Nancy Dubuc, chief executive of A&E Networks, speaks to Adam Bryant about lessons learned from important failures—www.nytimes.com/video/business/100000003577203/the-necessity-of-failure.html
NYTimes Video: The Metrics of Success
Jody Greenstone Miller, chief executive of the Business Talent Group, speaks on flexible work environments—www.nytimes.com/video/business/100000003229855/corner-office-the-metrics-of-success.html.
NYTimes Video: Leading to the Goal Line
Dara Richardson-Heron, M.D., C.E.O. of Y.W.C.A. USA, speaks on setting expectations of leadership to Adam Bryant and Blaine Novak—www.nytimes.com/video/business/100000003229913/corner-office-leading-to-the-goal-line.html.
BBC News: Rosetta comet landing: Professor’s excitement
The European Space Agency’s successful landing on the Rosetta comet is an amazing achievement. As a side effect, it has also led to a lot of discussion around the representation of women in science. Here’s a great clip to keep
HeForShe Video: Emma Watson’s speech
Emma Watson, United Nations Women’s Global Goodwill Ambassador, delivers a speech urging men to join in the struggle for gender equality at a special event for the HeForShe campaign at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, 20 Sep 2014.
Spelke-vs-Pinker on Gender & Science + Follow-up
The Science of Gender and Science On January 16th, 2005, Lawrence Summers (President of Harvard), made a few public comments on women’s careers in science and engineering, suggesting that the gender difference is due to “different availability of aptitude at