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Ringing In Our 25th Anniversary Year
April 18th is WOMEN Unlimited, Inc.’s 25th Anniversary and we are celebrating in style. Thanks to our corporate partner, Colgate-Palmolive Company, who is sponsoring us to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on this special day. In 1994, Colgate became one of our first Corporate Partners to send high potential women…
Read MoreRisk Aversion: Revisited
Risk Aversion—The Real Risk Part 1 I can’t tell you how many times I’ve asked myself: “Why do women shy away from job-related risk taking?” As a gender, women are not innately risk-averse. We willingly take risks that we perceive will improve our personal lot. We plunge into the unknown, getting into relationships and marriages—or…
Read MoreAn Ever-Growing Legacy
As many of you know, this year we lost our founder, Jean Otte. To honor and remember Jean, we held five Legacy Events across the country in Boston, San Francisco, New York, Chicago and Orlando. They were aptly titled: Celebrating Connections: Changing Our World, which is what Jean was all about. She was a role…
Read MoreFostering Female Talent: Lessons from the Field
Over the years, WOMEN Unlimited has interviewed thousands of managers and executives on how they’ve successfully advanced female talent. In both our quantitative and qualitative research, managers consistently point to three best practices: providing feedback, offering encouragement and actively enabling advancement. Here’s a brief overview of how managers view each of these areas and…
Read MoreHow to Amplify Impact: A Showcase of Proven Strategies
On May 1st, WOMEN Unlimited hosted a Showcase in New York City. Our goal was to do exactly that: showcase best practices for the development and advancement of female talent, while giving participants a hands-on sense of how the WOMEN Unlimited approach accomplishes that goal. The Showcase brought together an impressive group of senior…
Read MoreNew Forbes Article: Three Obstacles Hindering Women’s Career Advancement
Rosina’s newest Forbes article was published online on April 18th, 2018. The article’s copy has also been published below for consumer convenience. Please head to Forbes or continue reading to learn more about common stumbling blocks that many women face during their careers. Enjoy… Three Obstacles Hindering Women’s Career Advancement For over 24…
Read MoreWomen’s History Month Retrospective: One Month Isn’t Enough
Last month was Women’s History Month, and as usual women’s accomplishments received the attention and praise they rightly deserve. However, now that the month is over, I am reminded of a line from a not-so-well-known Christmas song: “the spirit of Christmas is not the things you do at Christmas time, but the Christmas things you…
Read MoreTop Executives from Morton and Prudential Discuss Development Strategies for Female Talent
WOMEN Unlimited recently interviewed two graduates of The FEW—The Forums for Executive Women. Click here for more information on The FEW, an exclusive program limited to approximately 20 female leaders, one from a company, who are selected by their organizations and who report to a Division Head or are C-Suite executives themselves. In addition…
Read MoreD&I Strategies: Straight from the Front Lines
I recently hosted our WOMEN Unlimited webinar, Diversity and Inclusion: A Conversation Between Two Leaders. It was a fast-paced and informative give and take between myself and Michele Meyer-Shipp, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the NYC-based law firm, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, and former Diversity Officer at Prudential. Here are some highlights…
Read MoreMentoring for Leadership: How to Best Equip Women for Success
I recently had the opportunity to speak at Mentoring for Leadership: How to Best Equip Women for Success, a webinar sponsored by Chronus, a leader in mentoring software. It’s a subject near and dear to my heart because it focuses on the undeniable importance of mentoring not just for women mentees, but also for mentors…
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