Gender Equity

Nov 15
5 min

A Hot Labor Market Won’t Burn Down The Structural Barriers Holding Women (and the Economy) Back

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Is Pay Inequity The Result Of Individual Choices? Yes And No

Katica Roy

Nov 8
5 min

Is Pay Inequity The Result Of Individual Choices? Yes And No

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Compensation Or Culture: Which Wins In The New War For Talent?

Katica Roy

Nov 1
4 min

Compensation Or Culture: Which Wins In The New War For Talent?

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How Can Private Sector Leaders Incentivize Women Back To Work?

Katica Roy

Oct 25
3 min

How Can Private Sector Leaders Incentivize Women Back To Work?

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How To Get CEO Buy-In For Intersectional Gender Equity

Katica Roy

Aug 23
3 min

How To Get CEO Buy-In For Intersectional Gender Equity

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“Be Authentic” Is Not Sound Leadership Advice For Some Employees. Here’s Why.

Katica Roy

Aug 2
3 min

“Be Authentic” Is Not Sound Leadership Advice For Some Employees. Here’s Why.

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What Does A “Safe” Workplace Look Like For Knowledge Workers?

Katica Roy

Jul 14
3 min

What Does A “Safe” Workplace Look Like For Knowledge Workers?

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Preventing Proximity Bias In Hybrid Work Is Key To Closing Equity Gaps

Katica Roy

Jul 5
4 min

Preventing Proximity Bias In Hybrid Work Is Key To Closing Equity Gaps

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Tokenism: How Diversity Efforts Go Wrong And What You Can Do To Avoid It

Katica Roy

May 17
3 min

Tokenism: How Diversity Efforts Go Wrong And What You Can Do To Avoid It

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Just for Purses and Shoes: The Myth of the Secondary Income

Katica Roy

May 15, 2019
3 min

Just for Purses and Shoes: The Myth of the Secondary Income

There’s an assumption about mom’s income. It proposes that her earnings do not go toward necessities such as food and shelter, but rather...

How Social Constructs About Gender Hinder Our Economic Potential

Katica Roy

May 6, 2019
4 min

How Social Constructs About Gender Hinder Our Economic Potential

Social constructs regarding gender hinder women’s economic potential throughout their professional lives. It’s these social constructs...

The May 21 U.S. Supreme Court Decision was Bad for Business

Katica Roy

Dec 19, 2018
3 min

The May 21 U.S. Supreme Court Decision was Bad for Business

#EconomicsofGenderEquity #genderequity On May 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision in a trio of cases that was largely...

Gender Equity and Kids: When is the Right Time to Start the Conversation?

Katica Roy

Oct 25, 2018
4 min

Gender Equity and Kids: When is the Right Time to Start the Conversation?

#doublebias #gendernorms I am the mother of a daughter and a son. The gender equity gap matters to me as much for my son as for my...

Gender Equity and Innovation Go Hand-in-Hand. Just Ask this Tech Giant.

Katica Roy

Jul 12, 2018
3 min

Gender Equity and Innovation Go Hand-in-Hand. Just Ask this Tech Giant.

#CEOleadership #genderequityintheworkplace #genderequityleaders The first time delivering any keynote can be a bit nerve-racking, and on...

The Dream of Pipeline™: An Immigrant Daughter’s Promise

Katica Roy

Jul 2, 2018
8 min

The Dream of Pipeline™: An Immigrant Daughter’s Promise

#founder #immigrant #refugee The World Economic Forum puts the length of time it will take before we achieve gender parity globally at...

Breadwinner Moms Are the New Norm: Here’s What You Should Know

Katica Roy

Jun 28, 2018
3 min

Breadwinner Moms Are the New Norm: Here’s What You Should Know

#stayathomemom #singlemom #breadwinnermom #stayathomedad #workingmom #gendernorms When I fought for equal pay, I could never figure out...

Katica Roy

May 8, 2018
4 min

If Stay-At-Home Dads Were The Norm

#dad #stayathomemom #mom #stayathomedad #gendernorms Gender equity is not synonymous with women’s rights. We’d be leaving out half the...

What Hashtag Culture Teaches Us About Gender Equity

Katica Roy

Apr 16, 2018
6 min

What Hashtag Culture Teaches Us About Gender Equity

#genderequality #hashtag #hashtaghistory #solutionstogenderinequality Hashtags and gender equity aren’t about either. They’re really...

We All Benefit: Why Sports Are Key To Closing The Gender Gap

Katica Roy

Mar 13, 2018
5 min

We All Benefit: Why Sports Are Key To Closing The Gender Gap

#closegendergap #genderinsports #solutionstogenderinequality We cannot ignore the internal voices of our boys any longer. “I had anger...