The Levo League

An Upside to the "War on Women"? (The Story Exchange)

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:34:32 -0400

An Upside to the "War on Women"? (The Story Exchange) :

Women’s issues have been all over the media lately, and not for all the right reasons. Birth control, abortion rights, the Rush Limbaugh Sandra Fluke ‘slut’ comment controversy, Hilary Rosen’s comments on Ann Romney never working a day in her life. It’s really enough to make your head spin.

Caroline & Amanda’s Interview with Gen Y Hub

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:44:50 -0400

Caroline & Amanda’s Interview with Gen Y Hub

10 Questions with The Levo League Founders Amanda Pouchout & Caroline Ghosn (YFS Magazine)

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:13:00 -0400

10 Questions with The Levo League Founders Amanda Pouchout & Caroline Ghosn (YFS Magazine)

Women Helping Women: The Levo League (Next Gen Journal)

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:12:30 -0400

Women Helping Women: The Levo League (Next Gen Journal):

Fairy godmothers do exist. Just meet the women at The Levo League, who are helping Gen-Y women define and achieve their dreams with a sprinkle of what they call ‘Levo Love.’

Reframing Equal Pay Day: ASK for What You're Worth (The Huffington Post)

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:25:45 -0400

Reframing Equal Pay Day: ASK for What You're Worth (The Huffington Post):

In case you haven’t heard, today, April 17, is Equal Pay Day. Why the 17th of April? It’s based on a calculation women would have to work until today to earn what their male counterparts did in 2011.

Equal Pay Day 2012: Don't Get Mad, Get Even (The Huffington Post)

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:24:00 -0400

Equal Pay Day 2012: Don't Get Mad, Get Even (The Huffington Post):

By now, you hopefully know that today is Equal Pay Day. April 17th: the glorious day denoting that point at which, were you an average woman compared to an average man, you’d have earned as much money from January 2011 as he had in the 2011 fiscal year. Rather than focus on the negatives that have led to this disparity, let’s take today to focus on how you can elevate your own career and start asking for more out of your employer and personal life alike…

Use these to show your support for Equal Pay! #ask4more! Check...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:19:16 -0400

Use these to show your support for Equal Pay! #ask4more!

Check out ask4more2day.com

Soraya Darabi (aka saucy) during her first Office Hours!

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:06:06 -0400

Soraya Darabi (aka saucy) during her first Office Hours!

"I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as..."

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:38:20 -0400

“I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.”

- Susan B. Anthony

Levo League Offers Career-Building Resources to Gen Y Women

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:56:11 -0400

Levo League Offers Career-Building Resources to Gen Y Women:

The facts are clear and indisputable — on average, women make 77.5 cents for every dollar a man makes, and four in ten companies have no women in senior management. EvenFacebook — home to one of tech’s most famous women,Sheryl Sandberg — has no women on its board. Gen Y women are less likely to speak up in the workplace, and though many feel that they are underpaid, they ask for a raise less frequently than their male counterparts.

3 Ways to Find Female Mentors in Finance Careers

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:29:38 -0400

3 Ways to Find Female Mentors in Finance Careers:

According to the results of a recent Women in Finance survey, more than half (52%) of women are dissatisfied with their career in one way or another; however less than a third of the women surveyed reported having a mentor or role model to support their careers.

By virtue of scarcity in numbers, women are missing out—and whether it manifests in the little things (finding your way to the ladies room) or the big things (finding your way to the boardroom), there are more stumbling blocks on the way to the top for women than for men.

Few know this lesson better than Caroline Ghosn, Co-Founder and CEO of The Levo League, the only technology start up dedicated to accelerating career development of young professional women

As women, “[w]e don’t structurally have access to traditional vertical mentors,” says Ghosn. “Many women at the top tiers of the business world are, for the most part, bereft of the traditional mentorship, networking, and lateral support opportunities available to men.”

Ghosn thinks she’s found the key to reducing that deficit: helping other career women. And so, armed with the spirit of “there’s plenty of room at the top,” and alongside Co-Founder Amanda Pouchot, the duo launched The Levo League in March 2012.

GoGirlFinance sat down with Caroline to get the scoop.

Office Hours with Fran Hauser. Miss it? Here’s a...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:02:00 -0400

Fran & Caroline

Office Hours with Fran Hauser.

Miss it? Here’s a recap!

Office Hours Wrap Up: Fran Hauser “Distill ideas. Be concise.”

Some photos from Leslie and Amanda’s talk at GW Women in...

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:09:50 -0400

Leslie, Amanda, & Shauna show #levolove

Some photos from Leslie and Amanda’s talk at GW Women in Business.

Plus Levo Ambassadors (L to R) Becca Miller, Caitlin Saunders, Betsy Smith, Kaitlin Kirby, Allison Sheren.

"‘I’ve taken a leap of faith on several occasions,’ she says. ‘And in every..."

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:31:17 -0400

“‘I’ve taken a leap of faith on several occasions,’ she says. ‘And in every case, on some level, I’ve become a beginner again.’”

- Susan Lyne, from The many lives of Susan Lyne (Fortune Magazine)

"As author Laura Vanderkam has pointed out, for many of us, there’s actually a pretty strong..."

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:41:46 -0400

“As author Laura Vanderkam has pointed out, for many of us, there’s actually a pretty strong correlation between how busy we are and how important we feel. “We live in a competitive society, and so by lamenting our overwork and sleep deprivation — even if that requires workweek inflation and claiming our worst nights are typical — we show that we are dedicated to our jobs and our families,” she wrote recently in the Wall Street Journal.”

- Why Working More Than 40 Hours a Week is Useless | Inc.com (via viceandverse)

Levo League on Helping Gen Y Women

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:13:43 -0400

Levo League on Helping Gen Y Women

Levo League Offers Networking, Jobs for Young Women There are...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:11:58 -0400

Levo League Offers Networking, Jobs for Young Women

There are plenty of places on the Web to network, job-hunt and look for career advice. Levo League’s pitch is that there aren’t many of those places that attract young professional women, and it wants to fix that.

hellogiggles: Tweet Of The Day: ILLUSTRATED TWEET OF THE DAY...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:10:12 -0400

hellogiggles:

Tweet Of The Day: ILLUSTRATED TWEET OF THE DAY

by Maritza Lugo

mercybell: me giggling with the happy @levoleague office puppy...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:52:13 -0400

mercybell:

me giggling with the happy @levoleague office puppy Bauer.

Powerful women fund Gen-Y startup (Fortune’s Most Powerful...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:22:55 -0400

Powerful women fund Gen-Y startup

(Fortune’s Most Powerful Women)

If you’re creating a career platform for aspiring Gen-Y women, it’s smart to line up star businesswomen as angel investors. Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, Gilt Groupe’s Susan Lyne, and serial entrepreneur Gina Bianchini invested slivers of the $1.25 million that Levo League has raised to get off the ground, but so what that their stakes are tiny? The two young entrepreneurs behind the new site know how to ask for help and how to get attention as well.