Celebrities, activists call for end to gender gap

Morrison steps down from Campbell Soup CEO role | Declining number of female CEOs in Fortune 500 | Celebrities, activists call for end to gender gap Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( May 22, 2018 CONNECT WITH NEW  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( €‰ [NEW SmartBrief]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equality news for retail, CPG, financial services and tech [SIGN UP]( â‹… [FORWARD]( [] Top of the week [] [Morrison steps down from Campbell Soup CEO role]( [Morrison steps down from Campbell Soup CEO role]( Morrison (Monica Schipper) Campbell Soup CEO Denise Morrison retired last week after seven years at the company's helm. Board member Keith McLoughlin will fill the CEO role on an interim basis while the company seeks a permanent replacement. [Fortune]( (5/18), [Food Business News (free registration)]( (5/18) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Women's leadership [] [Declining number of female CEOs in Fortune 500]( The number of female Fortune 500 CEOs has fallen to 24, down from a record high of 32 last year. High-profile departures have included Irene Rosenfeld's retirement from Mondelez and Meg Whitman's decision to leave Hewlett Packard Enterprise. [Fortune]( (5/21) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [Celebrities, activists call for end to gender gap]( Some 140 actors, philanthropists and business leaders -- including well-known individuals such as Oprah Winfrey and Madeleine Albright -- have written an open letter calling for action to eliminate the gender gap. The gap is a problem everywhere, but it is "wider for women living in poverty," the letter notes. [CNN]( (5/21) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [Deborah Curtis discusses how Amex is utilizing brand experiences]( Deborah Curtis discusses how Amex is utilizing brand experiences (Charley Gallay/Getty Images) American Express' Deborah Curtis talks about the company's focus on brand experiences and collaborations with Justin Timberlake, the NBA and Coachella to engage with and provide additional value to its card members. Curtis also discusses the Amex Music app and how the brand uses "digital touchpoints to not only inform the experiences we create but also to connect these experiences for our customers to make them more personal, more meaningful, more joyful." 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[The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)]( (5/20) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [Why inclusion is key for addressing workplace harassment]( It's important for the dialogue around workplace harassment and the gender gap to be inclusive of both women and men, says Anne Fulenwider, editor in chief of Marie Claire magazine. People need to listen and ask questions without shying away from difficult conversations, she says. [CNBC]( (5/21) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] [Survey: New college grads expect bigger paychecks]( Survey: New college grads expect bigger paychecks (George Marks/Getty Images) Students graduating from college this year expect to earn an average of $54,010 in their first job, nearly $8,000 more than those in 2016, according to a survey by talent acquisition software company iCIMS. Female graduates say they expect to earn less than the average, while 64% of college seniors say they also expect to work side jobs. [Society for Human Resource Management online (tiered subscription model)]( (5/14) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] News from NEW [] Hot off the press: NEW Leader spotlights women's pivots The newly released 2018 edition of [NEW Leader magazine]( focusing on the challenges faced by women leaders in retail and consumer goods is reaching tens of thousands of readers this month. Written by the Network of Executive Women and distributed in May issues of Progressive Grocer and Retail Leader, the magazine profiles NEW members who confronted critical career/life pivot points and articles on the female turnover crisis, the gender gap among multicultural women, the impact of #MeToo and a CEO interview with Sarah Alter of NEW, Denise Morrison, previously of Campbell Soup, and Chris {NAME} of BJ's Wholesale Club. [Download the issue](. [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( [] Mother and daughter leaders to share at NEW Forum Denise Morrison, the recently retired CEO of Campbell Soup Company, will discuss "Leading with Intention" with her daughter, [Michelle Chenery]( of Altria, and Dagmar Boggs of The Coca-Cola Company, at the [NEW Executive Forum 2018](, July 31 to August 2 outside San Diego. More than 300 senior leaders from the retail, consumer goods, financial services and technology sectors are expected to attend the invitational event. Contact your [NEW Ambassador]( to see if you qualify. [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Google+]( [Email]( Learn more about NEWâ„¢: [About Us]( | [Events]( | [Regions]( | [Partners]( | [Learning]( [] [] The basis of insincerity is the idealized image we hold of ourselves and wish to impose on others. 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