Leadership

We know rosies are leaders by nature. Check out these resources to see what topics are impacting you and other rosies. 

ON WOMEN

We love when women’s leadership is in the news! Check out these features!

• From the Department of Labor Blog Big Girls Do Cry Sometimes. So What? takes a look at workplace culture, and how it affects emotional responses, especially from women.
• On the Job: Flextime is a finicky issue for Women, Men according to new research and this article in USA Today by Anita Bruzzese, Gannett.
• According to the Glass Hammer The Glass Ceiling is Real–Why are Leaders Taking So Long to Get Rid of It based on a survey of 1000 Americans.
• From the Department of Labor Blog 50 Down, 50 to Go? Myth Busting the Pay Gap Revisited cuts through the myths about the wage gap.
• From the Department of Labor Blog Miss Utah’s Question is Worth Answering details resources for women regarding pay and the workplace, in addition to sharing history and statistics on why closing the wage gap is important.
• According to the Harvard Business Review Your Company Doesn’t Need a Women’s Network This article presents a provocative case for real solutions that will create change in organizations to increase the number of women executives.
• Read about Working Toward a World Without Child Labor from the US Department of Labor
• What Women Want: Equal Pay from the US Department of Labor by Laura Fortman and Latifa Lyles and Patricia Shiu shares the history of the Equal Pay Act, and the challenges facing women today.
• Progress at work, but mothers still pay a price from NYTimes shares a riddle and some key facts that need to be addressed in the workplace.
• The World’s Most Powerful Women 2013 from Forbes ranks women including elected officials, entrepreneurs, CEOs and entertainers.
• According to the Huffington Post, the Gender Wage Gap Causes Typical Woman to Miss Out on $4443,360: Analysis
• How Women Redefine Power via SmartBlog on Leadership shares 10 takeaways from the Forbes Leadership Summit.
• 50 Women Who Are Changing the World via Business Insider will inspire! Amazing women doing amazing things!
• Someday we hope to be on The 50 Fastest Growing Woman-Led Companies List, but for now are excited for these amazing women!
• This is the Century for Gender Equality from Trust.org shares information on some great policies and projects to empower women worldwide!
• Didn’t We Almost Have it All…Not Quite: The Plight of the Working Mom in America from The Glass Hammer provides new opinions on this ongoing debate.
• Warren Buffett calls for America’s men to boost women in business. Informed man or shrewd business move?
• Why Both the Dems and the GOP Now Think Voters Prefer Female Candidates as featured in the Atlantic by Molly Barr gives insight into the current political landscape.
• Female Executives See Barriers to Future Leaders according to this article originally posted in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
• Why Can’t Western Women Seem to Figure Out the Corporate World? As featured in the Guardian, by Sadhbh Waishe, this article points out some advantages the developing world has over the developed Western World.
• Why Tomorrow’s CEO Will Be A Feminist by Melissa J. Anderson for the Glass Hammer shares insight into the evolving workforce.
• According to this New York Times feature, Once Few, Women Hold More Power in the Senate. 
• Kathy Caprino lists the Top 6 Reasons Women are not Leading in Corporate America As We Need Them To via Forbes.
• In this article, Female auto engineers make marks while outnumbered, from USA Today highlights several female auto engineers and the value they are adding to their companies and customers.
• Institutional investors are pushing for Russell 1000 Index organiztions to add women to board positions according to aiCIO. Read about it here.
• The Top 10 Best Companies for Women in 2013 via Forbes features best in class companies at advancing women. These organizations are making a concerted effort in promoting women and providing training, mentorships, and career planning.
• The Right Way to Keep Mothers in the Workforce via ForbesWoman was clearly written by someone who gets it–if only more employers would, too.
• Women in the Boardroom: Focus on the Solutions from the Glass Hammer presents a great business case for more women on boards.
• Do you know the traits of women leaders? View this article entitled 10 Traits of Women Leaders: They’re Not What You Think to find out.
• Excellent article on factors in boardroom diversity entitled Few Women on Boards: Is There A Fix? by Carmen Nobel.
• A recent study proposes a fix to gender bias in the interview process as reported by the Wall Street Journal. View this article. 
• Helpful feature from The Glass Hammer entitled Resolution: Three Ways to Help Other Women While Helping Yourself. 
• Great interview with Cheryl Bachelder, CEO of Popeyes entitled Popeyes CEO To Women: Don’t Waste Time Trying to Fit In.
• Most Powerful Women: A Year of highs and lows from CNN Money.
• Closing the Gender Gap for Women Entrepreneurs from Forbes.
• The Glass Grid: What Really Holds Women Back from Getting Ahead and Staying Ahead by Bonnie Marcus.
• Women’s Ideas: Do Men Steal Them? by Caroline Turned from Forbes.
• Women Changing the World  from Forbes.
• Let’s encourage more people to promote electing a female president! Did America Just Elect Its First Women President by Meghan Casserly for Forbes is a great introduction on the women to watch for the 2016 Election Race.
• Ernst & Young CEO Decries Gender Inequality from Bloomberg TV
• Remember the “binders full of women” from Fall 2012? Have you read the article  ‘Binders full of women’:What’s happening with the gender gap?  by Tiffany HSU in the LA Times.
• We know women are great change agents, and so does Marion Chamberlain.
• From Entrepreneur.com by Richard Branson Why We Need More Women in the Boardroom
• From Forbes How to Turn American Women Entrepreneurs Into Power Brokers by Geri Stengel
• From Bloomberg.com What Europe Can Teach the US About Gender in the Boardroom by Sylvia Ann Hewlett
• From The Economist: Waving a big stick.
• From the Atlantic Why Women Still Can’t Have it All by Ann-Marie Slaughter.
• From NPR Study: Working Women Don’t Play ‘Queen Bee’.
• From the Harvard Business Review Why Boards Need More Women!
• From the Harvard Business Review Are Women Better Leaders than Men?
• From the Atlantic The 10 Keys to Building the Flexible Workplace of the Future.
• From Forbes Five Essential Leadership Lessons for Women.
• From Forbes How to Turn American Women Entrepreneurs Into Power Brokers Article by Geri Stengel
• From Crain’s New York Women entrepreneurs smash an old barrier by Elizabeth MacBride
• From Womenetics.com The Real Deal on Moving Women to the Top by Jan Turner

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OTHER

• Speaking up for Success details why communication skills are important and how it influences morale, performance and profit.
• Want to be a billionaire? Then, read this article on how to start acting like one by Roberta Matuson!
• Need some inspiration? We love this list of quotes from entreprenista from women who have made a difference!
• Need a resource guide for job sharing? If so, check out the Mission Job Share website.
• We liked this article on How and When to Find a Job Sharing Partner on Workoptions.com.
• Need to create a proposal for job sharing? If so, check out this feature entitled A Job Share Proposal Your Employer Can’t Refuse.
• From the Atlantic The 10 Keys to Building the Flexible Workplace of the Future!
• We like this site & blog called Management Craft Leadership.
• Another leadership website and blog we like: Women On Business.