Gwyneth Paltrow: Why we shouldn't always see eye to eye

Gwyneth Paltrow: Why we shouldn't always see eye to eye | More women investors are supporting women-led startups | Chick-fil-A operator got off to a fast start Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( March 7, 2024 CONNECT WITH NEXTUP  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [X]( €‰€‰[Tik tok]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equity news from NextUp, Advancing All Women in Business [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( [] Top of the week [] [Gwyneth Paltrow: Why we shouldn't always see eye to eye]( [Gwyneth Paltrow: Why we shouldn't always see eye to eye]( Paltrow (Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images) Building a network with people different from oneself is an important tool for broadening perspective and career advancement, said actor and Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow. "The more diverse the people are around you, who you love, and who can actually have real conversations with you and push back and broaden your mind, the better," Paltrow said. "I think it's so important to be in a constant process of learning." Full Story: [Forbes (tiered subscription model)]( (3/4) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Today's leadership [] [More women investors are supporting women-led startups]( Women-led venture capital funds accounted for 3% of the $107 billion in total fundraising last year -- an increase from less than 2% the year before -- an upswing attributed to more incubators for women entrepreneurs, new women-led companies and venture capital funding for underrepresented founders. "The access to wealth that women have in the US today is really at a historic level," said Trish Costello, CEO and founder of Portfolia, which has investments in more than 140 companies, most of which were established by women. "And that wealth is power if we use it." Story: [CNBC]( (3/5) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Chick-fil-A operator got off to a fast start]( Holly Rivera became one of the youngest owner/operators for Chick-fil-A when she took over a restaurant in Houston in 2017 at age 26. After earning a degree in hotel and restaurant management, Rivera worked in the quickservice restaurant chain's Atlanta headquarters and spent two years in the management leadership program, working with 12 different restaurants, before running the Houston location and then opening another in Orlando in 2020. Full Story: [Nation's Restaurant News (free registration)]( (3/5) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Why corporate structures must change for women to lead]( As International Women's Day approaches on Friday, Jennifer McCollum, author of "In Her Own Voice: A Woman's Rise to CEO," says equity for women in the workplace demands inclusive leadership dedicated to fundamentally reshaping corporate structures, not just surface changes to policies. "It's about recognizing the unique contributions of each individual and leveraging those differences to drive innovation and growth," McCollum notes. 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Efforts by higher education institutions to level the playing field must be followed up by tech companies establishing programs to coach, mentor and promote a culture of inclusion for women, Lalovic-Hand writes. Full Story: [CIO]( (3/4) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Collective a safe space for Black women leaders to gather]( Regina Lawless, former diversity and inclusion director for Instagram, founded the Bossy and Blissful collective for Black female executives to give them a forum in which they can lean on each other for support in overcoming feelings of loneliness or isolation about being the only person or woman of color in a leadership position, a fact that can deter many from climbing up the ranks in the first place. "Getting together helps us when we go back and we're the 'only-lonelies' in a lot of our organizations," Lawless says. Full Story: [The Associated Press]( (3/4) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [CEO says indivisibility, not inclusion, is the goal]( Leaders must be at the forefront of change, discarding their own "beloved" stories and biases and committing to becoming "indivisible" -- seeking the fulfillment of everyone without regard to perceived differences, writes Denise Hamilton, the founder and CEO of WatchHerWork. "There is no 10-second solution for 10-generation problems. We must find and cultivate a well of patience and a commitment that can withstand challenges when they inevitably come," Hamilton writes. Full Story: [Next Big Idea Club Magazine]( (3/1) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [] If you have a brain, you are obliged to use it. 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