SimmonsLeads

07/29/2019

How do you feel about a woman president?

Overall, about half of U.S. women and 38% of men said in 2018 that they personally hoped a woman would be elected president in their lifetime.

07/25/2019

When are we going to stop judging women differently? Are you guilty of this?

The complicated gender politics behind "likability," explained.

07/23/2019

A reason to love your job,

Women in the study reported their paid employment, marital and parental status between ages 16 and 50. It looked at the data of 6,386 women.

07/16/2019

Last week we gave you the burnout calculator, this week the causes--hoping none of these fit!
https://hbr.org/2019/07/6-causes-of-burnout-and-how-to-avoid-them

07/15/2019

Surprising statistics on women's retirement savings,

A Prudential survey's surprising findings about women and retirement

07/13/2019

So many familiar themes...
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a28209579/serena-williams-us-open-2018-essay/

07/11/2019

Words of wisdom from Simmons Institute for Leadership,

Managing Director of the Institute for Leadership at Simmons University, Susan Brady, explains the “oxygen mask” analogy and gives a voice to the critical barriers that women have to overcome in order to further their leadership advancement in the workplace.

07/10/2019

A tool to answer just how overworked you really are!

Stressed and unhappy at work? Try a free self-evaluation to see if you may be suffering from burnout.

07/09/2019

The most basic skill for success, listening.

When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations -- and that most of us don't converse very well. Celeste Headlee has worked as a radio host for decades, and she knows the ingredients of a great conversation: Honesty, brevity, clarity and a healthy...

07/08/2019

The equal pay agenda just got a boost!

Also: "put them in charge of training the men's team."

06/26/2019

With so many women running for president, I've already started hearing from other women why they shouldn't---when will women stop being each other's biggest detractors?

It’s time we make girl-on-girl cruelty as socially unacceptable as assault

06/24/2019

A work/life balance nightmare turned tv hit!

On this show, a 30-something project manager in the famously overworked nation wants nothing more than to get out of the office and into her favorite bar for happy hour.