California’s groundbreaking law requiring corporations to have at least one women on their board of directors has quadrupled the number of women on boards. But this progress is now threatened by conservatives alleging “sex-based discrimination.”
Tag: Women in Business
America’s Women Lawyers Need an Even Playing Field to Stop Their Attrition
Too many women who have been practicing law for 15 years either leave their law firms and move to a different legal job or leave the practice altogether because of a combination of factors that accrue over time.
Table For 12, Please: Isabel Guzman, Small Business Administrator, Will Manage $1 Trillion in Relief
On March 16, the Senate confirmed Isabella Casillas Guzman, President Biden’s pick to lead the Small Business Administration (SBA), an agency that has seen its profile grow enormously in response to the pandemic. She is the first Latina to lead the agency and the only Latina in Biden’s diverse Cabinet.
“Now more than ever, our small businesses need us,” Guzman said.
Isabel Guzman Named Small Business Administrator: “American Dreams Fuel Our Economy”
With Inauguration Day fast-approaching, President-Elect Joe Biden took the stage on Friday, Jan. 8 to appoint the final members of his Cabinet. Among them was small business administrator nominee Isabel Guzman.
“Small businesses are critical to our collective success as a nation. … And now more than ever, our small businesses need us.”
For an Equitable Economy in 2021, We Must Center Black Women. Here Are Four Ways How.
To create an economy where Black women can succeed, we must center Black women in policy solutions, following the Black Women Best principle: “If Black women—who, since our nation’s founding, have been among the most excluded and exploited by the rules that structure our society—can one day thrive in the economy, then it must finally be working for everyone.”
Money Talks: It is Time to Pay for Parity
Financial sanctions and incentives to enforce gender quotas have been gaining popularity both in politics and business over the last decade.
But in the U.S., despite decades of demanding a seat at the table, women make up less than 30 percent of all elected officials. Political parties and our government have a role to play in improving women’s political representation up and down the ballot; and, it is time they start using their money to make it happen.
Oluna, Where Buying A Pair of Pants Donates A Year of Period Products
Oluna is a clothing company that donates a year’s worth of period products for each pair of pants sold.
“Invisible Women”: Excluding 50 Percent of the World’s Population Has Real Consequences
For too long, women have been invisible in world affairs, and this invisibility of approximately 50 percent of the world’s population has real consequences. It leads to incomplete and inaccurate pictures of reality, which in turn leads to poorly planned policies, or perhaps a lack of policies in issue areas that need them.
Ultimately, the invisibility of women in world affairs leads to unnecessary pain and suffering, for women and men alike.
Expert Voices: Redressing Gender Imbalances, One Panel (or “Manel”) at a Time
The energy sector in Mexico is known for its gender imbalance. While women are underrepresented in board of directors in all sectors, the energy sector is worse, with only 3% female participation.
In order to support women’s advancement to the upper echelons of the industry, a group of prominent women in the sector have formed an advocacy organization called Voz Experta. The organization aims to advocate for its members to balance out expert panels composed only of men, or “manels.”
#TaylorIsFree: Taylor Swift Takes Back What’s Hers
Taylor Swift knows what her words are worth—and she’s about to show us. By re-recording her music, she is reclaiming not only her work, but also her stories, memories and words.
Swift re-recording her masters is not only huge news for Swifties excited for updated versions of their favorite songs, but also a feminist victory for Swift and all female musicians.