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While we’re still feeling the love and basking in the glow of the 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit, we’re super excited for our upcoming “road show” to keep the party going through the rest of the year! Women in Retail Leadership Circle “On the Road” events bring a one-day version of the Women in...
We are excited to announce that Elyse Stoltz Dickerson and Vanathy Lakshmi, both Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) members, were recognized with a 2024 Women in Technology Award by the Dallas Business Journal (DBJ) earlier this month. The publication’s 11th Annual Women in Technology Awards program honors outstanding trailblazers making their mark in technology across different industries...
After an incredible 10 years of growth, the impact and value of the Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) is stronger than ever. From the growth of our membership and corporate membership program, to our programming and professional development opportunities, to our priority to create an inclusive environment for all of our members, we have...
Asian Americans represent 13 percent of the professional workforce in the U.S., yet less than half (6 percent) reach the executive level, according to KPMG. And a 2022 McKinsey & Co. study of 400 organizations in the U.S. showed that Asian Americans account for nine percent of senior vice presidents but just 5 percent of...
The 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit was an inspirational and uplifting three days of engaging content, valuable networking, fun activations, free swag, and more! This was our largest Summit to date — 600 leading retail executives joined us at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island from April 29-May 1 for our 10th annual Summit. There were...
Hello from the 2024 Women in Retail Leadership Summit at the beautiful Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island, FL. I am reporting live from the third and final day of the Summit and I am feeling inspired, invigorated … and yes, a little tired! But it’s a good tired: The feeling you get after doing something you...
As we’ve mentioned before, Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) is partnering with CommerceNext to honor a top woman in retail as part of its 2024 CommerceNexty Awards program. The CommerceNextys are peer-reviewed awards for marketing and e-commerce achievements among retail and DTC brands. Women in Retail’s Top Woman of the Year Award recognizes a...
There are 88 million jobs in green sectors, with women filling 29 percent of them in 2021. According to The Boston Consulting Group, the number of jobs is expected to go up to 155 million in 2030, but women’s involvement will go down to 25 percent. This is expected to delay the advancement of gender...
We are thrilled to announce our next professional development virtual workshop for Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) members! The workshop, Having a Wealth Mindset, is designed for executive-level women seeking financial empowerment. The workshop will help you unlock the secrets to cultivating a wealth mindset and transforming the way you approach finances as a...
The spring season of retail industry events is in full swing! If you missed it, we hosted the Women in Retail Pavilion on the show floor at Shoptalk Spring in Las Vegas last month. The Pavilion enabled women leaders and allies to gather for networking and valuable content discussions. (Women in Retail Leadership Circle members...
