On Wednesday, April 15th, the Center for Women and Business fellows and Women's Leadership Program attended a virtual corporate visit with Liberty Mutual. First, the session began with some icebreakers and Liberty's "Get to Know You Cards." Liberty Mutual's employees Kaitlin Kelly, Jessica Burke, and Courtney Stefanik shared information over Zoom about their history and background. The... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, Karen Smith, the President of Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas, held a Mentor Circle for the CWB Fellows to discuss her experiences as a strong female leader in science and engineering fields. Some of the advice that she shared was: Say yes to as many opportunities as you can, it can pay off in the... Continue Reading →
This afternoon the fellows attended an Unconscious Bias Workshop with Professor Wiley Davi. The workshop helped bring light to the subconscious assumptions that we have in our daily lives. Wiley explained how humans only use 10% of their brains for conscious decision making but the other 90% is working in the background based on our... Continue Reading →
What is the 'Confidence Gap?' Based on the book Womenomics by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman from The Atlantic, the Confidence Gap is based on the evidence that women are less self-assured than men, and confidence matters just as much as competence. Image: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/05/the-confidence-gap/359815/ Kay and Shipman explain how the one aspect holding successful, career-oriented women... Continue Reading →
It's undeniable. The facts say it all. Scholarly evidence corroborates that for every dollar a man earns, a woman in the same position only makes 77 cents. Not to mention, this number decreases even more in consideration of ethnic group: African American women are paid 60 cents, and Latinas are paid 55 cents compared to... Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 Fellows attended an onsite visit to Natixis Investment Manager's Headquarters in Boston. Natixis Investment Management is a global company that seeks to provide greater industry insight for financial professionals. The firm currently offers over 200 strategic plans for portfolio building and finances. Globally, they are considered one of the largest... Continue Reading →
On Friday April 12th, our fellows gathered for a roundtable discussion with male ally, Ray Novak. Ray Novak is currently a Senior Analyst and Project Manager for Diversity and Inclusion at Liberty Mutual Insurance. For the past five years he has remained at Liberty's Corporate Headquarters in Boston, MA. Over the course of his career, Novak... Continue Reading →
This Thursday, April 11th, 2019 fellows attended a Perspectives Event. The evening workshop, held in Back Bay, was open to all students involved in organizations across campus, many of which currently hold leadership positions. In an open forum, participants created a open and judgement-free environment to discuss the critical issues related to diversity and inclusion. One... Continue Reading →
On Friday, April 5th, members of Bentley's CWB left campus, traveling 3 miles down the road, to visit one of France's leading software and technology firms--Dassault Systèmes--at their North American Headquarters. "DASSAULT SYSTÈMES, THE 3DEXPERIENCE COMPANY, PROVIDES BUSINESS AND PEOPLE WITH VIRTUAL UNIVERSES TO IMAGINE SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS." As a 'hub for sustainable innovation' DS is particularly... Continue Reading →
This afternoon our fellows attended Bentley's annual workshop, Men As Allies. Lead by Alex Hirs, Bentley's Assistant Director of Gender Equity and Development, this workshop aimed to touch upon some of the most culturally relevant and pressing issues; social equity. For decades, unconscious bias and stereotypes have contributed to the social inequalities we still see... Continue Reading →
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