advancing women

In this six-part blog series, Linkage CEO Jennifer McCollum highlights new trends that will inspire women toward achieving gender equity in leadership, and shares practical insights on what organizations and individuals can do right now to impact progress. In the second blog of this series, Jennifer discusses the notable and growing “Great Wake-up Call” around women’s value to corporate America—and why we need to take aggressive action now to protect their stake in our future.

Join Linkage for a special conversation on how organizations can meaningfully support and advance women leaders at this critical time. Register for this free webinar presented by the Women in Leadership Institute on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. Hosted by Jennifer McCollum, CEO of Linkage, and featuring Sally French Tyler, EVP, Division President at First American.

Portrayed in the best-selling book and Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures, Katherine Johnson is best known for developing equations that sent astronauts into orbit, and later, to the moon. In this blog, we remember Katherine for her extraordinary work, and imagine what it would have been like to meet such an incredible woman.

“Intersectionality in the Workplace and the Advancement of Women Leaders,” a groundbreaking new white paper from Linkage, includes new research into the role intersectionality plays in the advancement of women leaders and outlines key recommendations for integrating intersectionality data into leadership development efforts.

This week, I took to the stage at IQPC’s CHRO Exchange to present Linkage’s latest research and discuss the link between inclusive and effective leadership.