Tag Archives: glass ceiling

Women in Wine: Drinking our Way to the Top

THE BOOZE BIN
By Pia Mara Finkell (@piamara)
Ten years ago, I landed my first gig in the wine industry at a small, but respected wine magazine. Coming out of an all-women’s college known for its influential alumnae (Gloria Steinem, Julie Child, Sylvia Plath, etc.), I don’t remember ever feeling intimidated by what I was told was [...]

Women Snubbed in Top Ten Speakers List, Industry in General

In a “blog post” listing the top ten social media speakers, The Speakers Group (TSG) listed voices for “your consideration.” Not one of the speakers was a woman, highlighting a much larger social media services industry problem where women are often overlooked for top speaking gigs, and don’t rank as well as men.
Ironically, this [...]