This Time cover image says it all. When male executives write books, it’s rare to hear someone criticize them if they suggest others take their advice on how to be successful. Sheryl Sandberg writes a book encouraging women to “lean in” and she spends her own money to create a non-profit organization to support other Read the full article…
Last night was the SVForum Tech Women program I organized for February. The topic: ‘Using Technology to Improve the World’. [I was going to call it ‘Using Technology to Save the World’- but thought that sounded too over-the-top; isn’t that telling…..]. The panelists were 4 women who have started and/or are heavily involved with non-profits Read the full article…
One of the greatest barriers to being innovative is reluctance to take risks. Why do people hold back? Fear of failure, looking foolish, making a mistake, being judged. This is true for both men and women. That said, women generally are more risk-averse than men. That can be useful as demonstrated during the most recent Read the full article…
Whenever I ask women what’s the biggest barrier to their success, the most common answer is: lack of confidence. Strongly related to that is fear of failure, of looking foolish, of losing everything. Like the lion in the Wizard of Oz, we believe life would be so much better “if I only had the nerve”. Read the full article…