The conversation at coffee this morning centered on exclusion and inclusion. One member of the group was peeved at being excluded on the planning of a major project– one in which her agency would play a critical role in making it a success. We talked about how gender likely played a role -but decided against [...]
Jessica Rettig makes the point that women candidates, by simply being women may gain advantages this election cycle. In this year of beltway discontent, women candidates and incumbents of both parties are viewed more as outsiders than their male counterparts. Read the article here.
In this blog post by Joan Indiana Rigdon of Forbes, the issue arises about the small number of women who reach the top of the political ladder and their duty to help other women. Pointing out that Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina of California both worked their way up the ladder of corporate America, she [...]
