Women are moving ahead at a faster pace than ever in the workforce. As of 2015, about 70 percent of women with children under age 18 were in the workforce. The U.S. Department of Labor reports that in 1975, only 47.4 percent of mothers with children under the age of 18 were in the workforce....
The Women in Retail Leadership Summit (WIRLS) is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year! Can you believe it? It’s been five years since we started connecting women leaders in the retail space at a gathering in Miami. Since that first Summit in April 2014, WIRLS has tripled in size! And we’re open for business! The 2018...
One of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite people 🙂 Yesterday, Philadelphia become the city of sisterly love as it hosted the 14th annual Pennsylvania Conference for Women. With 12,000 women strong, the event is the largest annual gathering of women in the country. This year’s speaker lineup included fabulous women such as...
In my last article, I offered you reasons to feel good about bumping exercise into a higher spot on your priority list. Now I want to share my secrets for maximizing your workout time so when you’re crunched for time, you can work out efficiently and effectively. Secret No. 1: Establish a Mind-Body Connection Are...
How do you feel about the word “lady”? Does it make you think of a sisterhood of modern, real, confident women? The Beyoncé song “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)? How Michelle Obama reinvented what it means to be a First Lady? Ladies’ night out? If the word lady sparks any of these thoughts...
The Inner Circle staff is at Shop.org in Los Angeles this week, and we’re mightily impressed with all the women speakers here! Our favorite session so far, Women Rule: Entrepreneurial Inspiration, featured the female founders and CEOs behind Beautycounter, Minted and theSkimm. These extraordinary women shared how they’ve developed their entrepreneurial brands, among other nuggets of...
Harper Wilde wants to “take the BS out of bra shopping.” “We want to create a brand that speaks to women the way they want to be spoken to,” said Jane Fisher, co-founder and co-CEO of Harper Wilde, an at-home bra try-on service, during her session on Tuesday at Shop.org in Los Angeles. The brand,...
In a recent article that appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Mark Tritton, Target’s chief merchandising officer, talked about the dual importance of both “math and magic” as he leads the company’s development of innovative new products in several key categories. Big data must be combined with big creative in order to capture customers’ attention. At this...
I don’t know about you, but I love award shows. It’s a tradition my best friend and I share. We talk which fashions we love most and our thoughts on the opening number while drinking “coffee” (aka a glass of wine). Watching the Emmy’s this past Sunday, the routine was the same, however, the vibe...
On Sept. 13, I had the pleasure of attending a VIP Beauty Breakfast at the retail concept store STORY in New York City. At the event, I learned about two really cool new interactive beauty stores that are turning the beauty industry on its well-coiffed head! The first beauty concept store I learned about came...
