ‘challenges’ 2010 will bring. It’s a mixed story, but the good news is that there is some good news.
Sectors that are picking up
Sue Sattler, President of recruitment company Talent [...]

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