Advocacy, collaboration, inclusion are priorities for new Executive Alliance president

September 28, 2021 Comments Off on Advocacy, collaboration, inclusion are priorities for new Executive Alliance president (access required)

The Executive Alliance, a Baltimore-area organization dedicated to advancing women in the workplace, has elected its new president, Mary Jean Herron.

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Gender diversity on corporate boards progresses slowly in Md.

March 26, 2018 Comments Off on Gender diversity on corporate boards progresses slowly in Md. (access required)

Maryland’s publicly held companies have made incremental progress in bringing women onto their boards of directors, a new report finds. Executive Alliance’s annual census of the boards of the state’s public companies compared this year’s results to 2008, finding that ...

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Executive Alliance accepting applications for mentoring program

January 23, 2018 Comments Off on Executive Alliance accepting applications for mentoring program (access required)

Executive Alliance, a statewide not-for-profit that promotes women leaders in Maryland, is accepting applications for the organization’s yearlong mentoring program, Effective Impact. The program provides individual guidance and professional skills to help mid-level professional women achieve their career goals. The ...

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First woman of color in space wants more women in STEM

November 1, 2017 Comments Off on First woman of color in space wants more women in STEM (access required)

Women have greater societal roadblocks to joining science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields as they face discouragement and cultural challenges, former NASA astronaut Dr. Mae C. Jemison told the annual Women of Excellence Luncheon Wednesday afternoon. Jemison, a medical ...

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Survey: Women on boards in Md. still lag national average

November 1, 2017 Comments Off on Survey: Women on boards in Md. still lag national average (access required)

The participation of women on boards of directors for Maryland companies grew marginally last year, according to the Executive Alliance’s annual census of boards. Executive Alliance used proxy statements and annual reports filed from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, to ...

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For women on Md. boards, it’s still lonely at the top

June 1, 2017 Comments Off on For women on Md. boards, it’s still lonely at the top

When attendees gather for the first annual Daily Record Women’s Leadership Summit on Tuesday, one of the key topics for discussion will be how to improve Maryland’s below-average rate of including women on company boards. Increasing female board representation won’t ...

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Women on board: Increasing ranks, making voices heard

February 27, 2017 Comments Off on Women on board: Increasing ranks, making voices heard

BottomLine Growth Strategies Inc. founder Carol L. Coughlin was recently mentoring a business person who was thinking about joining a nonprofit board of directors. There are plenty of boards to join, she advised. “But if you really want to make ...

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