Gail Evans, sitting, signs books for Kathy Smith, center, IM 83, and Charlene Smith, Mgt 89. Evans Speaks at Alumnae Networking Event Gail Evans, former CNN executive and best-selling author, said women in business should be watching out for each other rather than setting out to get each other. Evans, a visiting professor in the College of Management, spoke in October at the first event in the Georgia Tech Women on Wednesdays series, a quarterly event presented by the Alumni Association's Women's Advisory Committee. "The single most important thing women need to do is stop talking about each other." Evans said. The impact of one woman’s word about another carries 10 times the weight of the same comment by a man, Evans said. "Guys love it when we get into it with each other and they use it." Evans is author of "Play Like A Man Win Like A Woman: What Men Know About Success and Women Need to Learn" and "She Wins, You Win: The Most Important Rule Every Businesswoman Needs to Know." "We have yet to come to the understanding that we are all on the same team. Guys understand that they are on the same team and they play as a team," said Evans, who joined CNN when it began operations in 1980 and worked her way up to executive vice president of domestic networks for the news group. Women can help each other through mentoring, networking and supporting each other’s businesses, Evans said. "Any woman who gets to any level is obligated to mentor another woman. It doesn’t have to be a big formal, structured process. Just look at another young woman’s career and help her move along," she said. Future dates for Women on Wednesdays are Jan. 28, April 28 and July 28.