At Women Business Collaborative, diversity and gender equality are not just buzzwords but the fundamental drivers of progress and everything we do as an organization. To that end, we are pleased to share an article in WomLead Magazine featuring our CEO, Gwen K. Young in which she discusses how we are disrupting biases and accelerating …
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LINK: https://newsroom.cigna.com/cigna-dei-commitment-earns-diversityinc-top-50-companies-spot Businesses committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)This link will open in a new tab. are more innovative and creative, have more productive employees, can better anticipate and meet customer needs, and have higher revenues than businesses that do not prioritize DEI. That’s why at Cigna, DEI is embedded in everything we do. We are …
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LINK: https://fortune.com/2022/11/23/world-top-ceos-diversity-seriously-careers-workplace-leadership-robert-reiss/ A century ago, the concept of the modern corporation was born. Today, we see an alignment of CEOs on global unity, new models of capitalism, and corporate cultures that celebrate people. Generating an equitable health footprint FROM DELOITTE In the 1920s, Alfred Sloan at General Motors created the concept of the modern corporation. In the 1950s …
LINK: https://fortune.com/2022/11/04/commentary-diligent-advancing-workplace-diversity/ Having a comprehensive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategy is a cornerstone to business success, especially as companies continue to navigate new challenges. As companies seek to formalize DEI efforts, how can you ensure you’re moving beyond good intentions to real action and impact? How Bombas built in social impact right from the …
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LINK: https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/stephanie-ferris-at-fis-in-exclusive-company When Stephanie Ferris becomes chief executive officer of Fidelity National Information Services Inc., she will find herself in exclusive company. Not only will Ferris join Regency Centers Corp.’s Lisa Palmer as the only female CEOs of major Jacksonville-based public companies, she also will be one of few women in any city to run …
LINK: https://associationsnow.com/2021/10/four-keys-for-supporting-more-women-ceos/ The environment for women CEOs is improving. According to a report released last week by the Women’s Business Collaborative (WBC) titled Women CEOs in America, more women occupy the corner office in corporate America than ever. In 1999, only two women led Fortune 500 companies; today there are 41. And 42 percent of new …
LINK: https://hiplatina.com/latinxs-corporate-boards/ It’s 2022 but corporations across the U.S. continue to lack equitable representation for Latinxs in their leadership. In 2020, Latinxs occupied just 4.1 percent of board seats at Fortune 500 companies, a stark contrast to Black people (8.7 percent) and Asian people (4.6 percent) and, most drastically, white people at 82.5 percent, according to a September …
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LINK: https://www.chattanoogan.com/2022/10/13/457529/Sheila-Boyington-To-Be-Honored-By-Girl.aspx#:~:text=Sheila%20is%20an%20excellent%20example,for%20the%20past%2024%20years. The Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians will honor Sheila Boyington at the Trefoil Society Luncheon to be held at The Chattanooga Golf and Country Club, 1511 Riverview Road, on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $25 and available for purchase at supportgirlscouts.org. Table and ticket reservations also may be made …
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LINK: https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2022/09/women-move-up-the-executive-ranks-faster-than-men.html?page=all Women who get promoted to high-ranking executive positions at Fortune 100 companies tend to get there quicker than men, yet they still have a harder time breaking into the upper echelon of management, a recent study by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania found. Just a decade ago, U.S. companies were poised to make some …
LINK: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220912005205/en/Diligent-Research-Reveals-Massive-Gaps-in-How-Diversity-is-Defined-and-Represented-on-Corporate-Boards-Globally NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–While progress has been made in driving gender diversity on corporate boards, there are still massive gaps in how diversity is defined and represented on boards around the world, according to Diligent, the global leader in modern governance providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance, audit and ESG. In fact, new research …
