Women’s Leadership Q3 Round-Up
We’ve all been there — exhausted from a day that went entirely too long and went wrong in every way it possibly could have. However, we leave the office knowing that we’re not quite finished, with the rest of the week and many more hours of work still ahead of us. A recharge is definitely in order. Be it Sheryl Sandburg’s Lean In or watching Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche’s “We Should All Be Feminists”, our group has grown to re-energize ourselves by bingeing on content written by women we admire. However, this becomes a daunting task when you search “women’s empowerment” on your favorite blog site and 2,338 results come up. Our Women in Sales and Technology group has decided to make a quarterly round up of inspiring, gritty, kick-ass posts by real women who are getting sh*t done. Here are our first few picks:
How I Asked For a Raise, by Fran Houser
We can think of few things more nauseating than salary negotiations, so this article is bookmarked for Q4's next round of compensation conversations. Check out R29 Money Diaries for more stories that make you feel like you’re stepping into someone else’s shoes and wallet.
Progress for Women Isn’t Just Slow — It’s Stalled, by Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg released an article this month on The Wall Street Journal addressing what companies need to do to close to the gender gap in the workplace. About halfway through the article, you can interact with their sliding scale diagram to test your knowledge about the percentage of women represented at each level of the workforce.
11 Inspiring Women Who Found Success Later in Life, by Elizabeth Enochs
In the middle of a quarter life crisis? Worried you haven’t accomplished nearly as much as you thought you would by age 25? 21? 30? 40? Elizabeth Enochs collectively exhales for all overachievers who are looking to be inspired by those who became superstars later in life.
Know What You Don’t Know: Achieving Success Through Self-Awareness, by Jennifer Etherton
As a group of ladies who come from an outsourced sales/sales coaching company, any author who can relate to the intricacies of having a good phone voice and making 200 cold calls a day, really speaks to us. Jennifer Etherton explores one of the most crucial components to being a great sales professional: self-awareness.
Why Women Leave: Safety in the Workplace and the Message of Mammaries, by Natalie Portman
“And here are the all-male nominees” {Natalie Portman circa the 2018 Golden Globes}. If you also haven’t seen Natalie Portman’s killer acceptance speech at Variety’s Power of Women event, she chronicles her message in her most recent Medium article, linked above.
And that’s our Q3 Round up! We look forward to highlighting more from our favorite lady writers in 2019. Until the new year!
