Jennifer Pellet
Editor, NAFE Magazine
National Association for Female Executives
New York, New York
Catalyst--the research team whose statistics are cited multiple times in the article--released a new report on January 26, 2004: "New Catalyst Study Reveals Financial Performance Is Higher for Companies With More Women at the Top." The report confirms that when companies support the success of their female employees, they improve their bottom lines. Instead of finding more ways to blame women for not reaching equality in corporate America, we should be asking corporate America, "What are you doing to retain top women in your company?"
Michael Sigmond
AVP/quantitative finance analyst
Bank of America
Atlanta, Georgia
For four years, I worked for Ogilvy & Mather led by CEO Shelly Lazarus. I currently work for a women-owned advertising agency, whose visionary leaders make me think things will be different someday and that women will be able to have it all. If more young women made mentors and role models out of experienced senior female talent instead of choosing a path of resignation, the future pool of high-ranking women executives would grow by leaps and bounds.
Natalie Papailiou
Knockout
Asbury Park, New Jersey
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August 1, 2008 at 10:55pm by Lorna Johnson
I used to buy in to this explanation, and I do think there is a lot to it. However I think this is taking the easy way, not the hard way. If we as women with incredible leadership potential are faced with the daunting task of having to squeeze 10 and 20 more hours out of our family life to devote to our work in order to truly lead at the level required by our workplace, then isn't it up to us to step up with our life partner and use our ability to negotiate, empathise and truly lead in that space as well to bring our partner and the whole family on board with our goal and mission for ourselves as a businesswoman, the benefits that accrue to the family, and enlist everyone's help, boundless creativity and natural desire to be part of something greater than they, to find a way to stay in our leadership role at work and not only NOT sacrifice our family life, but have it be even better than before?