This week there were two notable demonstrations of men dismissing what women have to say. The first was a comment by David Bonderman, an Uber Director. The second was Senators McCain and Burr’s stopping Senator Kamala Harris from completing her questioning of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Bonderman’s misstep was responding to Uber Director Arianna Huffington’s Read the full article…
I am interested in women and innovation, particularly the intersection of the two. [I’m interviewing male and female innovators for my book on womennovation]. I’ve been surprised by how little research there has been on the topic-and how most of that has been done outside the US. Europe in general, Scandanavia in particular, is doing Read the full article…
Are the brain structures of men and women the same or different? Does it matter? Here are my thoughts…. what are yours?
The last several weeks I’ve been totally immersed in helping organize TEDxBayArea TEDWomen (designed to coincide with the first global TEDWomen event in Wash, DC). We had about 150 attendees plus an unknown number watching the livestream. Breaks were filled with energized conversations about all manner of topics. It was an exciting day. Like the Read the full article…
Whenever I talk to women- including very successful executives and entrepreneurs- a common concern is lack of self-confidence (a condition know as the Imposter Syndrome). Lack of confidence keeps many women from taking the risks needed to move up within an organization or move out to create companies of their own. [I will be writing Read the full article…