You will soon find that no corporate board will hire a CEO or elect a new board member who doesn't have experience in environmental sustainability and social issues. Why would I say this? And where would a corporate person gain ...READ»
When we last covered PATH, the nonprofit had licensed its rice fortification technology to producers in Brazil, Columbia, and India. Now PATH is bringing Ultra Rice--a rice-shaped extruded rice grain filled with vitamins and minerals--to Burundi.READ»
Your colleague Jim calls you "honey" or makes cracks about women drivers. Comments like these are not necessarily meant to cause insult, but they are harmful nonetheless, because they perpetuate stereotypic views of women. If you found yourself in a situation like this, what would you do?READ»
Widespread phone-based wiretapping has become the norm in the U.S., sneaked by legislators by information-hungry agencies using national security as a shield against civil liberty infringements. Now there's news federal types want to expand powers to the Net too.READ»
Challenging common perceptions that men are more scientifically literate, a study by a Michigan State University researcher suggests that women tend to believe the scientific consensus on global warming more than men. The findings also reinforce past research that suggests women lack confidence in their science comprehension.READ»
After surviving the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Marie and her children have been living with relatives far from home. Under a pilot program, developed by the Rural Development Institute (RDI) and its partners, along with Rwanda's ...READ»
Until it removed its "Adult Services" section two weeks ago, Craigslist might have expected to be on the defensive at tomorrow’s Capitol Hill hearing on sex trafficking. So what can it expect now?READ»
Once women rule the "C-suite," corporate social responsibility (CSR) will become the norm for U.S. business. Why? Call me sexist, but I think that helping others is a function of nurturing and comes more naturally to women than it does to men.READ»
The Australian state recognizes same sex marriages made outside the country, which sounds too formulaic to not be an immigration incentive to boost population and woo a free-spending demographic.READ»
No wonder women were gathered at the shipping counter of New York's Hilton Hotel last week; every attendee had the chance to leave BlogHer with multiple shopping bags of swag offered by desperate brands vying to get her attention. ...READ»
I have a strong belief that defeating Proposition 8 is good
for business and heterosexual marriage. I'm not just saying this because I'm a diversity consultant, but I make my claim as a small business owner.READ»
Larry Forster is featured as an expert on collaboration in my
latest book, Getting Change Right. Below is an interview he conducted with me about Boomer retirement. Larry just completed a 27-year career with Shell where he was a ...READ»
The other day, as I read Sharon Meers' (author of Getting to 50/50) clear and compelling article in The Washington Post, "How Joe Biden Can Help Working Parents," I had two conflicting reactions: First was, "Go Sharon!" because she ...READ»
