Millennials are carving out their own path in the fight for gender equality. By Kendra Elaine Every generation fought for equality in its own way, and millennials are no different. Shenetha, a baby boomer, watched her mother work for the St. Louis City water division for over...

Recognizing that business can be a game changer, Riya Sinha sought to give women a creative voice While most of us shake our heads at the world’s problems, social entrepreneurs build businesses to solve them. Riya Sinha, 17, of Palo Alto, California, not only discovered the...

A social media policy can protect your brand Nearly 70 percent of Americans use social media. However, this freewheeling form of communication has personal and professional risks. Not only might an impulsive tweet or careless Facebook post reflect poorly on the employee, but it can hurt the...

The regions that rank highest may not be what you think. STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) careers are among the most promising in terms of growth and pay. Yet women continue to be underrepresented in technology fields, with only 25 percent holding computing jobs. Among the...

[caption id="attachment_7730" align="alignleft" width="225"] Luggage Suitcase isolated on white[/caption] Pack like a pro for your next business trip For many professional women, stress is a part of the job. But business travel can make it decidedly worse: more than one-third of business travelers say traveling for work makes...

[caption id="attachment_7726" align="alignleft" width="225"] two young Indian women gossiping on white background[/caption] Dear DW, Every time I’m making great progress on a work project, one of my coworkers will stop by my desk to chat about the most trivial things. While I like my coworkers, how can...