Ladypreneurs: Women Winning at Work

The 113th Congress, officially sworn in today, is the most...

willotoons — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:18:31 -0800

The 113th Congress, officially sworn in today, is the most diverse in American history - including a record-breaking number of women! http://thebea.st/WfxFAk

Forget apps and useless startups: These four African girls have created a pee-powered generator - The Next Web

lauraglu — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:52:28 -0800

Forget apps and useless startups: These four African girls have created a pee-powered generator - The Next Web:

Inspiring!

"I have seen more women leading as CEOs, especially start-ups,” said Charlene Li, Founder of..."

lauraglu — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:54:44 -0700

““I have seen more women leading as CEOs, especially start-ups,” said Charlene Li, Founder of Altimeter Group. “In my time as an analyst at Forrester, almost ten years from 1999 to 2008, I saw only seven women CEOs in briefings. I now see that many in a year, which is very, very refreshing and reassuring. Something is working, and thank goodness, as there is abundant research that shows that having women on leadership teams – and leading organizations – is an essential part of creating a successful organization.””

- Attitudes and Opportunities — Evolving for Women in Tech? - Forbes

Super intern Maeghan Smulders lands 47 job offers (and one job) after 112-day speed interning spree

willotoons — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:37:00 -0700

Super intern Maeghan Smulders lands 47 job offers (and one job) after 112-day speed interning spree:

I met Maeghan Smulders as she was cruising through San Francisco, and was so impressed with her, and her story.

If you know of any college students or interns, I highly recommend sharing this with them to remind them of what’s possible if they put their mind to it!

Here’s all the (impressive) press she received:

Go, Maeghan, go!

Tomgram: Rebecca Solnit, The Archipelago of Arrogance | TomDispatch

willotoons — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:32:13 -0700

Tomgram: Rebecca Solnit, The Archipelago of Arrogance | TomDispatch:

Inspiring.

“The battle with Men Who Explain Things has trampled down many women — of my generation, of the up-and-coming generation we need so badly, here and in Pakistan and Bolivia and Java, not to speak of the countless women who came before me and were not allowed into the laboratory, or the library, or the conversation, or the revolution, or even the category called human.”

Another Reason Women May Be Paid Less Than Men - NYTimes.com

willotoons — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 09:50:03 -0700

Another Reason Women May Be Paid Less Than Men - NYTimes.com

Pipeline Fellowship - Producteev

lauraglu — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:56:00 -0700

Pipeline Fellowship - Producteev:

Meet one of the accredited investor definitions? Read on:

The Pipeline Fellowship trains women philanthropists to become angel investors through education, mentoring, and practice. Fellows commit to invest in a woman-led for-profit social venture in exchange for equity and a board seat at the end of the training.

Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs: The Magnitude of the Movement : Innovation :: American Express OPEN Forum

willotoons — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:59:02 -0700

Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs: The Magnitude of the Movement : Innovation :: American Express OPEN Forum:

Excellent infographics.

Consider the positive economic impact that women-owned businesses are having on the country. The estimated 8.3 million women-owned businesses in the United States employ 7.7 million people. That’s an impressive number.

This week, as we share more results from American Express OPEN’s study The State of Women-Owned Businesses, we’d like to give a special nod to those companies in certain regions who have achieved outstanding growth. We’re taking a look at the “magnitude of the movement” in these regions. Women are having a seismic impact on our economy, creating jobs and driving innovation. It’s important for women to mentor and share ideas with each other, and also offer insight into overcoming business challenges; this is the recipe for success. That’s why this space and this dialogue are so important. We want to keep the focus on the progress these small businesses are making, so we can all continue to support businesses run by women.

Women in Tech: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. | TechCrunch

willotoons — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:31:15 -0700

Women in Tech: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. | TechCrunch:

Holla!

Meet The League Of Extraordinary Women: 60 Influencers Who Are Changing The World | Fast Company

willotoons — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:47:54 -0700

Meet The League Of Extraordinary Women: 60 Influencers Who Are Changing The World | Fast Company:

Inspiring!

Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders | Video on TED.com

willotoons — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:26:33 -0700

Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders | Video on TED.com:

Everyone needs to watch this. Please share.

Investing in Women

willotoons — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:31:37 -0700

Investing in Women:

Awesome infographic on women entrepreneurs.

"Having a non-trivial number of women submitting presentations seems to have made it so that a..."

lauraglu — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:39 -0700

“Having a non-trivial number of women submitting presentations seems to have made it so that a non-trivial number of women are speaking at No Show Conference.”

- How I Got 50% Women Speakers at My Tech Conference | Geek Feminism Blog

Femanomics: 105 Women in Venture Capital and Angel Investment You Should Know

willotoons — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:12:00 -0700

Femanomics: 105 Women in Venture Capital and Angel Investment You Should Know

Haha… love it. heymiki: You go...

willotoons — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:53:48 -0700

Haha… love it.

heymiki:

You go girl.

happytimenow:

Photograph of Rebecca West resting her hands on a cane. Text beside it says:

“I, myself, have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is. I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a door mat or a prostitute.”

Interesting Statistics from "Women Don't Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide"

willotoons — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:03:07 -0700

Interesting Statistics from "Women Don't Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide":

Read this book!
Women Don’t Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide

Interesting Statistics

It’s Necessary for Women to Negotiate Now More Than Ever Before

Between May 2001 and May 2002, 39 percent of the American workforce changed jobs.
In 2000, 76.8 percent of women aged 25 to 54 worked outside the home.
The divorce rate hovers at 50 percent.
Union membership is down 33 percent since 1983.
Women’s earnings relative to men’s have stagnated at 73.2 percent.
The percentage of births to single mothers (out of all mothers) has risen from 10 percent in 1970 to 33 percent today.

Women Don’t Like to Negotiate

In surveys, 2.5 times more women than men said they feel “a great deal of apprehension” about negotiating.
Men initiate negotiations about four times as often as women.
When asked to pick metaphors for the process of negotiating, men picked “winning a ballgame” and a “wrestling match,” while women picked “going to the dentist.”
Women will pay as much as $1,353 to avoid negotiating the price of a car, which may help explain why 63 percent of Saturn car buyers are women.
Women are more pessimistic about the how much is available when they do negotiate and so they typically ask for and get less when they do negotiate—on average, 30 percent less than men.
20 percent of adult women (22 million people) say they never negotiate at all, even though they often recognize negotiation as appropriate and even necessary.

Women Suffer When They Don’t Negotiate

By not negotiating a first salary, an individual stands to lose more than $500,000 by age 60—and men are more than four times as likely as women to negotiate a first salary.
In one study, eight times as many men as women graduating with master’s degrees from Carnegie Mellon negotiated their salaries. The men who negotiated were able to increase their starting salaries by an average of 7.4 percent, or about $4,000. In the same study, men’s starting salaries were about $4,000 higher than the women’s on average, suggesting that the gender gap between men and women might have been closed if more of the women had negotiated their starting salaries.
Another study calculated that women who consistently negotiate their salary increases earn at least $1 million more during their careers than women who don’t.
In 2001 in the U.S. women held only 2.5 percent of the top jobs at American companies and only 10.9 percent of the board of directors’ seats at Fortune 1000 companies.
Women own about 40 percent of all businesses in the U.S. but receive only 2.3 percent of the available equity capital needed for growth. Male-owned companies receive the other 97.7. percent.

Women Have Lower Expectations and Lack Knowledge of their Worth

Many women are so grateful to be offered a job that they accept what they are offered and don’t negotiate their salaries.
Women often don’t know the market value of their work: Women report salary expectations between 3 and 32 percent lower than those of men for the same jobs; men expect to earn 13 percent more than women during their first year of full-time work and 32 percent more at their career peaks.

Go buy & read this book!!
Women Don’t Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide

Ladypreneurs - Featured in Glamour!

willotoons — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:09:00 -0700

Ladypreneurs - Featured in Glamour! :

Exciting news, m’ladyfriends… this Ladypreneurs Tumblr was featured in Glamour Mag!

Derailing for Dummies

willotoons — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:01:38 -0700

Derailing for Dummies:

A simple step by step guide to derailing awkward conversations by dismissing and trivializing your opposition’s perspective and experience.

Just some of the many issues you can apply it to:

sexism

racism

classism

homophobia

fatphobia

Ha… amazing! Some real gems in here. Enjoy!

Introducing: Equal Pay Day Ryan Gosling | The Daily Muse

willotoons — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:16:08 -0700

Introducing: Equal Pay Day Ryan Gosling | The Daily Muse:

Ryan Gosling gets it. I get him. We should get together and talk about it. ;)

via Change the Ratio

Female Founders To Watch Building Hardware Startups | Women 2.0

willotoons — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:28:54 -0700

Female Founders To Watch Building Hardware Startups | Women 2.0:

Rockstar Female Makers! YES!!