Category: Diversity & Inclusion
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Workplace cultures and leaders who build high-quality relationships spark powerful capacity for action around them.
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Women’s History Month is a perfect time to create a call to action to highlight and celebrate the accomplishments of women leaders.
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Diversity, equity and inclusion cannot be advanced within the workplace without intentionality, persistence and accountability.
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Women today are still penalized for choosing one domain (either work or the home) over the other.
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Gender matters when individual beliefs about gender and expectations about leadership come into conflict.