Role models act as a constant source of inspiration and motivate us to become better people. Finding one isn’t easy though, especially for aspiring business women as oftentimes, successful business women are not portrayed as frequently and strongly in the media as men. New shows are finally depicting business-savvy women—but they’re getting it all wrong.
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This article celebrates influential women in economics working to improve diversity and highlights their astounding accomplishments.
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Wharton Women Locust Talks becomes Wharton Women’s first podcast
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There are many opportunities to get involved in learning about entrepreneurship or to become a student-entrepreneur right here on Penn’s campus! From clubs to guest speakers, there is a wide range of learning options to pick from. In my second in-series article, we will explore what these opportunities are and how you can get involved.
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From turkey dinner candy corn to pumpkin pie flavored pop tarts, companies across America try their best to become part of the 604 million dollar holiday.
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Halloween celebrations in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea quickly progressed into a deadly situation, as chaos emerged amongst the crowd packed into a tight street of bars and restaurants.
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Welcome to Penn, where everyone is doing great—great grades, great social life, great summer internship… In general, this refers to Imposter Syndrome but here at Penn, we call it Penn Face. However, as much as we try to embed this in our mind, it is still an irrational, overpowering feeling that stays with us. So, to erode some of the Penn Face mask and the anxiety around it, we want to share students' experiences struggling to juggle all the facets of life at Penn.
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Globally, women are under-represented in all aspects of the workplace despite the recognised benefits they bring to organizations and the economy at large. In this article, I address how lifetime experiences contribute to unconscious biases that we possess, maintaining the status quo in male-dominated industries, and how you can begin to overcome these biases.
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According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, an entrepreneur is “one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise.” Although the broad description that Merriam-Webster provides is correct, it does not encompass all the details of what being an entrepreneur entails. In our series, we will explore what an entrepreneur does and discuss what to expect in future posts.
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Corporate social responsibility - the practice of integrating social and environmental considerations in business operations and stakeholder interactions - has been growing in popularity for the last several years. But despite the seemingly well-intentioned motives of the phenomenon, there are some caveats of CSR that can raise questions.
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Starbucks employees across the U.S. are pushing for unionization. What factors are causing them to unionize now specifically? And the question we are all asking: how would unionization impact the average Starbucks consumer?
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As the year comes to a close, it’s rewarding to reflect on how much each and every one of us has grown and changed. We braved another year of the pandemic, and still managed to form an inspiring network of Wharton Women. Read here for a reflection on the past year, and some words of wisdom for the incoming class of Quakers!
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The U.S. Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as an associate justice of the Supreme Court, the first black woman in history. Read more about Judge Jackson and her remarkable legal career.
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The importance of practicing self-care and tips for incorporating it into your busy schedule.
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