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By Jenny Mero on February 27, 2011 | Comments Off
With the economy in a tailspin, many corporations have slashed jobs and put diversity efforts on the back burner. But history has shown that in order for a business to survive—and thrive—through tough times, innovation is key. Now more than ever, a diverse workforce, with a broad range of ideas and perspectives, is a critical source for innovative thinking.
The 16 women in this article are Diversity Woman’s Diversity Champions. They have been at the forefront of the mission to keep diversity alive and, in turn, maintain the flow of fresh ideas. There are, of course, other reasons that diversity must be championed in the workplace. To put it simply, diversity programs provide the underrepresented the opportunity to succeed and work in an environment that sees beyond employees’ race, religion, disability, or sexual orientation. It’s not an easy task.
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By Edie Frasier on February 27, 2011 | No Comments
In this issue of Diversity Woman, dedicated to professional and leadership development, we thought it an appropriate junction to take stock of women’s progress—as well as highlight the areas in which our role in the economic infrastructure can improve. If we are going to drive change, we first need to know where we are coming from.
And change is what it’s all about. Women are the fuel that drives the economy. Women, after all, hold the purchasing power and majority of stock ownership as well. We have collective clout. Let’s use it. As Maya Angelou said, “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”
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By Patricia Haddock on August 17, 2010 | No Comments
Businessmen know the secret to success: the old boy network has put more than one man in the executive suite. It works because people tend to pass out opportunities, do business, and associate with other professionals based on similarity and comfort level. Breaking into the old boy network, however, hasn’t been—and still isn’t—a viable option for many women.
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By on July 30, 2010 | No Comments
As the nation’s 75-million strong Baby Boomers are called on to care for their elderly parents they confront tough challenges. There is a host of specialists to vet, legal and estate planning, housing and financial red tape to maneuver, medical issues to decipher, and a raft of legal documents to complete. And it is often overwhelming and emotionally charged.
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By on May 31, 2010 | 1 Comment
Dear DW,
Only one other Bengali woman works for my company, and we’d like to get together socially. But we wonder if we’d be viewed as separating ourselves. How can we connect without seeming to self-segregate?
Signed,
Socially (Self-)Conscious
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By Kimberly Olson on May 18, 2010 | No Comments
When Saman Dias was growing up in her native Sri Lanka, she could often be spotted with a first aid kit, tending to others. Noticing her caring nature, her family urged her to study medicine. But as microcomputers began entering Sri Lanka, she discovered that she had a knack for computer technology.
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By Catherine Crawley on April 21, 2010 | No Comments
After winning a promotion and moving into a new department, Lisa A. Bing could be found in her office on most nights well past midnight. She was a new manager faced with new demands and a new staff. “I thought I had to figure it all out on my own and had the belief that if I asked for help, it would be seen as a sign of weakness,” Bing recalls. “I was suffering
in silence.”
Before long, the demands of doing it all alone caught up with her. Her boss reprimanded her for canceling meetings. She describes it as ‘a turning point conversation.’ “I realized that working that way didn’t serve me, or anyone else, well,” Bing says. “And it was starting to have a negative effect on my performance.”
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By asha bandele on March 1, 2010 | No Comments
Julianne Malveaux, Ph.D, president of the historically black Bennett College for Women, leads a unique environment for developing strong businesswomen.
For many of us especially in the current economic climate—foreseeing the arc of our professional lives can be daunting. When entire industries seem doomed to disappear or be shipped, wholesale, to other countries, the ability to reinvent oneself becomes a commodity. For Dr. Malveaux, reinvention is an art.
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By Debbie Selinsky on February 22, 2010 | No Comments
Like many successful diverse women, you’ve always been a self-directed go-getter, pushing your way up the ladder through the power of your intelligence, personality and ambition. Over the years you’ve adopted the attitude, “It’s all on me. I can get it done myself.”
Perhaps, but chances are, you can rise further and more smoothly, if you have a mentor. Today, there is a new paradigm of mentoring, that’s demonstrating that it “takes a mentoring culture” and multiple mentors to help multicultural women grow into successful CEOs, leaders, and business owners.
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By Catherine Crawley on January 24, 2010 | 1 Comment
Multicultural women represent only about 1.6 percent of corporate officers and top earners at the nation’s 500 leading industrial companies, according to Catalyst, a top women-oriented research and advisory firm. Although these leaders reached the top in a variety of ways, they do share one trait: they know that to become an effective leader, you must know yourself and how to play to your strengths and manage your weaknesses.
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