It was a familiar scene in Davos Switzerland, where the World Economic Forum took place in January: many men around the table and relatively few women. (Women represented only 18 percent of total delegates.) What was a bit different, though, was the focus on the increasingly urgent need to achieve gender parity in organizations worldwide. […]

Much has been written recently about the different ways that women and men spend their time—particularly at home. The 2014 American Time Use Survey showed that women spend almost an hour more a day doing household chores than men. Whether it’s laundry, food prep, or interior cleaning, women spend more than twice as much time […]

5 Ways to Make This Year Your Best Year Yet! Happy New Year! While we say this phrase to friends and loved ones at the start of every January, have you taken the time to think about what this would really look like for you? What specific actions trigger your happiness and well-being at a […]

I recently read an inspiring post on the Catalyst website by two female GE managers, Cara Hume and Nancy Dunn. In the post, Hume and Dunn explained how asking the simple question “How can we do better” led their senior leadership team to make significant changes in the company’s policies, benefits, and culture this year. […]