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Time for more women, #diversity & inclusion on corporate #boards and #csuite ☯ Men need to be part of the change • 2012 @WOIGlobal Cdn Diversity Champion 🇨🇦 https://x.com@SitAtTheTable 🚫no politics/religion/porn • #SitAtTheTable • https://sitatthetable.org
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"Why are #female directors quitting boards in pairs? A number of directors, mostly female, have departed in pairs from some of Australia's highest-profile #boardrooms in the past decade. Why isn't it ringing alarm bells?" www.afr.com/companies/pr...

The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders are elite athletes & entertainers who bring immense value to the Cowboys brand. They are getting a 400% pay increase to $75/hour. But still no health insurance. Meanwhile the Cowboys quarterback makes $60M per season. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/s...

Sponsor her. #Women in the workplace need both mentorship and sponsorship. The latter is someone who advocates for you when you’re not in the room, explains Rosalind Chow, an advocate for sponsorship and the author of the new book The Doors You Can Open. fortune.com/2025/06/17/o...

A healthy culture can triple a corporate venture’s TSR by defining underlying beliefs, focusing on leadership, and modeling and celebrating desired behavior, finds @McKinsey

Source: @PositivitySaid

If you are open to work this free event may interest you. 3plusinternational.com/event/keep-y... Please share with your other job seeking connections. #jobsearch #opentowork

"How will you find the time for a #board role? It's one of the top concerns we hear from new members considering their first role, so we've tackled this head-on with our latest article on 'Manage Energy, not Time'." wbdirectors.co.uk/manage-energ... Source @WOBUK

"Adopting a warm, friendly tone, looking for common interests with others, following through on promises and recognizing the contributions of your team members. "Giving credit where it's due shows generosity, boosts morale & makes you more likeable..." www.smartbrief.com/original/how... #leadership

"Helicopter #managers, who hover over their teams and are reluctant to delegate, may be acting from anxiety (unlike micromanagers who are fueled by distrust and perfectionism) and can adversely affect team morale, but..." www.betterworks.com/magazine/hel...

"As humble #leaders are honest and define themselves as okay with their shortcomings, their cultures take on more psychological safety," Dunion writes." www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

In 10 states with active paid parental bonding leave programs, men took at least 40% of the leave in 8 states, 35% in DC and 30% in NJ. In WA and CO, fathers take more than half of the leave. www.axios.com/2025/06/14/f...

Study (N=815) finds domestic violence starts w/ coercive control over who a partner can see, what they wear, where they can go or questioning the partner's sanity. On average, physical abuse doesn't start until after marriage or moving into together. theconversation.com/he-stopped-m...

"The #Boardroom Journey: Practical Guidance for #Women to Secure a Seat at the Table by Dr. Keith D. Dorsey offers a clear, actionable roadmap for women at any career stage to strategically build a path to the boardroom." www.oreilly.com/library/view... #SitAtTheTable

Why Companies with More #Female #Board Members Have Better Workplace Safety "A new study says companies with more women on their boards—and men who listen to what they say—are better at keeping their employees safe from workplace accidents." www.inc.com/bruce-crumle...

"as of 2023, women held only 23.3% of board seats worldwide—a modest increase suggesting slow progress toward gender parity, unlikely to be achieved before 2038. This global perspective highlights the persistent challenges that continue to stifle..." www.vantedgesearch.com/resources/bl...

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I have a new post on my author blog (chapbook forthcoming!). dianeelaynedeesauthor.blogspot.com/2025/06/new-... #poetry #poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity #Divorce

Workplace equality laws spark surprising gains for #women in the #boardroom, research finds "Amid global rollbacks of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives—from the United States to parts of Europe—a new study has found that..." phys.org/news/2025-06... ... #DEI

“Women have made scant progress in the C-Suite,” said Adeline Diab, director of research and chief ESG strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence. “Three in four companies still have no #women in #CSuite positions.” financialpost.com/pmn/business...

"With fewer than 5 years left to meet 2030 targets, we have over 30% of the global #gender gap to close. The 19th edition of the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report is out now, in collaboration with LinkedIn and The World Bank." www.weforum.org/publications... via @wef

Other countries have safety nets. The US has women. Their labor creates the illusion of a DIY society, making it seem like we don't need a net. Writing HOLDING IT TOGETHER was a labor of love and fury and I'm so grateful to share it with you all #PubDay www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...

A Pragmatic Look At The #Gender #Pay Gap ~ @kristenpressner.bsky.social (see Alt for credit)

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📉 Record low employee confidence in May 2025. Only 44.1% of workers believe their company outlook is positive over the next 6 months. Worse still: entry-level sentiment is at an all-time low. A thread on what this means for your business — and what to do about it 🧵

www.forbes.com/sites/commit...

"Gender parity on boards will be elusive without greater focus and action" www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insigh...

London’s AI problem isn’t technological. It’s cultural. Despite the hype, we’re not seeing meaningful human-AI collaboration in most London workplaces. And without a shift in leadership, we won’t. Here's why:

Risks of retreat: The enduring #inclusion imperative www.catalyst.org/insights/202... #dei

Most U.S. Business Leaders Think Scrapping #DEI Programs Is A Bad Idea www.forbes.com/sites/josiec...

Sharon Farmer was the first Black woman hired as a White House photographer (1993) and the first female to be Director of the White House Photography office. She was born #OTD in 1951. nmaahc.si.edu/sharon-farmer #photography #photojournalism

Elinor Ostrom | Economist and the first woman to be awarded the #Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2009). She died #OTD in 2012. nobelprize.org/prizes/econo... #WomeninSTEM #economics

Are you #biased? I am. | Kristen Pressner | TEDxBasel youtube.com/watch?v=Bq_x... #bias Follow @KPressner and @FlipItToTestIt

This is so true! When I worked in the tech sector, I fought for women (myself included) to get equal pay. And when I say fought, I’m not exaggerating. More than once I knew I was putting my job on the line for it. #feminist #WomenLeaders

"According to a recent Gallup survey, 49% of employees say they are watching for or actively seeking a new job. Finding and keeping top #talent comes at a cost. Learn about the hidden costs of hiring and maintaining a high-performing team." www.expresspros.com/costoftalent ... HR

Renegade Research is looking for a #fundraising volunteer to lead our fundraising team. If you have experience in fundraising for non-profits, please reach out. Thanks!

Happy Pride Month! 🌈 ✨

"As the last generation of CEOs to lead fully human workforces, this is how we move forward. This shift isn’t just technological—it’s operational and cultural It’s not about replacing humans; it’s about augmenting them." www.fastcompany.com/91341830/how... ... #AI

Humans love to hear they’re right. Humans also train chat bots like Chat GPT. As a result Sycophancy- or the software sucking up to the user- is rife. Even at the expense of truth. #AI www.freethink.com/robots-ai/ai...

"How Jacinda Ardern made imposter syndrome a strength." hbr.org/podcast/2025... ... #leadership

2021 study found leaders high in emotional intelligence (EI) improved team performance by ~20% and boosted employee engagement by 36%. Engaged teams? They see 21% more profit. Leadership isn’t just about vision. It’s about emotional skill. #EmotionalIntelligence #Leadership

Reminder that I AM LATINA AND PROUD. I am the product of immigration - my grandmother was undocumented and entered the country from Mexico as a baby. My mother was a fierce, gorgeous Latina woman of Mexican and Spanish descent.