By Tai Wilson As women continue to break through barriers and make significant contributions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, they are still facing significant challenges in the workplace. One of the most persistent issues that women in STEM face is gender discrimination, which can take many forms and have a […]
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Why We Need Young Women in STEM Education and Careers
Young ladies who have the ability and interest in science, technology, engineering, and math will never go wrong investing in an education that immerses them in the fundamental skills taught and developed by a degree in one of these disciplines. The more significant issue is not so much that women who wish to move […]
During Women’s History Month, Female Leaders Should Lean Back to Help ALL Women Lean In
It’s been almost a decade since Sheryl Sandberg first told women in business to “lean in” and become leaders in the workplace. And while women are making impressive strides—a record 41 CEOs on the Fortune 500 are female—that’s still only 8.1 percent. Since women account for over half of the labor force in America, […]
How to Network Like a Boss
The people who reach the C-suite, corner office, or whatever represents the top of their field have wide, robust networks they rely on. On television shows in the 1980s and 1990s—and in actual offices at the time—these networks were represented by a fat Rolodex packed with business cards and prominently displayed on a wide oak […]
5 Tools for Women to own their authentic power in the workplace
1.Know your Values The typical workplace in today’s world, whether it is led by women or men, is often guided and directed by use of power-over, the loudest in the room wins, and seering competition that tears apart and down rather than building up. At Pavo Navigation, our women clients regularly find themselves out of […]
Want To Work Remotely Forever? 5 Key Factors To Consider
Working from home is the new normal for millions of Americans, and many companies are planning to make the move permanent even if vaccines bring an end to the pandemic. Whether that’s the case at your company, your bosses are giving you an option, or if you want to make a case to them to […]
Best freelance opportunities in 2021
Usually freelancing is associated with a relaxed atmosphere working from any place on the planet preferably somewhere on the beach with a cocktail in one hand and a laptop in another one. Some people though imagine freelancers as people who cannot find a real job and have to work hard to barely […]
So You’ve Lost Your Job To The Pandemic. Now What?
By Liz Elting It’s official. What women have been whispering to one another over Zoom calls and Facebook chats has become blindingly clear to even the most callous observer: the pandemic has hit women’s employment prospects hard. If you’re like millions of other women, your boss began making noises about cutting costs or had already […]
Want To Work Remotely Forever? 5 Key Factors To Consider
Working from home is the new normal for millions of Americans, and many companies are planning to make the move permanent even if vaccines bring an end to the pandemic. Whether that’s the case at your company, your bosses are giving you an option, or if you want to make a case to them […]
Why SMART Goals Don’t Work – and How to Set Goals Effectively For the New Year
As 2020 draws to a close, we’re faced with the annual dilemma of deciding what next year’s goals will be. Having made it through one of the most turbulent years of our lives, people are starting to plan for the future after many goals were put on hold. You may feel motivated to set SMART […]