LISA SEERY

^{(Sen. Holly Mitchell in 2014, source: Flickr)}

Looks like the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, once nicknamed the “five little kings”, will need a new nickname…

Because for the first time since its inception over 150 years ago, the LA County Board of Supervisors now consists of all women! Its latest member, Senator Holly Mitchell, recently won the board’s 2nd District race against LA City Councilman Herb Wesson by a huge margin.

Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro, a professor of Gender Studies ...

There’s been some great news about women breaking the glass ceiling, as from 2021, Jane Fraser will take over as Citigroup CEO, becoming the first woman ever to become CEO of a major global bank. This comes after her 16-year tenure at the company, during which she ran its consumer bank, handled the strategy division and recently oversaw the bank's emergency pandemic response.

A Harvard Business Review study revealed that senior positions in venture capital and private equity, women hold just 6-...