Many major companies have chosen to stay quiet on the abortion debate, but Yelp and its CEO Jeremy Stoppelman have chosen a different path. The San Francisco-based online reviews site is among the handful of companies covering travel costs for ...
Read More »FEATURED MOVER | Ashley Valis, Catholic Charities of Baltimore
Catholic Charities of Baltimore named Ashley Valis as the agency’s first chief operating officer. The new role will be responsible for strategic oversight, operational excellence of programs and services, human resources, and leadership of our strategic planning process and initiatives. ...
Read More »High exposure to ‘forever chemicals’ may raise women’s blood pressure
Exposure to man-made chemicals found in common household products and in soil, air, food and water may raise the risk for high blood pressure in middle-aged women, a new study suggests. The study found middle-aged women with higher blood concentrations ...
Read More »She thought she had bronchitis, but the problem was her heart
Terita Grier has struggled with obesity her whole life. She also has diabetes and high blood pressure, two leading risk factors for heart disease. Her dad died of a massive heart attack a month before she got married in her ...
Read More »Closing the gender gap one deal at a time: A glimpse into women in M&A
Companies and their legal and financial advisors are somewhat lagging in the area of gender equity in M&A.
Read More »Md. nonprofit aims to be ‘marketplace’ for entrepreneurial moms
A resident of Bel Air launched a nonprofit aimed at helping single and stay-at-home moms use their parenting skills to start a business.
Tagged with: entrepreneurs single moms Small business stay-at-home moms
Read More »Podcast: Faith Thomas, Baltimore County Office of Law
Faith Thomas of Baltimore County Office of Law speaks about her career in real estate law and how strong women shaped her strong spirit of volunteerism.
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Read More »FEATURED MOVER | Eliza Graham, Conscious Venture Partners
Eliza Graham was named chief of staff for Conscious Venture Partners (CVP), which invests in companies using technology to break down barriers to access and create a more equitable society, including in the health care, food, technology, SaaS, media, mobility, ...
Read More »Reenergized women’s commissions aim to strengthen women’s voices
When Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott put out a call for applications to serve on the city’s women’s commission, it wasn’t clear how much interest there would be. But when the applications rolled in by mid-April, the city’s Chief Equity Officer ...
Read More »Pay for female CEOs rose 26% in 2021, but ranks remain small
Pay packages for the women who run S&P 500 companies jumped in 2021 as the economy recovered and stock prices and profits soared.
Tagged with: equal pay gender women
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