The best thing you can do for your career as a woman is to swim with one nostril out of the water. You don’t want to drown, but you don’t want to swim too easily either. That’s the advice one of Nicol…
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How to better serve women clients? Get them in front of women lawyers
More women than men have been graduating with law degrees for decades, but the numbers don’t add up when it comes to the number of female partners and leaders in large law firms. At the same time, wom…
More women entrepreneurs is great but we can’t neglect wealth in the process
Every International Womens’ Day there is a discussion around gender parity. As there should be. Generally, this conversation has centred around females in the workforce and the boardroom. But I believ…
From novelty to norm: The day women in tech can stop talking about being female
Do we really still need women in tech panels? Nicola Hazell, who is working with ten female founders in a major acceleration program, explains why we do. “I’m sick of talking about the fa…
We need to ask female business owners better questions
Recently I was asked a question I was incredibly surprised by. I was attending a workshop with some other highly successful male business owners I’m in a forum with and one of their employees asked me…
Atlassian’s diversity head on how start-ups can transform diversity
“Diversity is a critical success driver for every business—not just tech and startups,” says Aubrey Blanche, head of diversity and inclusion at multibillion-dollar tech giant Atlassian. The company, w…
The bootcamp for female entrepreneurs
What happens when you put a bunch of female entrepreneurs through an intense learning program to fast-track their business success? Can you use their stories to demonstrate what it really takes to bui…
The women taking a stand against boring corporate fashion
A woman working in a corporate job will spend almost half of her waking life in ‘workwear’ – and possibly more. So why is the good majority of affordable workwear so boring? Especially compared to wha…
From millionaire to broke and back: A businesswoman’s advice
Beth Mathison has an incredible story of success, business failure, money tips and all the personal lessons in between. Recently, she shared it with our friends at Financy, and we’ve published i…
Janine Allis on how to be the boss
Getting ready to climb the corporate ladder? Then pay attention. There are things you should do, and things you absolutely shouldn’t. Below, leading investor and entrepreneur Janine Allis shares a few…
