Personal Development

 

The Behavior Shifts That Will Last Long After COVID-19 is Over (Jane.vc)

It is still early days for the COVID19 pandemic and we don’t know how intense and lasting it will be. Our hearts go out to everyone during these challenging times. One thing t... More

Quibi CEO Meg Whitman: Advice to My 26-Year-Old Self (Refinery29)

"At 26, I was working at Bain and Company as a management consultant. I had been an economics major as an undergraduate, and after that I’d gone to Harvard Business School. If I ... More

Prominent Women Entrepreneurs Offer Levity, Lessons During Global Pandemic (Story Exchange)

As social distancing becomes the new normal, some famous women business owners are offering encouragement to social media followers.... More

Women in STEM: Giving Back to the Community (Gigabit)

Inspiring the next generation of women in technology and science fields must focus on education in software programming, especially in areas where learning is limited. In developin... More

3 Things to Do Today to Help Combat the Gender Gap in Cybersecurity (Security Intelligence)

The cybersecurity industry has a problem: In 2019, women made up only 20 percent of the cybersecurity workforce. This statistic would be alarming in any industry given the amount o... More

I Was the CEO of a $20B Company – Here’s Why I Just Left (Fast Company)

Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg opens up about how serious health concerns and the destruction of her home led her to give up the hard-won top job at a public company.... More

Sponsors Could be Key to Solving Tech’s Lack of Gender Diversity (TechCrunch)

Women pioneered the field of computer technology. Yet, in 2020, the sector is still dominated by men. Though the industry has made efforts toward achieving diversity and inclusion,... More

Tory Burch Foundation Destigmatizes Ambition by Making Successful Women Visible Role Models (Forbes)

Ambition is defined as a strong desire to achieve something, typically a goal that requires hard work and determination. Unfortunately, ambition as it relates to women in business ... More

How Melinda Gates is Opening Doors for Women in Tech (InStyle)

Gates’ latest project tackles an issue close to her heart: Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company, partners with female- and minority-focused businesses, includin... More

I’m a Successful Woman in Tech and Here’s What I’ve Learned Along the Way (Globe and Mail)

Real change starts with visibility. Girls need to “see it to believe it” to know that they, too, could have a place here. And despite the hills we need to climb, the natural ad... More

Challenging Our Gendered Idea of Mentorship (HBR)

The reality is that just as women benefit from male mentors, sponsors, and allies, men also gain from the mentorship, leadership, and sponsorship of women. But stories about women ... More

6 Things That Can Help Propel Girls in STEM (IEEE Spectrum)

Women have made some of the world’s most remarkable scientific breakthroughs. Their stories aren’t celebrated nearly enough, but it takes only a little research to find women w... More

Ten Years On, Why are There Still so Few Women in UK Tech? (The Guardian)

Britain’s technology industry is booming. Its tech firms attracted more than £6bn of venture capital funding in 2018, more than any other European country. Around 80% of tech in... More

Women are Big and Underserved eSports fans – Here’s How to Market to Them (VentureBeat)

Many know that women make up 47% of the gaming industry. However, most believe that applies to casual and mobile games. While the growth of mobile gaming in the past 10 years has c... More

Avanade’s Stella Goulet: ‘Here are 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became a CMO’ (Thrive)

"You’re only as good as your team; make sure to address difficult HR challenges quickly. If you don’t deal with difficult personnel challenges, they get worse over time, not be... More

The Power of STEM Women in Film (AT)

Inspiring young women doesn’t start and end with the word “woman."... More

Women STEM Entrepreneurs In Latin America are Gaining Momentum (Grit Daily)

Although women founders receive less than 2 percent of venture capital funding worldwide, Latin America is a growing hub for women STEM entrepreneurs who are building startups to s... More

The Art of Getting Girls Into STEM (Adobe Blog)

Girls still aren’t getting into STEM. Despite so many headlines, initiatives, and investments, only 18% of U.S. computer science college graduates were women (U.S. Department of ... More

5 Keys to Mentorship in 2020 (Thrive Global)

Set plans to finish this year and start the new year strong by creating a space for mentorship. ... More

Women in Cybersecurity: Where We Are and Where We’re Going (Scientific American)

Meg Whitman, Ginni Rometty, Marissa Mayer and Safra Catz are among the few women who have broken the glass ceiling as CEOs of technology companies. However, while women make up hal... More

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