At the 2018 Glamour Women of the Year Summit, The Handmaid's Tale star Ann Dowd opened up about finding success later in life. Her story, below. I want to tell you a brief story, if I may. When I was a young actress, 30 or so, I was on the way to my waitress...
Disabilities won’t stop these New Yorkers from looking fabulous
Earlier this year, actress Selma Blair revealed she had multiple sclerosis, and that she struggled with putting on the kinds of everyday items most of us take for granted: blouses with buttons, sneakers with laces and pants with zippers. For an Oscars afterparty, she donned a gorgeous gown — accessorized with a...
Power Of The Pack: Women Who Support Women Are More Successful
I always say a woman alone has power; collectively we have impact. Traditionally we have been taught to be competitive with one another, because there was such a scarcity of jobs at the top. It’s so clear that strategy doesn’t work. The truth is that raising each other up and...
Twitter CEO’s onstage uniform of beanie, hooded sweatshirt prompts women to call a double standard foul
While Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey faced tough questions onstage Tuesday at a TED Talk, he also faced tough criticism on Twitter for his appearance. Dorsey took the stage at TED2019: Bigger Than Us in Vancouver, British Columbia, wearing a black beanie that covered his ears and part of his beard, a black hooded sweatshirt,...
Air France becomes first major airline to be led by female CEO
Air France made history on Wednesday by announcing that Anne Rigail will become the company’s next CEO — making her the first woman to lead a major airline. Rigail currently serves as the company’s executive vice president for customers and has been with the French carrier for over 27 years,...
Women Score Higher Than Men in Most Leadership Skills
For the first time in history, a major political party in the United States has several women who have declared their candidacy to be their party’s presidential nominee. But TV pundits have been questioning whether, despite the progress indicated by the huge influx of women elected into Congress last fall,...
Why women of color take more risks in the workplace
Working hard. Crossing every T. Being organized. These task-oriented attributes are the keys to personal and professional success, according to most women in the corporate world. Risk-taking, on the other hand? Not so much. Risk-taking is inherent to everything we do to get ahead in our careers. And when you’re a...
4 Tips for When You’re the Only Person of Color in Your Office
It is 8:55 AM on a Monday morning. I walk by the office of a co-worker who always seems to “know” what is going on in the office. She steadily checks her clock before greeting me as I walk to my office. I put my bag down, throw my jacket...
Diversity in Hiring Doesn’t Start With Hiring
This article is part of the guide Finding the Right Talent in the Edtech World. The business case for building a diverse workforce is growing stronger every day. Diversity is an important aspect of any organization. In a 2018 research study, McKinsey found that the top quartile of gender-diverse companies were 21 percent...