How Ambitious Women Can Protect Their Leadership Status Before And After Maternity Leave

How Ambitious Women Can Protect Their Leadership Status Before And After Maternity Leave

When I was writing my book, The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead, I interviewed an ambitious young woman from a competitive consulting firm who had just returned from maternity leave. Recently promoted before her leave, she was...
Jen Shahade, World Poker and Chess Champion, Encourages Women to be Aggressive and Take Risks

Jen Shahade, World Poker and Chess Champion, Encourages Women to be Aggressive and Take Risks

You’re the only woman at the poker table. The attention turns to you to make your next move. At that moment you ask yourself, ‘What’s my next play?’ ‘How aggressive should I be?’ ‘What am I willing to risk?’ Jennifer Shahade, two-time Global Poker award winner and...
How One Woman’s Story Helps Thousands Of Individuals Find A Future In Technology

How One Woman’s Story Helps Thousands Of Individuals Find A Future In Technology

At fifteen years old, the only thing Irma Olguin Jr knew about the PSAT test was that it was a ticket to get out of class for a half day. Little did she know, that the PSAT was also her ticket to a future she never dreamed of. The daughter of immigrant farm laborers...