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Lesa Mitchell highlights research that shows barriers for women to lead
Women have important roles at some of the most influential tech companies, with momentum building from Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg and others in highly visible positions. Also, more women then men graduate from college and receive advanced degrees. But that hasn’t …
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Lesa Mitchell: We all must engage women in entrepreneurship (Video)
When Lesa Mitchell stepped on stage Oct. 12 at Thinc Iowa 2012, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s vice president of innovation and networks sported a shirt — green, and emblazoned with “MIT” in large, white letters — that required a disclaimer. Mitchell, who gave a talk on women in entrepreneurship, explained that MIT is not…
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Recap of Regional Energy Innovation Summit held in Omaha
If I had to imagine what participation in a Washington think tank would be like, I’d recollect my experience at last Wednesday’s Regional Energy Innovation Summit at the Gallup Organization’s Omaha campus, a follow up of the Energy Innovation Summit that took place May 7 at the White House. Thanks to a partnership between Gallup,…