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Rosina Racioppi President & CEO, WOMEN Unlimited, Inc. This is the last in our series of blogs focusing on our cornerstone programs, IMpower and LEAD, from the perspective of their program managers. Carey Albertine, LEAD Program Manager, answers some frequently asked questions.   Carey Albertine NJ Program Manager, LEAD (Learn Engage Achieve Deliver)   What…

Extensive research has proven that corporations not only grow, but thrive, when women are represented in the C-suite. A significant study published last year by Grant Thornton confirmed that businesses in the United States, the United Kingdom and India are forgoing $655 billion in profits simply by inadequately addressing gender parity in the workplace. The…

Rosina Racioppi President & CEO, WOMEN Unlimited, Inc. This is the second in our series of blogs focusing on the impact of our programs on high potential women and their organizations. Program Manager, Claudia Montgomery, shares her insights on how IMpower works and its transformational effects on early career women and their managers.    Claudia Montgomery…

Recently, there’s been a lot of discussion about how women are frequently interrupted, ignored or talked over by men. Two specific incidents brought this ingrained aspect of male/female interactions into the spotlight: Senator Kamala Harris being interrupted twice during major Committee hearings and a snide comment by a fellow Uber board member aimed at Arianna…

Over the next few months, I will be sharing the insights of three of our WOMEN Unlimited Program Managers. They are on the front lines in helping high potential women become strategic, top-level leaders and in working with their managers to help ensure sustainable results. Our Program Managers will highlight the challenges and opportunities our…

It’s the goal of WOMEN Unlimited to ensure that leadership development begins, doesn’t end, with our programs. To fulfill that goal, we have a vibrant and active alumnae network for our program graduates called The WUN. This blog features an interview with the Program Manager of our alumnae initiatives, Susan Kendrick Describe briefly the mission…

I recently had the pleasure of attending and speaking at HCI’s 2017 Inclusive Diversity Conference, which was attended by over 300 professionals committed to advancing gender parity. This was HCI’s first conference on the topic of diversity and inclusion and was the direct result of requests from their members. It’s very much in synch with…

March is Women’s History Month. For all of us involved in advancing gender parity across corporations, this year’s theme, “Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business” is especially meaningful. In line with the theme, “The National Women’s History Project” is honoring 13 women, past and present who have “defied the social mores of their times…

As followers of my blogs know, from time to time, I comment on articles that impact gender parity and discuss how the points covered can help advance female talent. A recent article in the Harvard Business Review, Companies Are Bad at Identifying High-Potential Employees by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman caught my eye. The authors point out…

It’s been just about a year and a half since we launched IMpower: Grow the Talent that Will Grow Your Company, our program for developing emerging female talent. With 18 months of Corporate Partner and IMpower graduate feedback, we have solid evidence that IMpower is a resounding success, amplifying the impact of female talent across a broad spectrum…