Updated Code of Conduct Can Help Eliminate Harassment at Industry Conferences
Study Shows Both Women and Men on Receiving End of Inappropriate Behavior
According to a study of 30,000 women by Hahn and Archer from 2019, almost half of women report some type of sexual harassment or unwanted advances at conferences and events. At one...
Empowering Women for Hotel Ownership
Mentorship, Networking Essential in Realizing Opportunities
For women, the advice about building wealth starts early in a career and comes from a variety of supporters along the way. These voices typically offer the same limiting approach: ...
Which Companies Will Be the Highest Performers?
More Diverse Businesses Are More Successful
The profitability differential is getting bigger — diverse companies are winning by ever-wider margins.
Public Hospitality Company Boards Have Room To Grow Diversity
Study Shows Women Are Growing Share of Hotel Company Board Roles
I confess, my experience with the contribution of public company boards to corporate performance has mostly been from headlines. So researching hospitality industry public boards a...
Women Face ‘broken Rung’ in Path to Leadership
In the hospitality industry, more than half of employees are female, which research shows provides advantages in the strength of its talent pipeline. However, the industry still struggles to develop women into upper levels of management.
The release of Castell Project’s third-annual report “Women in Hospitality Industry Leadership 2020” highlights that women are growing in leadership share and gaining acceptance in...
Good Intentions: Women on the Podium
Presenting a more gender-balanced, interesting, dynamic roster of speakers at industry conferences is limited only by habit. As an industry, isn’t it time for hoteliers to take the lead on advancing gender equality, especially on the podium?
“That’s some catch, that Catch-22.”
The Odds of Women Reaching Top Leadership Roles
The percentage of women making their way into leadership roles in the hospitality industry is increasing, but it’s still an uneven comparison to their male counterparts. Several factors contribute to this, such as the time it takes for a generational shift to happen and misconceptions, according to a 2019 study from Castell Project.
Castell Project released a new report benchmarking gender parity called “Women in Hospitality Industry Leadership 2019.” Statistics show more women making their way into hospitalit...
College Women Seeking Roles in Hospitality Fear This
College women who are seeking roles in the hospitality industry have a few worries that are top of mind, including the potential struggle to balance family with work. Here’s a deeper look at those concerns.
“Is it true that I have to give up having a family if I want a career in the hotel business?” That’s a question I hear often from college women majoring in hospitality.
As Women, we Must Stop Trading Hours for Money
It’s time for women to rise above trading hours for money and consider becoming owners or franchisees. Here’s why.
For 15 years as a consultant, I was trading time for money, and there simply were not enough hours to build my personal balance sheet. As a mom, I wanted to build that balance shee...
Women in Hospitality: What we Wish we Knew Then
Here are five tips leading women in hospitality want incoming women to know as they enter the industry.
How many times have you said to yourself, “I wish I knew then what I know now?”