By Kelly Watson and Jodi Detjen Myths are stories we believe are true but are in fact not. In our research, and work with companies and women, we’ve consistently found that women are being held back because of myths. These assumptions keep women from advancing in their careers and in the leadership pipeline. We want […]
By Kelly Watson When I was a teenager, I wanted a job in a factory. Girls my age babysat, but the guys I knew made way more money loading crates and stacking boxes. When I inquired about such a job, I was told I could not be hired. Why? Because there were no female restrooms […]
An original version of this blog was published on the Skillsoft Learning Blog. In 2016, Facebook reported that the numbers of women and minorities employed in its U.S. work force remained largely unchanged from the previous year. The company cited the “pipeline” as the problem: there were not enough women and minorities entering […]