A recent study featured in Harvard Business Review explores how more women can get to the top. The feature's author Evelyn Orr of the Korn Ferry Institute explains what interviewing 57 female CEOs unveiled about the gender gap.
"We were shocked to learn that two-thirds of the women we interviewed didn't view themselves as CEO material," says Evelyn Orr VP and COO at the Korn Ferry Institute. Orr explains ways companies can build women in the pipeline for the CEO level. "I think the key for companies is to identify high potential talent early," says Orr.
This week, Tina Smith was sworn in as a junior Senator for Minnesota, replacing Al Franken. This marks a record number of 22 senators. "It is showing slow and steady progress," says Orr. "It's important that we normalize female leadership."
Beyond Meat reported that it failed to meet market expectations during its quarterly revenue report, as the company has faced weakening demand for its plant-based meat products.
Finding a new job is an emotional journey in itself and one woman is looking to get back into the workforce after some time off. Cheddar News' docuseries Ready 4 Work profiles her as she works through her job search.
Virgin Galactic has announced plans to pause flight operations next year so they can focus more on developing its next-generation delta class spacecraft.
