SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., August 26, 2023 – Engage to Create Change August 26th is Women’s Equality Day, commemorating the ratification of the 19th Amendment. We are indebted to those who came before us and had the courage to fight for the fundamental right to vote. At the...
Duane Morris LLP trial partner Dominica C. Anderson has been elected president and board chair of Professional BusinessWomen of California....
Dear PBWC Community, As we pause to reflect, remember and mourn so many lives lost and so many lives forever changed, we offer our deepest condolences to all who are grieving. In truth, we are all grieving. We have arrived at a moment in our nation’s history...
As we think about PBWC’s work—empowering and uplifting, working diligently to level the playing field for women and other un- and under-represented groups, we pause to reflect on civility, the cornerstone of inclusion. Our views may differ—yours and mine. That is a good thing, because it...
“I always valued men and women equally, and I found that because others did not, good women economists were cheaper than men. Hiring women does two things: It gives us better quality work for less money, and it raises the market value of women.’’ – Alan...
Six Essential Secrets to Gain a Competitive Advantage at Work by Joel Garfinkle, Executive Leadership Coach With the economy in flux, now more than ever, every aspiring leader needs to gain that competitive advantage. If you are not giving full value to your company, you may be...
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...
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...