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Leadership

Are These 17 Biases Affecting You as a Leader? The Answer Is Likely Yes — Here's How to Address Them.

Having biases is an inherent part of being human, but that doesn't mean we don't have the responsibility to manage them and make sure they don't impact the way we lead.

Business News

Goldman Sachs Will Pay $215 Million in Gender Discrimination Suit

The class action covers about 2,800 female employees in the bank's investment banking, investment management, or securities divisions.

Women Entrepreneur®

The Path to Progress: Achieving Gender Parity in the Workplace Starts With Our Mindset

As a woman in the workforce, you must believe in yourself. Ask enabling questions that empower growth, with a focus on upgrading your skills. Stay determined and be relentless in your ambition.

Growth Strategies

The Road To Equality: How Marketers Can Help Close The Gender Gap

Gender discrimination gets worse as you go down the social ladder. But what causes such inequality? Here's a primer.

Leadership

If You Haven't Removed Bias from Performance Reviews, Then You're Not an Inclusive Leader. Take These Steps to Protect Your Marginalized Employees.

Performance reviews are critical to pay, promotion and assignment opportunities — but they often hurt employees in marginalized groups, thanks to biases. Here are some to watch out for and how to remove them from your reviews.

Thought Leaders

Women Are Leaving Corporate America for Entrepreneurship. Here's How to Support Them.

The workplace was designed for men, and the last several years have only reinforced that notion. That's why women are leaving corporate America and opting to be their own boss — and why it's important for allies to educate themselves on the reasons why.

Leadership

5 Examples of Unconscious Bias at Work and How to Solve Them

We all have a natural tendency to gravitate toward people similar to us in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, age and lifestyle. This unconscious bias can lead us to hire people who look like us and share similar backgrounds instead of the most qualified candidates.

Leadership

The Shocking Ways Data Bias Makes Women 'Irrelevant,' and What We Can Do to Stop It

Ways in which research and "standards" - from heathcare to urban planning - have long skewed towards men and their perspectives: how to change them for the betterment of women, and the world.

Fundraising

How to Raise VC Funding When the Odds Are Against You

A female founder shares her first-hand experience and tips for raising capital.

Lifestyle

Advocating For Equality Isn't Enough; You Have To Do The Work

It's easy to profess our support for a more equitable world- but what we actually need is less talk, and more action.

Women Entrepreneur®

Entrepreneur Middle East's Achieving Women 2021: Panchali Mahendra, Managing Director, Atelier House Hospitality

As a woman working in a male-dominated industry, Mahendra admits that she has often felt neglected or forgotten by her peers in the sector- however, she made sure that such challenges never deterred her from realizing her goals.

Growth Strategies

Breaking Patterns: The Problem With Unconscious Bias In The Middle East's Workplaces (And How To Manage It)

In the Middle East, unconscious assumptions and biases have developed through centuries-old traditions built principally on faith and laws, and their impact on society and family life.

Leadership

Reclaiming Our Voices: The Rise Of The Female Storytellers

There are several reasons why women in leadership roles, both as clients as well as service providers is beneficial, but when it comes to the bottom line, the simple fact remains, that diversity among leadership is better for business.

Diversity

5 Essential Categories of Diversity All Successful Businesses Share

Business needs representation from various races, but diversity in industry goes much further.

Growth Strategies

Advancing With Agility: Nadia Al Saeed, CEO, Bank Al Etihad

The CEO of Bank al Etihad, who was recently elected to be the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors at Endeavor Jordan, is eager to help boost her country's startup ecosystem.