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“If you keep pushing diversity initiatives, you’re going to get sued.” “This company was so much better before it went woke.” “If you fixate on diversity, more important issues get ignored.” If these sentiments sound familiar, that’s because in the wake of last year’s Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action,…

Many years ago, I started a new job right after I got married, and my manager asked me if my husband was Japanese. I remember laughing because my husband’s name is Rocco (more of an Italian than Japanese name!) When I mentioned this, my manager said, “Well, your last name…

After SCOTUS’ June 2023 ruling on affirmative action in college admissions, we at AWE expressed concern that the impact on the business world would be profound. However, we couldn’t have possibly imagined the range of challenges corporate DEI efforts would face in the months since that decision, or the myriad…

2023 was a banner year for women. Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” was 2023’s highest-grossing film, Beyoncé became the winningest artist in GRAMMYs history, and Claudia Golden was the first solo woman awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. It’s so exciting to see these recent successes since I founded Advancing Women Executives…

How many times have you heard a co-worker or friend say “My boss is a woman, and she’s the absolute worst.” Or “I’ve never had a female boss who has supported me.” Or even “Why are women managers so difficult to work with?” Maybe you’ve even felt or expressed similar…

Networking is a skill, and like any other skill, it can be learned. For an introvert, networking can be particularly uncomfortable. It can feel forced, awkward or even scary at times. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Here are four ways introverts can excel at networking: 1.

Ballots have been cast, polls are closed, and election results are nearing completion. If workplace culture is a microcosm of what is going on in society at large, then a divided nation equals a polarized workforce. The days after an election is a time for reflection and celebration for…

Podcast host Brandon Barton interviews AWE Founder/CEO Meiko Takayama Recently, AWE Founder/CEO Meiko Takayama was on The Pavilion Podcast, part of the “Is This A Good Time?” series hosted by Brandon Barton. Meiko sat down with Brandon to talk about her background in art history and recruiting and why she shifted her focus to advancing…