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To narrow the gender gap in boardrooms, Poker Power asks girls to ante up

Aug 23, 2023
"Stereotypically, poker is a boys' club. It's booze, it's betting, it's a smoky basement. It's all the places that women don't feel comfortable. And that's what we're trying to shift," said Erin Lydon, president of Poker Power.
"Half the world is women. So we want half the world playing poker," said Erin Lydon, president of Poker Power.
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Courts decide California can't mandate corporate board diversity

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”

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

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

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?

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

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

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

Oct 1, 2015
A new study looks at the disparities between genders in the workplace.

Addressing the obstacles facing female CEOs

Jan 19, 2015
CEO Jules Pieri says women shouldn't think outside the box, they should create it.