News Feature Channel: Women in Business

Mercy Medical Center Recognized as One of "America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2025" by �鶹��ýweek Magazine

Mercy Medical Center — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:00:09 EST

Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, has been named one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2025 by �鶹��ýweek.

Opinion: Gender Equality Can't Wait 133 Years, So How Can We Accelerate Action Now?

University of Pretoria — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 07:50:19 EST

133 years. That's how long it will take to achieve full gender parity at our current pace. But can we afford to wait that long? Dr. Daphne Pillay-Naidoo, Industrial Psychologist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Pretoria, highlights the urgent need to accelerate action on gender equality in the workplace. From breaking biases to advocating for equal opportunities, we must act now--because change doesn't happen by waiting. This International Womens Day, let's commit to being allies, challenging systemic barriers, and fostering a truly inclusive workforce.

International Women's Day: Accelerated Action on Gender Parity

George Washington University — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:50:57 EST

This year, March 8 marks International Women's Day, a day set aside to highlight the steps needed to achieve gender equalitiy. ...

Drs. Dirajlal-Fargo and Fant Named Co-Directors of Center for Global Pediatric Health

Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:45:11 EST

The Center for Global Pediatric Health's activities will include collaboration between the Havey Institute for Global Health and Lurie Children's.

E. (Sarah) Du, Ph.D., Named Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors

Florida Atlantic University — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:30:10 EST

Du's research focuses on pioneering engineering solutions, developing single-cell assays and creating advanced in vitro disease models. These efforts span both basic research in cellular biomechanics and biophysics and applied biomedical applications, such as point-of-care diagnostic tools and monitoring systems for diseases such as sickle cell disease.

WHOI's Julie Huber Among 65 Fellows Elected to the American Academy of Microbiology

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:00:24 EST

Fellows are elected annually through a highly selective, peer-review process, based on their records of scientific achievement and original contributions.

Dr. Tara Henderson to be Named Chair of Pediatrics at Lurie Children's and Northwestern

Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:25:01 EST

Dr. Henderson is currently the Arthur and Marian Edelstein Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago. In addition to directing the Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Survivorship Center at UChicago Medicine, she co-leads the Comprehensive Cancer Center Prevention and Control Program and serves as Section Chief of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation in the UChicago Comer Children's Hospital.

Blair J. Wylie, MD, MPH, Named Chair of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Beth Israel Lahey Health — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:45:46 EST

Blair J. Wylie, MD, MPH, has joined Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), and its physician organization, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP), as Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Hybrid Job Training Improves Participation for Women in Nepal, Study Finds

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 20:30:16 EST

Globally, women's workforce participation is about 25% lower than men's, often due to barriers such as domestic responsibilities and cultural norms. A new study from an international research team explored whether hybrid distance learning can improve accessibility to job training for rural women in Nepal.

ISPOR Announces New Chief Financial Officer

ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:05:54 EST

ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announces that Kate Tarpey has been appointed as its new Chief Financial Officer.

Lindsay Schwarz of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Receives Presidential Science Award

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 21:05:51 EST

Dr. Schwarz was nominated for PECASE by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), based in part on her development of a tool for improving the ease and accuracy of studying and manipulating specific subpopulations of cells.

Materials Scientist Elected to National Academy of Inventors

Sandia National Laboratories — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:45:32 EST

Sandia National Laboratories' Fellow Tina Nenoff has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the academy announced on Dec. 10, 2024.

Penn Medicine's Susan Domchek, MD, Honored by ASCO for Cancer Prevention Work

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:00:09 EST

Susan M. Domchek, MD, FASCO, has been recognized by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) with one of the society's highest honors, as the 2025 recipient of the ASCO-American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Award.

Cathy Wood Named Inaugural Vice Dean for Finance and Administration at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Johns Hopkins Medicine — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:35:21 EST

Johns Hopkins Medicine has announced that Cathy Wood has been named the inaugural vice dean for finance and administration at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and senior vice president at Johns Hopkins Medicine. In this new leadership role, Wood will manage the school's overall financial performance and share oversight of critical administrative functions, including human resources, information technology and department administration in the school of medicine.

Aurora Pharmaceutical Appoints Stephanie Hastings as Director of Marketing

Aurora Pharmaceutical Inc — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:40:26 EST

Aurora Pharmaceutical, a leading manufacturer of animal health products, is excited to announce the appointment of Stephanie Hastings as its new Director of Marketing.

Women Struggle in the Boardroom to Promote Social Responsibility Initiatives

University of South Australia — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 22:45:49 EST

University of South Australia researchers have found that women encounter significant struggles when navigating power dynamics in leadership teams - specifically when it comes to driving corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.

'It Just Seems That They Don't Act Like Men': The Influence of Gender Role Stereotypes on Women's Entrepreneurial Innovation Activities

Journal of Business Research — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 22:30:12 EST

Amanda Shrout Named as Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services at Sinai Hospital and Grace Medical Center

LifeBridge Health — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:45:56 EST

Amanda Shrout Named as Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services at Sinai Hospital and Grace Medical Center

Penn Medicine Names Pari V. Pandharipande Chair of Radiology

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:30:50 EST

Pari V. Pandharipande, MD, MPH, FACR, a nationally renowned physician-scientist at The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Medicine and Wexner Medical Center, has been named Chair of the department of Radiology at Penn Medicine, effective June 1, 2025.

New Study on the State of Women and Girls in Massachusetts

Wellesley College, Wellesley Centers for Women — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:00:04 EST

The Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) is pleased to announce that it is partnering with the Women's Foundation of Boston to conduct an in-depth analysis of the state of women and girls across Massachusetts, with a particular emphasis on their economic empowerment.