Archive for 2014

Several encouraging news items about women’s progress have been making the rounds lately, but for me, the headlines aren’t enough. I decided to take a deeper look at some of these events and

I have been thinking a lot lately about what’s called “second generation gender bias.” This term refers to all the unconscious ways in which people think themselves superior to the

Robin Terrell, co-founder of GenderAllies

There’s nothing I love better than spreading the word about the success of friends and colleagues who are doing great work. The person

Sometimes when you go looking for information, you find more than you bargained for. I experienced this recently when I read about a study by a University of Chicago sociologist

The Institute for Women’s Leadership made its debut in The Washington Post yesterday! Information about our mission and our offerings appeared in a beautiful insert called Empowering Women. This magazine-style

I found several fascinating things on the web last week in which women CEOs were recognized for their extraordinary achievements and – just as helpful from a gender-partnership perspective –

Dear Dad,

You always told me I could do anything I set my mind to.  I believed you, and I have always wanted to make you proud. But now I really

Nearly 30 years ago, a top magazine editor named Gay Bryant wrote, “Women have reached a certain point — I call it the glass ceiling. They’re in the top of