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Rethinking Role Models: Why Millennial Women Want More

By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) We know that role models are critically important for inspiring women to lead. “You can’t be what you can’t see” is a refrain often repeated by feminist trailblazer Marie Wilson. Young women need strong, visible role models, not only to illustrate the heights to which they can aspire, […]

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Celebrating Female Role Models in Technology

By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Last week, Bloomberg hosted the NCWIT Aspirations Award ceremony – a special event to honor young women in high school who have excelled in the area of computing. Keynote speaker Jacqui Meyer, R&D Chief of Staff at Bloomberg, explained how she found her way into the technology field […]

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Working Mothers: Role Models to the Next Generation

By Cleo Thompson (London), founder of The Gender Blog Alex Crawford, whose coverage of the capture of Tripoli for UK news channel Sky News made recent headlines, has declared that it’s “offensive and sexist” to ask how she raises her four children and adds that she objects to the way in which female war correspondents […]

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Why We Need More Gay Role Models in Financial Services

I learned a shocking statistic recently. According to a poll by the HRC [PDF], up to 51% of LGBT professionals on Wall Street are still in the closet. That means over half – half – of LGBT professionals are uncomfortable being themselves in their workplace. We must ask why so many professionals are still afraid, […]

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Role Models Provide Powerful Advice for Women in Law

By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Recognizing the impact role models can have on professional development is critical to the advancement of women in law. And Last week, the Financial Women’s Association of New York and the New York County Law Association held an event honoring trailblazing women in the profession, who shared their […]

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Honoring Powerful Female Role Models

By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Today marked the 18th Annual Women of Distinction Breakfast hosted by the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York. The event honored 5 professional women, and one future leader. With more than 23,000 girl scouts, and the goal to expand to 100,000 girls by 2017, the Girl Scout […]