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Infographic of Women in the Workplace
posted by Mishty Deb on March 9,2015 in Women in Business

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
posted by Mishty Deb on March 3,2015 in Entrepreneurs, Gender equality, News and Current Events, Women in Business

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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$16 million dollar gender bias case against- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
posted by Mishty Deb on February 25,2015 in Entrepreneurs, News and Current Events, Women in Business

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
posted by Mishty Deb on February 25,2015 in Women in law, Women's Rights

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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Dressing like a lawyer
posted by Mishty Deb on February 25,2015 in Events, News and Current Events, Women in law

A recent article in Inside Higher Ed titled, Brains Not Clothes, brings up an important point that applies to pretty much all professional women or those that live under public scrutiny. We see a congressman jogging and the comments are about how he keeps his routine …
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Ernestine Johnson- Race, Linguistics, and Gender
posted by Mishty Deb on February 24,2015 in Gender equality, Inspiration, News and Current Events

Ernestine Johnson’s poem/speech on the Aresenio Hall show was powerful and moving, demonstrating the power of words and what even an intended compliment might imply about our society and how we see race, gender, and class:
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Gender Injustice- the greatest injustice of our century
posted by Mishty Deb on February 20,2015 in Gender equality, Inspiration, Women's Rights

Think that gender issues are not relevant or important. Think that people just hammer on women’s right are complaining and whining? Watch this recent TED talk by Sheryl WuDunn author of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Then ask youreself not …
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“Mr. Wonderful” thinks women make better CEOs
posted by Mishty Deb on February 19,2015 in Entrepreneurs, Women in Business

Shark tank’s Kevin O’leary recently mentioned that he thinks women make better CEO’s because they are more risk averse leading to better steady long term financial returns. I am not sure if I agree with that. However, there are several studies that show Mr. O’leary …
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Political Infographics
posted by Mishty Deb on February 18,2015 in Gender equality, Women in law

As a country we pride ourselves on diversity and being very progressive on women’s rights. We’d like to think that the gender gap is smaller here then other countries like Afghanistan…. but when we look at the data is it true? Here are some interesting …
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Career advice women are not getting: business, strategic and financial acumen
posted by Mishty Deb on February 15,2015 in Entrepreneurs, Gender equality, Women in Business

There is a lot of advice targeted towards women about growing their careers. Be more assertive, be more confident, be good at your job, but there continues to be a dearth of women at the top level of businesses. Susan Colantuano in her recent TED …
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