The Top 10 States for Women Entrepreneurs
Unless you’re living under a rock, ever since the Harvey Weinstein scandal, daily news reports are detailing a never-ending litany of sexual harassment cases toward women in the workplace. The daily barrage of #MeToo posts describing women’s inappropriate treatment in the workplace, is, sadly, the new normal. With that in mind, now may be the time […]
Why Everyone Needs Forums In Their Workplace
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ border_radii=”on|2px|2px|2px|2px” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#E02B20″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_video src=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3l1IutC0iA&t=10s” image_src=”https://real-leaders.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/F@WThumbnail.png” _builder_version=”3.19.14″ max_width=”60%” module_alignment=”center”][/et_pb_video][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ border_radii=”on|2px|2px|2px|2px” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#E02B20″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ column_structure=”1_2,1_2″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” _builder_version=”3.19.14″] By 2020 an estimated 50% of the US workforce will work remotely. While millennials are increasingly yearning work-life balance, managers are witnessing first-hand […]
Female Iranian Motorcross Rider Challenges The Norm
Behnaz Shafiei is a 29-year-old Iranian motocross trailblazer who has been challenging gender norms since refusing to submit to an arranged marriage at age 16. She uses her sport to advance women’s rights – including the right for a woman to ride a motorbike on public streets in Iran, where it’s currently banned. Her vision […]
UK Intelligence Agency’s New Mission – Train Girls in Cyber Skills
Britain’s national intelligence agency has unveiled plans to train about 600 teenage girls in cyber-skills this year in a bid to get more women into the male-dominated field. The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) said it would chose girls aged 12 and 13 to take part in four-day courses in coding, cryptography, logic, and protecting networks following a […]
Gillette’s Brave Message Lacks Action. Here’s How They Can do More
The “shiny red object” in marketing these days is “adver-activism.” This development is inspiring creatives around the world to consider social issues central to their campaigns. While exciting that advertising agencies are convincing clients to jump into the often-roiling waters of hotly-debated social issues, the new Gillette ad (or “short film,” according to the brand) […]
Meghan Markle to Help Vulnerable British Women
A British charity transforming the lives of some of the country’s most vulnerable women has said that Meghan Markle would help them “reach for the stars” as it announced she had become a patron. Smart Works, which provides high quality interview clothes and interview training to long-term unemployed women, described Markle as a “natural coach”. […]
They Killed my Mother, This is How I fought Back
The life of a child in a refugee camp is hard. There are shortages everywhere, But the worst is growing up without a future. A Congolese child refugee learned that if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more. Seven-year-old Baruani Ndume was almost another silent statistic of the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic […]
10 Findings on The Biggest Transport Challenges Facing Women
Safety is the biggest concern for women using public and private transport in five of the world’s biggest commuter cities, according to a global poll as improving city access for women becomes a major focus globally. Here are 10 results of the poll of 1,000 women that was conducted in London, New York, Cairo, Mexico City and Tokyo between Aug 13-24 by the Thomson Reuters […]
Preventing Sexual Misconduct: A Leaders Guide
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.4″] Since the New Yorker exposed the longstanding sexual predation by Harvey Weinstein in October 2017, headlines of other sexual harassment cases proliferated and public response has been emotionally charged, with demands for far-reaching reforms. As leaders of their own organization and advisors to their clients, The River Group, a CEO advisory […]
13-Year-Old Develops Cancer Treatment
Discovery Education and 3M have named 13-year-old Rishab Jain (above) the winner of the 2018 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for creating an algorithm to make pancreatic cancer treatment more effective. Jain’s algorithm uses artificial intelligence to accurately locate and track the pancreas in real-time during MRI radiotherapy. If you like this, subscribe here for more […]
