by Nicole Carpenter | May 5, 2022 | ElevateHER Challenge, Resource Center, Success Stories
“I believe diversity is a business imperative and a moral imperative. There are very specific business reasons why we needed to have a diversity initiative. [Workfront] had a lot of headwinds, but I believe you sit down and treat [diversity] like any other business...
by Patti Cook | Jan 10, 2022 | Career Development, Gender Bias, Mentoring Women, Retention Rate of Women, Women In Leadership
Want to retain women? Be an ally. This past year has been one of change for the job market. In fact, in the September 2021 issue of Harvard Business Review, their research found “employees between 30 and 45 years old have had the greatest increase in resignation...
by Patti Cook | Nov 29, 2021 | Board Openings, Career Development, Mentoring Women, Women In Leadership, Women on Boards
Build Your Leadership Capacity in 2022: Join a Non-Profit or Corporate Board Here at the Women’s Leadership Institute, one of our main goals is to build leadership capacity in women. There are many places where this intersection of capacity building and service...
by Patti Cook | Nov 10, 2021 | Career Development, CDS, Mentoring Women, PDS, Women In Leadership, Women in Politics
Self-care may seem counterintuitive while discussing career growth. However, the connection is real. Forbes, featured this topic with author Amy Blaschka, stating, “Living in a world of “always on” culture can wreak havoc on you physically, emotionally, and...
by Patti Cook | Oct 24, 2021 | Utah, Women In Leadership, Women in Politics
This election cycle is one for the books. We have never elected a woman for the U.S. Senate and this time around, we have multiple women running for that office. No matter your political persuasion, this is cause for celebration! Additionally, we have many women...
by Nicole Carpenter | Oct 13, 2021 | Press Releases
SALT LAKE CITY (October 13, 2021) — A misleading press release was issued this morning by the Utah Republican Party in support of Senator Mike Lee’s recent effort to protect civil liberties. This statement was signed by more than 100 Utah supporters, past and present...
by Patti Cook | Sep 18, 2021 | ElevateHER Challenge, Gender Pay Gap, Retention Rate of Women, Success Stories
Childcare for working mothers has been a pain point for a long time and some women are at a breaking point. Especially with the variables of the pandemic, this particular concern has been upended for many workers and is affecting them in a variety of ways. One of...
by Patti Cook | Sep 9, 2021 | Career Development, ElevateHER Challenge, Retention Rate of Women
At WLI, we watch the trends in regards to women in the workforce. We are paying particular attention to the research surfacing about the intersection of working women and the pandemic. The pandemic uncovered a pain point that women, particularly working mothers, have...
by Patti Cook | Aug 7, 2021 | Career Development, CDS, ElevateHER Challenge
There is a shift occurring in the current business landscape. In a recent zoom conversation hosted by the Women’s Leadership Institute, Coco Brown of the Athena Alliance discussed this shifting landscape. Consumers Are Driving the Social Impact of Business Consumers...
by Patti Cook | Aug 6, 2021 | Board Openings, Women on Boards
The KSL Community Board has been created to better understand what’s important to the various members of our community. We see community not just as a physical place, but also as collectives of people. Community can be found through shared culture, faith,...
