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Amway's Matthews Named Top Executive by Black Enterprise
When Candace Matthews, MBA '85, was approached in 2007 to become chief marketing officer of Amway, she thought, "Are they even still around?" Since then she has put them back on the map. In 2008 her efforts helped boost revenues of the global multilevel marketing company 15 percent, to $8.2 billion, and in 2009 she was named "corporate executive of the year" by Black Enterprise. Black Enterprise, September 1, 2009 Candace Matthews, MBA '85 DetailsCandace Matthews, MBA '85
The World's 100 Most Powerful Women
Women are making waves in business, politics and nonprofits around the world. Their influence is growing. Forbes, August 18, 2009 Details
No Doubts: Women Are Better Managers
In an interview Carol Smith, senior vice president and chief brand officer for the Elle Group, the media company shares her strategy for managing people. Family Friendly' White House Is Less So for Aides. New York Times, July 25, 2009 Details
Power Struggle: Will the recession short-circuit women's advancement
to the top spot in finance?
At Doreen Toben's Verizon Communications retirement party she recalls her career in finance, and her efforts to help women in finance, with pride. "Women are in an entirely different spot now. From where we were 20 years ago, we've made great progress. But in the last five years or so, it's been very stagnant." CFO.com, July 15, 2009 Details
Ursula Burns: An Historic Succession at Xerox
Ursula M. Burns isn't one to savor victory - even if it's being the first African American woman to lead a major U.S. corporation and the first female CEO to take the reins from another woman. BusinessWeek, May 28, 2009 Details
50 Women to Watch
Although we saw two high-profile women exit Wall Street this past year - Citigroup's Sallie Krawcheck and Morgan Stanley's Zoe Cruz - out of the ashes of the economic meltdown, some new stars have emerged. From the banking industry to the computer industry to the chemical industry, these are the women to watch. Wall Street Journal, November 10, 2008 Details
Women are Still Scarce in Top-Level Business Positions
Their numbers have grown in business schools and throughout the corporate world. But women still have a long way to go before they become a significant presence in top-level business jobs, according to Deborah Zoullas, MBA '78. Details
Cracks In a Particularly Thick Glass Ceiling
South Koreans are a bit conflicted about career women. Gender wasn't much of an issue in the selection of a female astronaut to fly this month on the country's first space mission. But when women are seeking workaday corporate jobs, some South Korean men still resist change. Outer space is one thing, but a woman in the next cubicle is something else. Business Week, April 21, 2008
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"The Conundrum of the Glass Ceiling -
Women in Business"
Why are women so persistently absent from top corporate jobs? It is 20 years since the term "glass ceiling" was coined by the Wall Street Journal to describe the apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate hierarchy; and it is ten years since the American government's specially appointed Glass Ceiling Commission published its recommendations. The Economist, July 23, 2005
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eBay's 193 Million Users Like to Speak Up,
Says Whitman
The company's dramatic growth was one theme of Whitman's talk at the GSB. She also described two major acquisitions for eBay: PayPal and Skype.
eBay's 193 Million Users Details
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Keeping Talent on the Road to Success
Sylvia Ann Hewlett shares her research and insights into how important it is to keep female executives in the work force and provide opportunities for them to better balance their work and family responsibilities.
(Co-sponsored by Stanford Center for Ethics and Clayman Institute)
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Video File, Panel Q&A, 19:18 minutes
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