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Pickleball Offers Greater Gender Equity Than Most Sports
Susan M. Shaw /
Forbes
From the beginning and unlike major tennis tours, the Professional Pickleball Association Tour has offered equal purses for women and men, and mixed doubles has been a key feature of tournaments.
America’s Richest Self-Made Women
Kerry A. Dolan and Louisa Kroll /
Forbes
Books. Biometrics. Beauty products. These 100 entrepreneurs, executives and entertainers made their fortunes in every conceivable way. Bolstered in part by a rebound in the stock market, they are cumulatively worth a record $124 billion, up nearly 12% from a year ago.
Five Ways Men In Leadership Can Support Women Now
Brandy Simula /
Forbes
Research shows that men want to be strong supporters of women colleagues but often don’t know what concrete actions they should take. Here are some concrete ways for men in leadership to take meaningful steps to drive gender equality and support women leaders in their organizations.
Hulu Commemorates Coretta Scott King And Aims To Reduce Gender Gap In Monuments
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Forbes
Inspired by the glaring gender gap in U.S. monuments, the streaming service commissioned three works to celebrate the lives of notable women. In addition to King, structures commemorating Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be unveiled in the coming months.
Twitter Backed A Bunch Of Underrepresented VCs. Under Elon Musk, It’s Trying To Dump Them.
Alex Konrad /
Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2023/04/24/twitter-backed-a-bunch-of-underrepresented-vcs-under-elon-musk-its-trying-to-dump-them/?sh=4a1263416954&tpcc=nlbroadsheet
5 Shows To Better Your Understanding Of Black Women In Your Workplace
Janice Gassam Asare /
Forbes
This article focuses on five shows that can help expand your knowledge and awareness about Black women. Having a better understanding of these unique experiences and cultural nuances will help you to better support and advocate for the Black women and femmes in your workplace.
Ignored And Underrepresented: The Impact Of Excluding Women In Healthcare Research
Tlalit Bussi Tel Tzure /
Forbes
As we advance in the 21st century, why is healthcare research for women still lagging behind men?
“What are you doing for the men?” White male workers silently feel excluded, female tech leader warns – here’s how to fix that
Orianna Rosa Royale /
Forbes
The justified push for gender parity in the workplace may actually be contributing to resentful feelings among male staff. On solution is creating an environment where everyone knows they have “a fair chance to pursue their career ambitions”.
More Black, Neurodivergent Women In Tech
Nancy Doyle /
Forbes
Kathryn Smith, co-founder of the : Inpathy app, explains "The conversation around autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions has been dominated by white, male voices, but neurodiversity does not belong to a race, class, gender or culture."
Is ChatGPT Sexist?
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic /
Forbes
Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is the Chief Innovation Officer at ManpowerGroup, a professor of business psychology at University College London and Columbia University, asked ChatGPT a series of questions related to gender in order to determine if the AI system was reflecting the biases of the data sets that it draws from.
Gender Equity For Better Business
Damian Scalerandi /
Forbes
Despite research that establishes obvious benefits for gender equity in business, far fewer women are represented in most sectors, including the ones like tech—my industry—that depend on innovation and diversity of thought and background.