IBM is not only currently led by the company's first female CEO, but some of the hottest industry sectors within the company are also led by women.
Eileen Lowry is the Global Program Director for IBM Blockchain and Rachel Liddell is the Manager of Watson Client Relations. The two are proud to be leading in industries that are typically regarded as male dominated.
When asked how they ended up in the tech sector, Lowry said she always dreamed of working in the field and was able to work with innovators and used her personal fascination to push her career forward. Liddell says she met the right people at the right time, and she's glad she did.
They are playfully called the “forgotten five”: A handful of toys — the pogo stick, the Fisher-Price Corn Popper, My Little Pony, PEZ dispensers, and Transformers — that regularly approach toybox royalty as finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame, only to be tossed back on the pile.
Rite Aid’s plan to close more stores as part of its bankruptcy process could hurt access to medicine and care, particularly in some majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods and in rural areas, experts say.
