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By Kimberly Eddleston on Mon Nov 23 2020
Interviewee: Angelina Kljat

Daughters are increasingly assuming leadership roles at family firms. In this video, familybusiness.org Editor Kimberly Eddleston talks with two Northeastern University students who will join their Read more

By Rania Labaki on Mon Nov 23 2020

Women can be indispensable in times of trouble, but the glass ceiling and the glass cliff still hold them back, even at family firms. Seven things to think about. Crisis is part of every Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Mon Nov 16 2020
Interviewee: Giovanna Campopiano

Despite decades of striving and some progress, women still face a glass ceiling in many tradition-bound family businesses. In this interview with familybusiness.org Editor Kimberly Eddleston, Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Tue Oct 13 2020
Interviewee: Simran Mohinani

Entrepreneur, philanthropist and author Simran Mohinani has great role models among her family members, who run Platinum Estates, a thriving enterprise in Europe. Mohinani has three of her own Read more

By Elizabeth Bagnall and Dr. Susan Laverick on Wed Sep 23 2020

While both men and women may be struggling to balance work and family commitments during the unique challenges posed by the Covid-19 environment, the bulk of childcare and eldercare has tended to Read more

By Dr. Susan Laverick and Elizabeth Bagnall on Wed Sep 23 2020

While both men and women may be struggling to balance work and family commitments during the unique challenges posed by the Covid-19 environment, the bulk of childcare and eldercare has tended to Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Fri Jun 05 2020
Interviewee: Susan Laverick

Women are honing their business and technical skills in preparation for leadership, but many of them still struggle with how they communicate and present themselves. Despite their know-how they still Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Wed May 20 2020

About 44 million Americans, including many women, are exploring "sidepreneurship," or starting their own businesses while working full time somewhere else. Done right, it can bring the financial Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston, Jamie Ladge and Keimei Sugiyama on Tue Feb 18 2020

The number of businesses run by women continues to grow – by 59% between 1997 and 2013 – and women now run between a quarter and a third of all private businesses worldwide. Yet their businesses Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston on Mon Feb 10 2020
Interviewee: Susan Laverick

Every family business founded or led by a man eventually must go through a changing of the guard -- and today more women relatives are taking over the helm from a patriarch. Despite this progress, Read more