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Courts decide California can't mandate corporate board diversity

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 18, 2022
But institutional investors, consumers and other stakeholders could continue to hold companies accountable.
Despite California courts striking down laws requiring diversity in corporate board rooms, many companies continue to make progress.
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Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi on the “work and family conundrum”

by Indra Nooyi
Sep 28, 2021
In an excerpt from her new memoir, the former PepsiCo leader talks about “care” infrastructure and creating transformational change.
“Transformation is difficult,” writes former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi. “But I have learned that with courage and persistence — and the inevitable give and take — it can happen.” Above, Nooyi speaks at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in 2017.
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New report says women leaders help their teams manage work-life balance

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 27, 2021
But that "mission critical" work, especially during a labor shortage, isn't always recognized and doesn't necessarily lead to advancement.
A new report says that while burnout among women in the corporate workplace is high, so is evidence of strong leadership.
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1 in 4 women are considering leaving the workforce, survey finds

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 2, 2020
Recent gains that women have made rising to senior management positions could be wiped out this year, the Lean In CEO says.
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Are women business owners too optimistic about equal pay?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Aug 31, 2017
Majority of women small business owners surveyed believe that the gender wage gap will be closed over the next 20 years.
A protester at the "A Day Without A Woman" demonstration on March 8, 2017 in Miami, Florida.
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Women are falling behind men when trying to get that first promotion, new study finds

by David Brancaccio
Sep 27, 2016
Women face more pushback than men during workplace negotiations, the study says.
Women of color account for three percent of employees at the senior executive level, the study found.
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New salary survey still finds few women in CEO ranks

by Dan Gorenstein
May 25, 2016
Of 324 CEOs surveyed, just 17 were women.
Yahoo president and CEO Marissa Mayer speaks during the Fortune Global Forum on November 3, 2015 in San Francisco, California.
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Why women are behind men on the U.S. corporate ladder

by David Brancaccio
Oct 1, 2015
A new study looks at the disparities between genders in the workplace.
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Addressing the obstacles facing female CEOs

by David Brancaccio
Jan 19, 2015
CEO Jules Pieri says women shouldn't think outside the box, they should create it.
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Why it's so difficult to break the glass ceiling

by Marketplace Contributor
Jul 24, 2014
New study shows women and minority leaders are discouraged from hiring diversity.
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