Insights

National Caregivers Day came—and went—with minimal pomp and circumstance. Absent were the perfectly curated posts and pageantry that dominate social media feeds on other honorific days. Perhaps, the day’s lack of visibility is indicative of the invisible labor performed by 53 million caregivers across the U.S. A shift in gender roles, intergenerational dynamics,…

President Biden signed a $1 Trillion infrastructure bill into law. As reported by CNBC, The package will put $550 billion in new funds into transportation, broadband and utilities to overhaul physical infrastructure, improvements that advocates have…

  Recently, Meiko sat down with Valerie Moizel on the She Dynasty podcast to talk about her entrepreneurship and offer advice on the tools we all need to advance our careers.

We had the honor of interviewing our AWE Leader Tricia Justice, VP, Human Resources at Brightview Landscapes Development. In addition to her role at BrightView Landscapes Development, Tricia is the Chairman of the Board of the Make-A-Wish Foundation – Greater Los Angeles, a non-profit organization whose mission is…

The Colorado Chapter of SAP’s Business Women’s Network (BWN) recently hosted an interview with AWE. The chapter’s executive sponsor, and AWE Leader Allison Gapter, VP, Global Strategic Ecosystem Marketing at SAP, sat down with Meiko, AWE’s Founder and CEO, to discuss inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace.  Watch the…

Periodically you’ll hear my voice as I interview our AWE Leaders and Accelerators and share with your their stories. I recently had an excellent AWEportunity (we can’t help ourselves!) to meet Arthi Chandran, Vice President and Head of WW Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Becton Dickinson (BD).  Arthi sits on…

Judy Jackson, Global Head of Culture at WPP and Advancing Women Executives Leader. New York AWE Leader, Judy Jackson, was recently promoted to the Global Head of Culture for WPP. Formerly, she was the Global Chief Talent Officer at Wunderman. Judy is a thought leader in human…

We asked executives in our Leader Program for a piece of advice they wish they had received at the start of their career and we’re thrilled to be passing on the knowledge in this bi-weekly series, I Wish I’d Known. Chicago AWE Leader, Ann Carter, Vice President, Purchasing…

We asked executives in our Leader Program for a piece of advice they wish they had received at the start of their career and we’re thrilled to be passing on the knowledge in this bi-weekly series, I Wish I’d Known. Chicago AWE Leader Kathleen Cantillon, Vice President, Strategic…

Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash Being good at your job means more than mastering a set of skills. It’s not just about what you do, but  how you do it. Getting things done by blunt force may work in the short term, but in the…

We asked executives in our Leader Program for a piece of advice they wish they had received at the start of their career and we’re thrilled to be passing on the knowledge in this bi-weekly series, I Wish I’d Known. Chicago AWE Leader, Kristen Weirick, Vice President, Global…

After 17 years as the primary caregiver in our home, my husband went ‘back to work’ this summer. When he accepted the offer, we sat down and, among the many conversations, had to discuss the logistics of after-school pick-up for our kids. We’re lucky, though. If necessary, our…