CEO: Goal is for women as CEOs not to be news

CEO: Goal is for women as CEOs not to be news | Study examines role of gender in logistics industry | Are you grappling with remote meeting anxiety? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( July 28, 2022 CONNECT WITH NEXTUP  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( €‰€‰[Tik tok]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equity news from NextUp, Advancing All Women in Business [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( [] Top of the week [] [CEO: Goal is for women as CEOs not to be news]( [CEO: Goal is for women as CEOs not to be news]( Rumsey (Bloomberg/Getty Images) As news stories continue to highlight gender to spotlight the first woman appointed to a company's C-suite, Cummins CEO Jennifer Rumsey hopes that executives will soon become so diverse that a woman becoming CEO is no longer remarkable. "My hope is that we won't be writing stories about that for much longer and that I can continue to serve as a role model that you can come from anywhere, look like anybody, anything," Rumsey says. 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While the study was based on a simulation, it points to the need for greater gender diversity within the supply-chain environment, says Katie Date, leader of the Women in Supply Chain Initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Transportation and Logistics. Full Story: [The Wall Street Journal]( (7/23) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Are you grappling with remote meeting anxiety?]( Quell anxiety about on-camera remote meetings by setting aside enough time to be prepared, using enjoyable activities or breathing exercises in between meetings to relax and looking for flexibility to avoid too many back-to-back meetings, writes Morra Aarons-Mele, founder of Women Online. "The more you practice being intentional about your time and energy, the more your muscles get strengthened for it -- fear and anxiety starts to reduce because you've already proven to yourself that you can survive it," Aarons-Mele writes. 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"In more than 15 years of working in food and nutrition across many communities, I have seen such disparities firsthand, where too often predominately Black and Brown communities experienced both chronic health problems and the highest rates of food insecurity," says Eileen Hyde, senior director of community resilience for Walmart.org. Full Story: [Progressive Grocer]( (7/25) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Grocers lauded for cultures of disability inclusion]( [Grocers lauded for cultures of disability inclusion]( (Jeff Kowalsky/Getty Images) Meijer, Giant Eagle, Amazon, CVS Health, Target, UNFI, Kroger, Walmart and Walgreens were recognized for their inclusive workplaces by the American Association of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN. 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