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It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness,competition and deeply rooted barriers. From the New York Times  A year ago, dressed in suffragette white and addressing a cheering, weeping convention, Hillary Clinton stood for possibility. Now she is a reminder of the limits women continue to confront — in politics and beyond. More than 40 years after women began pouring into the workplace, only a handful have made it all the way to the top of corporate America. The percentage of chief executives of Fortune 500 companies who are women just passed 6 percent, creeping up (and occasionally dropping back) at a glacial pace. Why don’t more women get that No. 1 job? Read more HBR came out with two must-read studies recently. They reveal clear and measurable differences in how different genders are treated. It's staggering.
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Why do men need to read these articles, too? Female leadership (including founders) offers higher ROI - 63 percent higher ROI. Also, it's been quite a year for white women, people of color and nonbinary people in tech. In case you any of the developments or your head is spinning and you're in need of a recap, here is Megan Rose Dickey's summary. Is this your first time at Intersolar? Have no fear, here are three ways to make the most of the largest solar conference in California. 1. Show up Twitter and other social media channels will do no justice to the event. You have to be there, meeting people in person. 2. Walk the expo floor True, Intersolar is a conference with great educational sessions, but most of the excitment is on the expo floor. The expo is a multi-floor series of booths from solar companies. Most of the companies that have booths are hardware companies. If you're not in the market for a racking system, it would still be useful to know about racking systems. Walk up to people at booths where you have no idea what the product is and ask them to tell you about the product. It's their job to tell you. Also ask them what they find interesting at Intersolar and if they recommend any other booths to go to. Make sure to check out the Powerhouse Pavilion and CALSEIA Pavilion. Do you need a free expo floor pass for Intersolar? Use PVComplete's complimentary discount code, V9878BC06, when you register here. 3. Go to networking events The conference and expo floor are great, but the networking is even better and more worth your time. Below is a list of networking events happening around Intersolar. Not really a networker? Here 's how you take the awkward moments out of networking.
4. Follow up You'll meet some interesting people. All will be for naught if you don't follow up and connect with them. If you don't immediatly have a follow up action, like getting coffee with them to have a deeper discussion around career or business, email them to say "It was nice to meet you. I look forward to seeing you at another solar event soon." and add them on LinkedIn. By doing this, you'll go above and beyond 95% of the people that person met at the conference. Now get out there and enjoy Intersolar! _____ Can't get enough of solar? My friend Ravi and I host cleanweb events in the Bay Area and next week we're hosting a panel of solar software entrepreneurs to hear what they think about the current solar market and what it means for startups. Hope you can join us.  |
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