There's no longer any doubt: Diversity is good for business. Studies consistently show that diverse companies outperform and out-innovate the competition because diversity makes teams smarter.

A pervasive, organization-wide approach to developing and retaining high-potential women can be challenging to get off the ground, but it is a path that has been successful for hundreds of leading organizations and thousands of women. Let's look at this proven organization-wide approach from two inter-twining perspectives: corporate culture and the women themselves. Together they hit on all the major problems and possibilities circling around gender parity.

Those negative characteristics about Gen Y you keep hearing about aren’t necessarily true.

Several hiring and training initiatives are helping veterans make the transition from the battlefield to the boardroom.