In the past month, I’ve seen more articles on women in leadership, women on boards, and gender equity than I have seen in a long time. It’s probably reasonable to assume the increased focus has to do with it 
being Women’s History Month. As I said in my post on International Women’s Day, let’s not just focus on these issues for one day or one month but all year long.
Here’s a sampling to check out if you are committed to ensuring women have a seat at every table:
A seat at the head of the table by Emily Bazelon in The New York Times Magazine. It’s an insightful interview with two experts on leadership – Katherine W. Phillips, a professor of organizational management at Columbia University, and Shelley Correll, a sociologist at Stanford.
Wanted: 3,732 Women to Govern Corporate America by Jeff Green, Hannah Recht and Mathieu Benhamou in Bloomberg Businessweek. That headline should get the attention of any woman interested in serving on boards.
Women in venture: The case for increasing representation in digital health investing by Laura Lovett in MobiHealthNews
From the practical experience of women leaders comes insight, advice and inspiration for others:
A rising tide lifts all gender-balanced boats bound for HIT board rooms by Jenn Dennard at HealthITChicks
Achieving a better gender balance across all levels of an organisation by Wendy Clark in HealthITNews
Four McKinsey leaders share their advice for early-career women – McKinsey Blog from McKinsey & Company. I particularly liked these spot-on words of advice:
Form a personal board of directors
Place joy and passion at the center of whatever you do
Be bolder, and don’t be afraid to ask for what you need
Be authentic
Take risks fearlessly
What men can learn from women leaders by Gene Hammett in Inc. He outlines three areas: how to communicate better, how to take more initiative, and how to improve at multitasking.
And to appreciate all those who have come before us:
Untold women’s history: Know their stories from evoke, a community of optimists hosted by Melinda Gates is a list of books and podcasts worth checking out.
For an in-depth analysis and to appreciate how far we have to go yet, the McKinsey report Women in the Workplace 2018 is worth taking time to review. Warning – it starts off with a sobering statement, “Progress on gender diversity at work has stalled.”
More than ever, I’m passionate about developing women leaders. Our C-change service from StarBridge Advisors is the latest example of that commitment. We want to help women in health IT be the most effective leaders they can be.
Did I miss any good articles you’ve read recently? Please share your favorites.
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