CGO News
Survey: Many Women Aspire to For-Profit Board Membership
Simmons School of Management Advises Ways to Increase Gender Equity on Boards
BOSTON (March 31, 2008)--Many women executives who currently serve on non-profit boards of directors actively aspire to serve on for-profit boards—where women currently are dramatically underrepresented—according to a survey released today by the Simmons School of Management (www.simmons.edu/som) in Boston.
But survey authors say that the growing number of organizations who want more women board members need to change their traditional search procedures. And women who aspire to board membership need to develop a concrete plan to be recruited.
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CGO to Help Promote Leadership of Women of Color
The Center for Gender in Organizations at the SOM has received an $8,000 grant from the National Council for Research on Women (NCRW), in support of a leadership diversity initiative. The project, Diversifying the Leadership of Women’s Research Centers, aims to promote the leadership in the centers of women of color from historically underrepresented groups in the U.S.
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SOM Professor returns from teaching workshop in Ethiopia
SOM Professor Deborah Kolb recently returned from Ethiopia, where she led an executive education class titled "Enhancing Leadership: Negotiation Skills for Women" on March 4-6.
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CGO and Faculty Member Deborah Kolb Mentioned in "How does gender affect negotiation?"
The Center for Gender in Organizations and Simmons School of Management faculty member Deborah Kolb are mentioned in the Harvard University Gazatte.
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Innovative Program Launched to Empower Women in Japan to Become Leaders for Social Change
Simmons School of Management and the Fish Family Foundation Lead New Initiative to help empower women in Japan.
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Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands invited to serve as a Technical Advisor for the research project Women in Healthcare Leadership
Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands, and CGO Affiliate, has been invited to serve as a Technical Advisor during 2006-2008 for the research project Women in Healthcare Leadership.
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"Inspiring Transformations", the latest publication featuring the findings of an external impact assessment of the CGIAR Women's Leadership Series
In recognition of their 10-year milestone for delivery of women's leadership courses, G&D commissioned in-depth research to find out whether there are long-term impacts for the women who have participated and, in turn, whether they've been able to affect the culture of their organizations.
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Patricia Deyton interviewed on WUNI-TV (Channel 27) Noticias Nueva Inglaterra
SOM Professor and Center for Gender in Organizations Director Patricia Deyton, was interviewed by Noticias Nueva Inglaterra on WUNI-TV (Channel 27).
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