When you think of non-promotable tasks, what comes to mind? Picking up cupcakes for a colleague’s birthday? Sure. Onboarding new staff? Maybe. Leading an employee resource group? Absolutely. A ton of ...

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L ise attended a promotion-and-tenure committee meeting where the dean asked for a volunteer to write the recommendation report and one of the few women in attendance agreed to do it. Laurie walked ...

Stop borrowing others' disappointment. Use go-to phrases, set email standards, and prioritize joy to protect your time and ...

It’s tough to say no to a crappy assignment when your boss expects you to say yes. Especially if you're a woman. Gender inequality in the workplace begins with being asked to take on work that doesn’t ...

As a department chair, I am responsible for writing letters of recommendation for faculty (my department’s faculty and faculty from other universities) undergoing the promotion process. I tell my ...

Most job descriptions outline the work tasks expected of employees. However, there is still plenty of other work that isn’t assigned to anyone but still needs to be done. Tasks like helping others ...

Editor’s note: This article is an excerpt from the new book “The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work” by Linda Babcock, Brenda Peyser, Lise Vesterlund and Laurie Weingart (May 2022: Simon ...

Many of us have been taught that volunteering to take on more is the way to demonstrate your ambition at work. But if you're a woman and you're constantly raising your hand to sign up for ...

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - NOVEMBER 16: Letters on a window saying Girl Power during the Sime Awards at Epicenter on November 16, 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by Nils Petter Nilsson/Ombrello/Getty ...

In our consulting practice, we often facilitate large group events that bring whole organizations or divisions together. Participants are seated at round tables of six people each. Because we work ...