Catherine Engelbert, First CEO of a major consulting company
Later this week when Catherine Engelbert officially takes her new position as CEO of Deloitte she will be making a little bit of business history as the first woman to ever be the CEO of a major accounting or consulting company. In her interview with CNBC’s …
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Infographic of Women in the Workplace
I found this great infographic showing how the percentage of women decreases as you go up the corporate ladder. This is interesting because it shows that the gender gap doesn’t exist suddenly at the top, but is gradually incrementally increased at every progressive level.
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Forbes 20 Richest Women
When reading Forbes magazine about the 20 richest women there are several things that immediately stuck out at me. First the articles itself stated: “Many of the women among the billionaires ranks inherited their wealth from either their husbands or their fathers. Just 29 of …
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Cosmetics- Deadly lipstick and the fight for individuality
I thought it was altogether too coincidental that I came across 2 videos about the cosmetics industry, so I had to write about them. The first video from BuzzFacts discusses the fact that cosmetics from lipstick, mascara, and foundation to shampoo, deodorant, and body lotion …
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Net Neutrality and the Open Internet Order
In case you missed it last week the FCC published the new Open Internet Order, which reclassifies broadband internet as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act. These new rules provide that Broadband providers cannot block content Broadband providers cannot prioritize any …
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Ignite Texas- Future of Politics
A while back I posted a blog entry about a bunch of interesting infographics for women in politics. All really demonstrating that women need more seats at the political table on a local, national, and global level. As progressive as we think we are here …
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Leonard Nimoy- He lived and prospered
On a personal note Leonard Nimoy was someone I greatly admired and I feel the world has lost a great human being with his passing. Though he is most famous for being Mr. Spock from Star Trek. It is what he did when interacting his …
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Business not going well? What would a hot shot do?
Sometimes when our business isn’t doing well we need to take a fresh perspective. What would an objective outsider, a hot shot, want to change about my businesses? But more importantly we need to ask that question even if our business is doing well. Sometimes …
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$16 million dollar gender bias case against- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Have you been following the recent gender bias case in which Ellen Pao is suing Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers for $16 million dollars? The case reflects growing tensions within the tech and venture capital industries where women are underrepresented at all levels. Is Ms. Pao, who …
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A forgotten history- Nangeli
Laws in theory are put into place to protect people, but they can also be used to oppress. I think it is important to remember the truth of how brutally the law has been used in the past so that we don’t fall into the …
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