The new book “Shared Sisterhood” lays out a road map for white, Black and Latina women to build workplace alliances through vulnerability, trust, risk-taking, and empathy in order to pressure organizational structures to become more equitable for all women.
Tag: Gender and Business
Female Managers Pay Fairer
There are two levels of reference for the elementary question of an appropriate remuneration of work: the markets with their structure of supply, demand, and productivity as well as the needs of the employees. Operationally decisive, however, is also what managers are guided by when assessing wages. A study recently published in PLOS ONE by researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) provides new insights into this issue.
Business Leader Insights, Virtual Networking on Tap for Maryland Smith’s Women Inspire
Women business leaders — Deloitte’s Wendy Sanhai and Route One Apparel’s Ali von Paris — will share insights via a panel discussion followed by participants engaging in virtual networking, as the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business hosts “Women Inspire,” via Zoom, on March 4.
Want to hire more women? Expand your short list
As more male-dominated industries look for ways to hire women, new Cornell University research offers employers a simple solution – make your initial job candidate short list longer.
The Pandemic is Pushing Women, People of Color Out of Their Careers; Maryland Smith Expert Describes How and Why Organizations Should Mitigate this Trend
A disproportionate share of women and people of color exiting the workforce poses a conundrum for diversity-focused organizations. But management professor and Assistant Dean for Full-Time MBA Programs Nicole M. Coomber at Maryland Smith explains strategies to mitigate this COVID-driven trend.