On January 21st, the day after the presidential inauguration, the Professional BusinessWomen of California (PBWC) will join with women and their allies across the United States to support equal access to opportunity, inclusion and respect....
Over the past decade, technology companies and their leaders have launched diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, hoping to make employees of all backgrounds and experiences feel welcome in our industry. We failed. The data shows that, especially in the tech space, we have not moved the needle...
Global Mindset, Global Skillset This past week I had the great privilege of conducting a webinar for WiRL (Women in Real Life) which is a brilliant leadership platform for companies who are serious about developing their high potential female leaders. WiRL was founded by Mitch Shepard...
One of the most prominent black CEOs speaks out. As the country reels from yet another tragic shooting, Bernard J. Tyson, the CEO of Kaiser Permanente and one of America’s most prominent black CEOs, has written a candid essay calling for unity. In the essay, shared...
Desktop computers were new when Tani Girton unlocked the mystery of how to send information using the new device, sending information from Portland to the EDS’s Government Services Division in Bethesda, Maryland. “I was rewarded with a job that ignited my interest in financial analysis and...
Executive Summary Improving ethnic and gender diversity in the U.S. technology workforce represents a massive economic opportunity, one that could create $470 – $570 billion in new value for the tech industry, and could add 1.2 – 1.6% to national GDP. Read the full report here....
Deepti Srivastava, PBWC Board member - As a technical woman, working in tech, and as someone who definitely contemplated giving up a tech career a few years ago because of all the reasons mentioned in this article and others like it, I can say that I...
In this article, Peggy Klaus shares six tips how Smart Women Succeed Despite Gender Barriers. Click here to download a copy of the article. Now What? Here's How Smart Women Succeed Despite Gender Barriers I recently met a woman who described what pushed her to leave corporate America in 1998. After...
In this article written expressly for PBWC, Joel Garfinkle, speaker at the 27th Annual Conference in March, shares tips to getting a promotion. Click here to download a copy of the article. How to Get a Promotion Imagine your boss, your boss’s boss, and other key executives in...
Engaging employees at all levels can lead to a successful leadership program. Titina Ott, PBWC Board Member and founder of Oracle's Womens Leadership (OWL) explains...