Articles by Daphne Stanford

Closing the STEM Gap: Promoting Gender Equity at All Levels

June 7, 2017 in /by

According to the National Girls Collaborative Project, although women make up half of the total college-educated workforce in the U.S., they only comprise 29 percent of the workforce in science and engineering-related fields. Part of the reason for this seems tied to students’ choices of majors, at the undergraduate level: the most recent statistics from […]

Business-Savvy Tips for Female Entrepreneurs in 2017

March 21, 2017 in /by

Are you a woman in business?  If so, you’re certainly not in the minority.  According to Arizona State University, women make up 51 percent of corporate professionals in the United States, today.  However, many C-suite positions are still occupied by the opposite gender.  In fact, Jared Lindzon argues via an article in Fortune that companies […]

How to Successfully Engage Employees in 2017

January 24, 2017 in /by

As more and more millennials come of working age, it’s becoming increasingly important for companies to prominently exhibit their corporate social responsibility policies on either their website or their employee handbooks—in part because CSR is proving to be increasingly vital to attracting and retaining quality employees.  In order for employees to feel engaged, it helps […]

Up and Coming Careers in Environmental Sustainability

December 22, 2016 in /by

In the face of dire predictions such as that from the World Wildlife Fund predicting the number of wild animals living on Earth will decline two-thirds from 1970 levels by the year 2020, people are beginning to examine their choice of employer or organization in terms of discernible levels of corporate social responsibility.  They’re hoping […]

Women as Business Leaders: Advice from the Top

April 4, 2016 in /by

How can women, as business leaders, help ourselves get ahead? You might wonder how studying exemplary business women translates to applicable lessons for executives in the field. Well, there are some female business leaders inspiring change—and they’re working in a wide variety of industries and roles. We can follow their lead and keep up the […]

Four Essential Best Practices for HR in 2016

March 2, 2016 in /by

Welcome to 2016! Although it’s already March, it’s not too late to cover a few best practices for human resources professionals, as well as how to analyze information about your current employees and help develop strong teams, once people are on board. So, without further ado, here are four best practices for HR professionals for […]