Benchmarking Women's Leadership

The White House Project
  • United States
Share on Facebook Share Twitter

The White House Project's Friends

  • Stefania Lucchetti
  • Tamiko Jordan
  • Anne Hogan Keegan
  • Su Hawk
  • Lois K. Herr
  • Melissa Palank
  • Jennifer Erland
  • Meredith Hellicar
  • Susanne Beck
  • Victoria Vangalis Zepp
  • Tekella Foster
  • Shannon Garrett
  • Cruz Garcia
  • Catherine Gray
  • Genevieve Whitaker

The White House Project's Groups

The White House Project's Discussions

Why do you think that the Sunday shows don't ask women on as guests?

And as Politico reported on Monday, a new study by American University reveals thatthings are changing at a glacial pace:: "Even as women have vaulted to be House speaker and hold a host of other…Continue

Started Jun 15, 2010

From The Glass Hammer Network - ABC World news implies that the success of 16 female CEO equal gender parity

Read Melissa Anderson's full blog post here:…Continue

Started May 21, 2010

What if Women Ran Wall Street?

Recently, New York Magazine ran an article, "What if Women Ran Wall Street." Since its publication, there has been much discussion regarding women's rolls on Wall Street, biological differences, and…Continue

Tags: finance, wallstreet, NYC, business

Started Mar 30, 2010

Compassionate Care for Servicewomen

This week, Senator Al Franken (D-MN) introduced the Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act, co-sponsored by Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME). This legislation would require that emergency contraception,…Continue

Tags: Military, Healthcare

Started Jan 13, 2010

 

The White House Project's Page

Latest Activity

The White House Project posted a blog post

Power, Ambition, Money, Failure: The 21st Century Taboos

The Huffington PostKathryn KolbertNovember 9, 2010With women entering the workforce in numbers equal to or surpassing men, one would think that they are poised to become professional powerhouses. This is not the case. Women hit a plateau when it comes to leadership positions, holding on average just 18% of the leadership positions in nearly all industries, from 16% in film and TV to 18% in law and 21% in non-profits, according to the White House Project's November 2009 report. In some areas,…See More
Nov 10, 2010
0 Comments
The White House Project's blog post was featured

Women in the Oil Patch: Plying a Male-Centered Trade

Houston ChronicleMonica HatcherOctober 27, 2010As a woman in the energy industry, Heather Adam has endured catcalls on jobs at chemical plants, sneers about being the token female engineer and other jabs about her gender. But over the years, she's learned that confidence and competence are powerful antidotes to stereotypes and old-fashioned sexism. Vestiges of an old boys' club still linger in the industry. The Fortune 500 lists only one female CEO of an energy company — Lynn Elsenhans of…See More
Oct 28, 2010
0 Comments
The White House Project posted a blog post

Women in the Oil Patch: Plying a Male-Centered Trade

Houston ChronicleMonica HatcherOctober 27, 2010As a woman in the energy industry, Heather Adam has endured catcalls on jobs at chemical plants, sneers about being the token female engineer and other jabs about her gender. But over the years, she's learned that confidence and competence are powerful antidotes to stereotypes and old-fashioned sexism. Vestiges of an old boys' club still linger in the industry. The Fortune 500 lists only one female CEO of an energy company — Lynn Elsenhans of…See More
Oct 28, 2010
0 Comments
The White House Project posted a blog post

Women Undermining Women at Work: The Dark Side of Women’s Leadership

Forbes BlogEllen GrassoOctober 21, 2010Having just returned from the Women’s Forum Global Meeting in Deauville, France, which had the distinct vibe that real change is in the air, I barely had time to bask in the glow when I came across a somewhat unsettling article by Michelle Villalobos, ”Why Women Play Dirty: How Women are Biologically and Socially Programmed to Undermine Each Other At Work.” So much for my brush with optimism. In this “special report,” the author posits that women are…See More
Oct 22, 2010
0 Comments
The White House Project's blog post was featured

Gender Gap in Nonprofit Salaries Persists, Study Finds

The Chronicle of PhilanthropyBen GoseSeptember 27, 2010Female executives are receiving a smaller percentage of the total compensation paid by charities, even though the proportion of charity leaders who are women continues to rise, a new study has found. The proportion of chief executives who are women edged higher in 2008, to nearly 47 percent, according to an annual survey by GuideStar, an organization in Williamsburg, Va., that collects the informational tax forms that nonprofit groups are…See More
Sep 27, 2010
0 Comments
The White House Project posted a blog post

Gender Gap in Nonprofit Salaries Persists, Study Finds

The Chronicle of PhilanthropyBen GoseSeptember 27, 2010Female executives are receiving a smaller percentage of the total compensation paid by charities, even though the proportion of charity leaders who are women continues to rise, a new study has found. The proportion of chief executives who are women edged higher in 2008, to nearly 47 percent, according to an annual survey by GuideStar, an organization in Williamsburg, Va., that collects the informational tax forms that nonprofit groups are…See More
Sep 27, 2010
0 Comments
The White House Project's blog post was featured

Primaries Push More Women Into General Elections, but Most Fresh Faces Now Belong to Republican Party

The Washington PostAnne E. KornblutSeptember 15, 2010Democrats used to own the field of women running for higher office. Not anymore.Nearly two years after an anticipated gender bounce - with predictions that women in both parties would rush into politics inspired by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sarah Palin - it turns out that the momentum is on the Republican side. If there is a Palin effect, it is not being matched by any Clinton effect at the other end of the ideological spectrum.Primaries…See More
Sep 16, 2010
0 Comments
The White House Project posted a blog post

Primaries Push More Women Into General Elections, but Most Fresh Faces Now Belong to Republican Party

The Washington PostAnne E. KornblutSeptember 15, 2010Democrats used to own the field of women running for higher office. Not anymore.Nearly two years after an anticipated gender bounce - with predictions that women in both parties would rush into politics inspired by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sarah Palin - it turns out that the momentum is on the Republican side. If there is a Palin effect, it is not being matched by any Clinton effect at the other end of the ideological spectrum.Primaries…See More
Sep 16, 2010
0 Comments
The White House Project's blog post was featured

Woman Takes Charge of Major Intelligence Agency for the First Time

CNNBenson and Elise LabottAugust 9, 2010A chunk of the glass ceiling came tumbling down Monday as veteran national security officer Letitia "Tish" Long became the first woman to head a major intelligence agency. Long, who has spent 32 years in government service, including more than two decades in the intelligence community, was sworn in as director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the office responsible for collecting and analyzing overhead imagery and geospatial information.The…See More
Aug 12, 2010
0 Comments
The White House Project posted a blog post

Woman Takes Charge of Major Intelligence Agency for the First Time

CNNBenson and Elise LabottAugust 9, 2010A chunk of the glass ceiling came tumbling down Monday as veteran national security officer Letitia "Tish" Long became the first woman to head a major intelligence agency. Long, who has spent 32 years in government service, including more than two decades in the intelligence community, was sworn in as director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the office responsible for collecting and analyzing overhead imagery and geospatial information.The…See More
Aug 12, 2010
0 Comments
The White House Project's blog post was featured

Lucie Lapovsky on Benchmarking Women's Leadership

The White House Project board member, Dr. Lucie Lapovsky,briefly discusses the findings on the Benchmarking Women's Leadership report and offers recommendations on improving the status of women in the work force. Check out the video here.
Jul 21, 2010
0 Comments
The White House Project posted a blog post

Lucie Lapovsky on Benchmarking Women's Leadership

The White House Project board member, Dr. Lucie Lapovsky,briefly discusses the findings on the Benchmarking Women's Leadership report and offers recommendations on improving the status of women in the work force. Check out the video here.
Jul 21, 2010
0 Comments
The White House Project posted a page

Katherine Jefferts Schori, 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church

Katherine Jefferts Schori holds a Ph.D. in Oceanography and is an instrument-rated pilot in her spare time. She also happens to be the 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. Upon the June 2006 election, Jefferts Schori assumed the title of…
Jul 19, 2010
The White House Project posted blog posts
Jul 14, 2010
The White House Project's blog post was featured

Religion's Invisible Women

The Washington PostKatherine MarshallJuly 12, 2010Dekha Ibrahim Abdi, a courageous woman from the arid north of Kenya, devotes her life to building peace. She compares this work to an egg. "An egg is delicate and fragile. But if given the right conditions, it gives life." Likewise, the potential for peace is fragile, and it needs careful nurturing if that potential is to be fulfilled.Only a tiny number of those who sign peace agreements are women (one count puts the share at 2 percent).…See More
Jul 13, 2010
0 Comments
The White House Project's blog post was featured

Should Women Ever Be Bishops?

The ObserverEmma JohnJuly 4, 2010It's midday in Westminster Abbey and a robed priest is presiding at communion – holding the chalice aloft, bowing before it. It's a small congregation, just five or six tourists, but high-church ritual is still meticulously observed. In this 1,000-year-old building, tradition is the stock-in-trade.In the cloisters behind the Chapter House lives Rev Jane Hedges, Canon Steward at the Abbey, and one of the most senior women in the Church of England. The…See More
Jul 6, 2010
0 Comments

The White House Project's Videos

  • Add Videos
  • View All

The White House Project's Blog

Power, Ambition, Money, Failure: The 21st Century Taboos

The Huffington Post
Kathryn Kolbert
November 9, 2010


With women entering the workforce in numbers equal to or surpassing men, one would think that they are poised to become professional powerhouses. This is not the case. Women hit a plateau when it comes to leadership positions, holding on average just 18% of the leadership positions in nearly all industries, from 16% in… Continue

Posted on November 10, 2010 at 9:30am

Women in the Oil Patch: Plying a Male-Centered Trade

Houston Chronicle
Monica Hatcher
October 27, 2010


As a woman in the energy industry, Heather Adam has endured catcalls on jobs at chemical plants, sneers about being the token female engineer and other jabs about her gender. But over the years, she's learned that confidence and competence are powerful antidotes to stereotypes and old-fashioned sexism.


Vestiges of an old boys' club still linger in the industry. The Fortune 500…
Continue

Posted on October 28, 2010 at 12:01pm

Women Undermining Women at Work: The Dark Side of Women’s Leadership

Forbes Blog
Ellen Grasso
October 21, 2010


Having just returned from the Women’s Forum Global Meeting in Deauville, France, which had the distinct vibe that real change is in the air, I barely had time to bask in the glow when I came across a somewhat unsettling article by Michelle Villalobos, ”Why Women Play Dirty: How Women are Biologically and Socially Programmed to Undermine Each Other At Work.” So much for my brush with optimism.…

Continue

Posted on October 22, 2010 at 10:49am

Gender Gap in Nonprofit Salaries Persists, Study Finds

The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Ben Gose
September 27, 2010


Female executives are receiving a smaller percentage of the total compensation paid by charities, even though the proportion of charity leaders who are women continues to rise, a new study has found.



The proportion of chief executives who are women edged higher in 2008, to nearly 47 percent, according to an annual survey by GuideStar, an organization in Williamsburg, Va., that… Continue

Posted on September 27, 2010 at 1:53pm

Comment Wall

You need to be a member of Benchmarking Women's Leadership to add comments!

Join Benchmarking Women's Leadership

  • No comments yet!
 
 
 

© 2012   Created by The White House Project.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service