Category: Career

The recent controversy surrounding accountancy multinational Ernst & Young’s leadership training seminar, Power-Purpose-Presence, raised eyebrows because of its blatant perpetuation of damaging gender stereotypes. The content, geared towards the firm’s female employees, seemed to be pulled right out of a Read More

Yes, women can have it all. It’s funny how we are tuned to, even as little kids, show people what we would like them to see – it’s also funny how women tend to stage a picture-perfect family, even when Read More

When one of my students selected bullying among nurses as a research topic, I was genuinely surprised when she came back with countless studies on the topic of workplace bullying. What I believed would be a rare occurrence in such Read More

In all workplaces, there is a bias against hiring certain groups of people. While this mostly occurs subconsciously without the reviewers realizing they are doing it, it hurts the candidates, employees, and even the company. While hiring discrimination can stifle Read More

Mentoring youth is an important and rewarding role. You get to provide invaluable advice and guidance to help your mentee through this crazy thing we call life. However, as anyone who has experienced the nagging of a know-it-all parent can Read More

Recently, a friend who owns a baby store expanded her business online after the huge success of her brick-and-mortar shop. She reminded me of another friend, Laura, whose own baby store didn’t do as well. It was in the 1990s, Read More

A survey of 2,907 young professionals reveals that women aged 30 and under will experience several barriers to their advancement in the first five years of working life. Mary Hamilton, a director at the company which conducted the survey, said Read More

It wasn’t the few gray hairs that popped up or the fine lines hugging my eyes that made me feel a bit old. Nope. That first tinge of old-ladyness came when I realized that I needed a reverse mentor. I’m a Read More

I saw the tears welling up in my co-worker’s eyes and the corners of her mouth slightly turn downward as she described a tough meeting with her supervisor. She scurried quickly from the hallway to a corner of my office, Read More

We are living through a great historical moment for women in the workplace. From “leaning in” to the #MeToo movement, women’s voices are being heard louder and clearer than ever before. We’re working together to create change on a grand Read More