Executive Sisterhood
Accelerating Gender Parity in the Workplace
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American women lag substantially behind men when it comes to their representation in leadership positions
American women hold
52
% of skilled jobs
but as of 2020 have only achieved or earned
21.2
% of S&P 500 Board Seats
6
% of S&P 500 CEO Roles
7.4
% of Fortune 500 CEO Roles
11
% of S&P 500's Top Earners
82
% of what a man makes
Together we can transform individual women's leadership success into revolutionary change in the Boardroom and in the C-Suite
Vision
Executive Sisterhood aspires to a world in which women’s leadership is realized to be essential in the highest levels of every company.
Executive Sisterhood has a Two-Fold Mission:
To accelerate the number of women in C-Suite and Board positions, and advance women entrepreneurs.
To influence companies to transform their leadership and boards and reflect the consumer base of their products and services.
Our Value Proposition
We will create a community who pledge to help women climb the corporate ladder into executive roles and board seats.
We will seek partnerships with companies and women’s leadership organizations to help them achieve their gender parity goals.
We will provide data and resources to support the acceleration of gender parity across industries, with an intersectionality lens.
We will post and share experiences and successes with helping women.
We will measure and track our successes helping women rise.
We will advocate for gender-balanced representation on private and public corporate boards and in the C-Suite.
We will influence companies to change the composition of their C-Suite and Board to reflect the female consumer base of their products and services
Are you interested in speeding up the pace of change for gender parity on boards and in the C-Suite?
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Our Team
Elaine Caprio
Founder and Board Chair, Executive Sisterhood Inc.
President, Caprio Consulting & Coaching LLC
Elaine is passionate about accelerating gender parity in the workplace in two ways: by creating a community of people who help women ascend the corporate ladder, and by leveraging the powerful purchasing power of women. Having over 25 years of experience as a corporate lawyer, insurance company executive and entrepreneur, Elaine provides gender-balanced leadership coaching and operational consulting services through her business Caprio Consulting and Coaching. She has been honored as a Business Insurance Woman to Watch in 2007 and as an Influential Woman in Re/Insurance by Intelligent Insurer magazine in 2017. Elaine has served on the Board of Directors for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts and Bottom Line, Massachusetts.
Ashton T. Brady
Board Member, Executive Sisterhood Inc.
Visual Manager, Pottery Barn; Home Stager
- Is a visual merchandising manager for Pottery Barn, a subsidiary of Williams Sonoma Inc., a women's leadership champion with 57.1% of its top jobs held by women
- Assists in the consultation and redecoration, or "staging", of residential properties for Staged Occasions, founded and operated by an all-female team
- Is a Gen Z who is passionate about women's leadership and helping to accelerate gender parity in business
Margaret Resce Milkint
Board Member, Executive Sisterhood Inc.
Managing Partner, The Jacobson Group
- Champion for diversity, inclusion and intersectionality in the insurance industry
- Key ambassador in strategic client relationships and creating insurance executive search & talent solutions
- Widely-recognized industry speaker, storyteller and thought leader on career and recruiting issues
- Co-founded the Women's Insurance Networking Group (WING), a platform for networking and career development among female and enlightened male insurance professionals
- U.S. Chair of ISC Group, a global forum for senior industry leaders
- Chair of Million Women Mentors, STEM connector's Women in Insurance Initiative and is the recipient of their Champion of Industry Award
Lori Wells Prew
Board Member, Executive Sisterhood Inc.
Senior Consultant, Idea Lift LLC
- Serves as a Senior Consultant for Idea Lift LLC which offers strategic counsel to regional nonprofits
- Has 20+ years of combined experience in the private, public and nonprofit sectors, and is passionate about supporting women and girls
- Co-founded the 800-member "Women's Professional Network" to effect meaningful change for regional women-led nonprofits
- Received an "Unsung Heroine Award" in 2011 from the MA Commission on the Status of Women for work in her local community
