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CEO Children and Gender Wage Gap

March 23rd, 2011 by admin in Careers, compensation, management, Uncategorized

If you’re a woman interested in equal pay in the workplace it might be helpful to learn the sex of any children your CEO has. Your workplace pay parity may be influenced by the answer. Read the rest of this entry »


Overcoming Career Setbacks

February 9th, 2011 by admin in Careers, management

Reaching the top of the corporate pyramid is rare, but it’s especially tough for women and minorities.

Every career has its chutes and ladders, pauses and moments of opportunity.

We turn to two executives who faced periods of indecision during their careers and found inspiration for what to do next. As it happens both are black.

When Deborah Wright, CEO of Carver Bankcorp, New York was laid off from the investment bank First Boston she turned to Robert Holland, the first black partner at McKinsey and Company  but is perhaps better known as CEO of  Ben and Jerry’s for advice about what to do next. Read the rest of this entry »