31 January 2018 | Career, Menu-Homepage, Motivation
During my 20-year career in tech—a male-dominated space—I’ve learned a lot about how to fit in while standing out. Some of this can be related to being a woman, some of it cannot. Working and thriving in a male-dominated industry brings with it ups and downs. My...
25 January 2018 | OOO, Workplace
This article originally appeared on Fairygodboss and is republished here with permission. Going back to work after maternity leave is pretty much a drag. Depending on how much time you get, you could be leaving a two or six month old (or older) at home. You’re really...
24 January 2018 | Founders, Funding, Gender, Menu-Homepage
There’s a clear inequality of financial support for female founders I started out my internship last summer with Cincy Women in Tech (CWIT), a group dedicated to the growth of technology leaders in the Cincinnati area, by diving into the VC landscape, and...
22 January 2018 | Career, Gender, Workplace
Male-dominated, yes When someone told me recently that women account for only 11% of the cybersecurity workforce, I wasn’t shocked. Honestly, I thought it would be less. As a woman in this field, I’m surrounded by men all day, every day. And, while it’s not...
22 January 2018 | Ideas, Menu-Homepage, Motivation, OOO
I was surprised by the powerful impact these changes made on my life and work. In 2016, my husband and I spent a few weeks traveling through Sri Lanka and New Zealand for our honeymoon. Â What I love about traveling is that in addition to seeing incredible vistas and...
19 January 2018 | Sponsored
This article is sponsored by Shapr:Â Swipe for 1 minute each day and make the connections you didn’t expect. Being a huge success in life and work can also be deeply enjoyable, especially if you’re doing things that give you bigger bang for your buck. For...
18 January 2018 | Founders, Interview
We love Siqi Mou’s take on entrepreneurship, the future, and what it takes to be successful. When she was a 10-year-old touring America as a Chinese pianist, Siqi Mou fell in love with Stanford University after performing there. She predicted that someday,...
18 January 2018 | Gender, Menu-Homepage, Workplace
By now we’ve all heard about the importance of gender equality in the workplace. But believe it or not, many tech companies are still waking up to the idea that there’s a problem, even though in the last 20 years, the number of females working in technology has...
15 January 2018 | Founders, Leadership, Menu-Homepage
When I took over Women 2.0 in August 2016, the company had been around for 10 years, but we were straight back to startup mode, with a slim team to start (two people!) and an almost completely new business model. We had an intense focus on riding the fine line between...
11 January 2018 | Allies, Ideas, Workplace
We’ll never get enough women out of the bottom of the funnel if we don’t get more into the top. It may sound simple. But it’s not easy. The case for recruiting more women executives to your company …particularly in its senior ranks… is well-documented. It’s not...
