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  Closing the Gap: How to Unlock the Leadership Potential of High-Achieving Women

  Let’s start with the obvious. Women aren’t short on ambition, brains, or credentials. They’re showing up with MBAs, solid experience, and sometimes even higher starting salaries than men. Yet somewhere between “manager” and “VP,” the escalator to leadership turns into an obstacle course. Spoiler: it’s not because women forgot how to lead. It’s because the […]

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  Champions for Change

  Wallace Gundy on Transformation and Resilience

  When Wallace Gundy reflects on her MBA journey at the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School, one word comes to mind: transformational. From the moment she was named a Forté Fellow, Wallace knew she was part of something bigger than herself — a community of ambitious, mission-driven women determined to lead with confidence and purpose. […]

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  Gouri LeDonne on Purposeful Leadership and Paying It Forward

  Gouri LeDonne’s journey as a leader is rooted in purpose, community, and a deep belief in the power of women to transform the world around them. As one of the first recipients of the Edie Hunt Award, a longtime supporter of Forté, and a mentor to many, Gouri exemplifies what it means to lead with […]

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  Women on Boards

  Inclusion, Insight, and Inspiration — Reflections from the Global Women on Boards Conference

  Last year, I made the purposeful journey from Cologne to Brussels to attend a truly impactful event: Global Women on Boards Conference* – Promoting Inclusion and Allyship in Today’s Workplace. I had a hunch the effort would be worthwhile — and I was absolutely right. Held in a beautiful venue that encouraged both focus and […]

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  Global Business

  Counting Women, Not Words

  Everyone in Europe knows the clock is ticking. By June 30, 2026, EU-listed companies — several thousand in total*, from global giants to far less familiar names — will be held to more than rhetoric. Under the Gender Balance on Corporate Boards Directive, 40% of non-executive seats or a third of all board seats must […]

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  Diversity and Inclusion

  Pa’lante with an MBA: Latina Leaders This Hispanic Heritage Month

  The first thing you’ll notice about Hispanic Heritage Month is that, unlike most “months,” it doesn’t start on the 1st. It begins on September 15th, a time when five Latin American countries celebrate independence, with Mexico and Chile right after. In other words, it launches in the middle of a stretch already full of national […]

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