-
8 months ago(via leeleecocororo)
-
"
We have never explicitly paid attention to the gender issue at Edelman. We have countless smart, talented and driven women here, many who have been very successful, such as Pam Talbot, who ran our US company for 15 years, while raising two outstanding children and contributing to the Chicago community. But now the playing field is becoming more complicated, with executives often needing to move across geographies, large clients and practices, with dual career couples or single headed households, often working long hours, and juggling responsibilities outside of work, such as caring for children, aging parents, etc.
Despite some stellar examples of women who have risen through the ranks, we have an issue at Edelman like much of the corporate world, which can best be understood in quantitative terms. Women account for approximately two thirds of our total work force, but only 34% of our Strategy Committee and 28% of our Operating Committee. One of our four regional presidents is a woman. Of our sixteen Global Client Relationship Managers, five are women or 31%. Of our five large practice chairs, two are held by women.
Our goal is simple—50% of those on Strategy Committee, Operating Committee, GCRM and practice leadership will be women by 2016. They will have earned the positions; there will not be a quota.
"8 months agoExcellent to see a big company addressing the issue so clearly, publicly and straightforwardly.
The evidence is clear that more women on boards leads to better decision-making, and research by British law firm Eversheds (March 2011) found that better performing companies tended to have a higher percentage of female directors.
So let’s have more of this!
(via hautepop)(Source: edelman.com, via hautepop)
-
"As social actors we expect authenticity in others, and in ourselves. In a time of constant documentation, our online personas become our reflections, and they must not only be ideal, but also truthful. As such, we do not document falsehoods, but preemptively create documentable situations in an effort to present a self that is simultaneously ideal and authentic."
8 months ago
From “Theory Meets Methods: Data & The Authentic Cyborg Self”
(via modernandmaterialthings)
(via culturalbytes)
-
8 months agoThe Sun left brush strokes behind.
-
When confronted with a new idea, do you exaggerate how good things are now in order to reduce your fear of change?
8 months ago
A great list of the warning signs of defending the status quo. Every item on the list is worth thinking about for a minute.
-
8 months agoToday’s harvest looks fake.
-
9 months agoStuff to eat!
-
9 months agoCurly Cucumber
-
9 months agoMy vegetable garden is romantic in a quirky sorta way.
-
11 months agoHome
