by Jessica Gendron | Jun 16, 2025 | For College Students, Self-Advocacy, Sorority, Women
Recruitment is often one of the first big choices a woman makes in college, and how she approaches it can shape more than just her sorority experience. Sorority recruitment is also an early (and powerful) opportunity to help her develop one of the most critical...
by Jessica Gendron | Oct 6, 2020 | Balance, Career, Feminism, Leadership, Professional, Self-Advocacy, Women
No female career is linear. In the last six months, I’ve talked to countless female executive leaders about their career journeys. I’ve learned that, like mine, their career took a winding and imperfect road. The paths that led us to where we...
by Jessica Gendron | Apr 15, 2020 | Leadership, Self-Advocacy
I saw a meme the other day that boldly stated, “Optimism is the New Grit.” It made me want to punch something. I am a realist by nature. The mere idea of optimism feels a little superfluous to me. I’ve always felt that optimism sets you up for...
by Jessica Gendron | Nov 21, 2019 | Career, Professional, Self-Advocacy, Women
Regardless of the process your boss or your organization uses to evaluate performance, you can and should be the driver of your annual performance evaluation. As a young professional, I was always a passive participant in my annual reviews. I would sit down and wait...
