The Chicago Network Press Room

2009

• Crain's Business, August 13, John Pletz, DeHaas, Cafaro among new World Business Chicago directors
  
• Chicago Tribune, June 5, Mark Silva, The Swamp Blog, Michelle Obama's Networked staff chief
• Chicago Tribune, April 3, Greg Burns, Men lead the unemployment line
• Today’s Chicago Woman, April issue, Lisa Skolnik, The Chicago Network
• Chicago Tribune, March 2, Ann Meyer, Board of advisers can offer ideas to keep grow business, create opportunities
• Chicago Tribune, January 19, Ann Meyer, Women who hit glass ceiling are pushed to start their own businesses

• Crain’s Chicago Business, December 3, Lorene Yu, More women in local public boardrooms, but group finds number still low
• Chicago Sun-Times, December 3, Francine Knowles, Glass Ceilings endure at Chicago firms
• Chicago Tribune, December 3, Susan Chandler, Fewer women in top jobs
• Today’s Chicago Woman, November issue, Women rising in the business world
• Crain’s Chicago Business, August 4, Opinion piece by Chicago Network Executive Director, Amy Osler, Getting more women on boards a matter of business, not morals
• Directorship magazine, April/May issue, Opinion piece by Network member, Sheli Rosenberg: Uncommon Women: Moving past tokenism and box checking opens doors to more diversity
• Business Week, April 8, Opinion piece by Network member, Sheli Rosenberg: Why Aren't There More Women on Boards?
• Business Week Chicago, February issue, The Scene: Photographs from the Babes in Black event on December 13th

2007

• Chicago Sun-Times, December 11, Francine Knowles, How 2 local firms are fast-tracking women
• Chicago Public Radio/WBEZ, November 28, Stephanie Lecci, Few Women Achieve High Ranks at Chicago Businesses
• Chicago Sun-Times, November 28, Francine Knowles, Female executives can’t break into boys club
• Chicago Tribune, November 28, Barbara Rose, Women’s progress at Chicago firms slow
• Crain's Chicago Business, November 28, Lorene Yue, Fewer women executives at big local firms
• Medill News Service, November 28, Sarah Phelan, Bleak outlook for women looking for top positions in Chicago workplace
• Business Week, May 7, Letter to the Editor by Network member, Ellen Carnahan, A Pessimistic Perspective On The Glass Ceiling
• Chicago Tribune, March 28, Opinion piece by Judith Dobrzynski, Female CEOs Still Rare Sight
• Directorship Magazine, February/March issue, by Network member, Cheryl Francis, Women on Boards: the Number May Be Shrinking
• Crain’s Chicago Business, February 5^th, Your View: Smart Businesses see value, and profit, in promoting women

2006

• Chicago Tribune, November 16, Charles Storch, Non-profits are predicting easier life under Democrats
• Chicago Sun-Times, November 13, Francine Knowles, Boardroom Backslide: Fewer women in top exec ranks this year
• Chicago Tribune, November 11, Susan Diesenhouse, Women leaders lagging
• Crain’s Chicago Business, November 10, Lorene Yue, Women lose ground in Chicago’s executive suites
• Crain's Chicago Business, June 5, Opinion piece by Network member, Sheli Rosenberg, Put Women’s Parity on the Agenda for Corporate Chicago
• WVON, February 22, Cliff Kelley Show, Interview with Lyn Corbett Fitzgerald
• Chicago Tribune, January 27, Becky Yerak, Financial firms fail, too, in report card on women execs
• Chicago Tribune, January 26, Charles Storch, Women finding a place on boards of non-profits
• Chicago Public Radio/WBEZ, January 23, Steve Edwards, 848, Women on Board
• Crain's Chicago Business, January 23, Sandra Jones, Women making little progress in cracking glass ceiling
• Daily Herald, January 23, Business Briefs, Glass ceiling intact for many women
• WBBM-AM780, January 23, Census news item, Ran Sunday evening – Monday morning drive time during the Pat & Felicia Show, The Chicago Network Census
• WLS-ABC, January 23, News item on 6 AM and 11 AM News, The Chicago Network Census
• Chicago Sun-Times, January 23, Sandra Guy, Female execs hard to find in corner office
• Chicago Tribune, January 22, Becky Yerak, Women missing from top earners at 35 big firms
• CLTV, January 22, News item, which ran throughout the day, The Chicago Census, as reported in the Tribune
• Crain's Chicago Business, January 16, Chicago Clubs

2005

• Chicago Sun-Times, December 19, Commentary by Laura Washington, Words of inspiration, caution for female pols
• Crain’s Chicago Business, June 20, Op-Ed by Chicago Network Executive Director, Amy Osler, Chicago boards would benefit from greater gender parity
  
• Naperville Sun, January 23, Francine Knowles, Imbalance of power: Report shows little gain in number of Chicago’s female executives (Reprint of Chicago Sun-Times article on January 17)
• Naperville Sun, January 23, Larry Avila, Suburban execs: More doors open for women
• Chicago Sun-Times, January 19, Cindy Richards, Even women like Jen get short end
• WTTW/Chicago Tonight, January 18, Bob Sirott interview with Erin McInerney and Cheryl Francis on the 2004 Census
• Chicago Sun-Times, January 17, Francine Knowles, Trapped below the glass ceiling
  
• Crain’s Chicago Business, January 17, Sandra Jones, People column, Steps backward from the boardroom
• Chicago Tribune, January 16, Barbara Rose, Women’s progress remains "glacial”
• WBBM Radio, AM 780, January 16, Interview about Census results

2004

• Chicago Public Radio/WBEZ, January 15, 2004, Steve Edwards, 848, Women CEOs

2003

• Chicago Tribune, December 4, Melita Marie Garza, More women on boards
• Chicago Tribune, December 2, Susan Chandler & Melita Marie Garza, Few women landing top jobs

2002

• Chicago Tribune, May 7, Melissa Allison, Sour economy seems to lower glass ceiling
  
• Chicago Sun-Times, May 5, Andrew Herrmann, Female execs losing ground