"An Act Of Imagination"

Happy 4th of July!

“Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination.”
- Oliver Sacks

"Work culture is generally thought to be the preserve of leaders to shape, improve, and protect–and rightly so. They’re the on the hook to build more equitable, empathetic, and well-being-focused organizations and need to be held accountable to do so. Yet too many of them fail. Recent headlines are packed with stories of organizational dysfunction, discrimination, equivocation, sexual harassment, and much else besides.  While no one should be expected to just tough it out with a toxic work culture or a toxic boss, the fact is that finding a new and better job often takes time...Here are five ways every employee can help create a positive ripple effect among their own coworkers, regardless of what management is or isn’t doing."

"Perhaps women have always asked more than they’ve gotten credit for, and more detailed data just allows us to finally see it.  The bottom line is that the patterns we have found are consistent with the idea that women’s requests for advancement are treated differently from men’s requests.  Asking does not mean getting — at least if you are a female."

"The finance industry — for decades the prime example of an industry unable to recruit or retain women — has largely escaped the blaring harassment headlines, which have toppled leaders in entertainment, media, tech and more. But professionals in the industry say issues are still festering. Fewer than half of high-ranking women agree that men and women are equally likely to become leaders in finance, according to a recent LinkedIn survey of more than 1,000 members. Interviews with nearly two dozen women across levels in finance paint the picture of a sector that still struggles to provide adequate support for women trying to get to the top."

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