Moving Into Autumn in Wisconsin
On behalf of
our entire Milwaukee Women inc Steering Committee, we are pleased to provide a
new informational update to you and your associates.
As you may know, Milwaukee Women inc (MWi) is a collaborative effort of executive and
professional women working to change the face and quality of leadership through
the advancement of women. For the past six years, MWi has researched and shared
timely and insightful materials regarding the state of the
state in Wisconsin,
with a focus on the status of women on public corporate boards and in executive leadership roles.
In order to keep you informed and provide more timely updates, we will present
a bimonthly electronic newsletter that shares timely information on local and national coverage of this important discussion. We will also provide
links to both research and media articles on the issue.
If you would like to share this information with your associates, management
and staff or via associations to which you belong -- please
do so. You may also refer interested parties to www.milwaukeewomeninc.org or simply
cut and paste our material and articles within your ownnewsletters.
To sign up now, go to www.milwaukeewomeninc.org
and click on the box that reads "Stay Informed". Thank you in
advance for your genuine interest
Marsha Block
Chair
Milwaukee Women inc
Articles of Interest...
A Business Case for Women
Companies that hire and retain more women gain a
competitive edge by drawing from a broader pool of talent in an era of talent shortages. Research shows a correlation between high numbers of female senior executives and stronger financial performance. Read more...
First Time Directors Rev Up
Just a decade or so ago, Janu Sivanesan wouldn't have triggered the
radar in most director searches. With CEOs routinely stocking their
boardrooms with peers and compliant insiders, thirty-something
outsiders like Sivanesan, a corporate lawyer who emigrated to the U.S.
from her native India at the age of 8, weren't snagging many
invitations to the ball. Read more... |
