The Bias Cut
A series profiling women leaders on career paths and gender bias
Leadership advice: 'Women have to learn how to ask for more money'
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Georgia Garinois-Melenikiotou talks about thinking of childcare as an investment, and turning failures into the first steps to success.
How this entrepreneur uses her peer allies to get around gender bias
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Kerry Twibell on speaking up, getting outside, and not being afraid to ask for help.
This executive coach wants you to have a mission statement for your career
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Leadership coach Jessica Galica explains the importance of fully committing to PTO and why no woman is immune to gender bias.
14 quotes for women’s leadership and growth in 2024
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From self-advocacy to authenticity, 14 women leaders across a range of industries share lessons they’ve learned climbing the career ladder.
This National Women’s Soccer League owner touts career ‘road trips’
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Ami Danoff talks punctuality, working with competing personalities, and the importance of making “pit stops” in a career.
This Capital One manager wants women to embrace self-promotion
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Monica Kothari on how she sets limits to promote her well-being, and how affordable child care would make the workplace more equitable and inclusive for women.
This biopharma executive offers 4 steps for finding your voice
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Coleen Glessner reflects on the pharma industry’s gender bias, what she’s learned about self-validation, and how “professional experimentation” leads to career success.
This former Nutrisystem CEO wants to use AI to democratize talent
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Former Nutrisystem CEO Dawn Zier on straightforward communication, zero-tolerance harassment policies, and rethinking the emphasis on networking.
Why learning to say no is the most important lesson for this founder
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Entrepreneur Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro shares why she doesn’t allow unavoidable biases to bother her, and how she’s prioritizing her employees’ health care.
Northwestern Mutual’s strategy chief: Take on challenges others won't
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Northwestern Mutual’s Aditi Javeri Gokhale on taking risks to get noticed and the importance of transparency around work-life balance.