Harvard Business Review
By Orit Gadiesh and Julie Coffman

Companies say they treat men and women equally — but in reality, they don’t. Our recent gender-parity survey of more than 1,800 business people worldwide, conducted in association with HBR.org, shows that in fact, employees are disappointed with the way their company handles the issue of gender parity — the attempt to treat men and women equally in the workforce. Nearly 80 percent of women and men say they are convinced of the benefits of gender parity at all levels. But only about 20 percent believe their companies actually put meaningful resources …

February 5, 2010
By Robyn Gordon

According to Louis O. Schwartz, President of the American Sportscaster Association, women have come a long way “from just another ‘Barbie-on-the-air’ image to complement the sportscasting done by men, to today’s qualified and respected professional hired for her skills and knowledge.” While Sports Illustrated estimated in 1991 that fewer than 50 women were working as sportscasters at the 630 serious network affiliates around the country, Fox Sports News Producer Bob Steinfeld asserts that the past ten years have seen growth in the number of women in sports broadcasting by about 50%, with such well-known …

January 27, 2010

By Lisa Copeland

The Power of Pink has taken on a completely new meaning to me as of today.

My friend and founder of The White House Project, Marie Wilson, was just named one of the “10 women to watch in 2010“.  What an honor! Marie has had an incredible life and career.  She founded the “Take Your Daughter To Work Day” program, The White House Project and has the ear of the most powerful women in the Nation. Her message is strong, and her resolve to see women in the white house is …

Trading Markets

Catalyst announced that initiatives from Campbell Soup Company, Deloitte, Royal Bank of Canada and Telstra Limited are the recipients of the 2010 Catalyst Award, the annual award that honors exceptional initiatives from companies and firms that support and advance women in business.

“These initiatives exemplify our Catalyst vision of ‘Changing workplaces. Changing lives’,” said Ilene H. Lang, President and CEO of Catalyst. “They impact the lives of employees, families, and communities by transforming organizations, and serve as models that inspire and encourage others to embrace inclusive workplaces that benefit women, …

By Marie Wilson

Huffington Post

January 20, 2009

There’s a chance that all of the punditry swirling around Tuesday’s Senate race in Massachusetts was deeply prophetic about the Democrat’s chances in the fall 2010 Congressional elections, but the death knell of Martha Coakley’s campaign might have been as simple as her comment about the Red Sox. The Red Sox are a religion in Massachusetts. And when Coakley gaffed on a radio program and indicated that former Red Sox hero Curt Schilling was a Yankee fan, many interpreted this as a signal that she was completely out of touch with the electorate, for whom …