Women and people of color often have to pay an "inclusion tax" — they spend extra time, money, and mental and emotional energy to gain entry to traditionally white and male institutional spaces. https://t.co/rpdbvFSGRc
“What I learned is that it’s not just the right balance of two or three people, but the balance of the kinds of roles those people play in partnering...” - @alisonrand
Being led by a visionary, The Dreamer pushes the boundaries towards ideas outside of your purview. Signing on as a Realist often means you need to believe in that vision in order to find a way to make it a reality.
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“Eventually, you will fail in front of somebody. It might hurt a little. It might hurt a lot. When the raw emotions fade, though, you’ll look around and realize something: You are still alive.” @rabiahdamji
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“When Brittney Ball was pregnant and homeless in Washington DC, she never imagined she would be a successful software engineer, public speaker, and mentor just six short years later. ” @Brii_toe_knee
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These researchers took a hard look at the most common ways companies attempt to fix pay gaps. Here’s what they found about the companies that did It well. https://t.co/Bv6pNKniDM
This approach can organically foster a sense of belonging, connection, and community. Additionally, putting in place a support system that sets a clear path for growth and development can increase discipline in practice.
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“Information is only useful when it can be understood.”—Muriel Cooper (1925-1994) / this is a common theme that @automattic senior creative leaders @alisonrand@alexislloyd@michellebee keep reminding me.
“There is a real perception that you have to have a geeky computer science brain to get into tech. But there are so many women succeeding in this industry who did humanities degrees.” - Laura Stenbing, Co-CEO at accelerateHER https://t.co/cqlvKZjiUe #womenintech
We asked 279 women entrepreneurs to tell us about politics, raising money, hiring, sexism, and more. See the results of the first-ever State of Women and Entrepreneurship survey, created with @FastCompany#FemaleFounders https://t.co/R3F66JaJLg
"When I was hired, the glass ceiling was somewhere between the basement and the sub-basement." - Dr. Erna Hoover, Mathematician https://t.co/u5BjpZm5sB #womenintech#womenatwork#womenleaders