While it might seem strange to say this as a women’s retreat creator and facilitator, no woman ever needs a retreat. A retreat is not an endpoint. What every single woman absolutely needs is herself. A retreat is just one way a woman sets her own feet on a path back to herself. While a […]
“What’s guided me throughout my career is looking for people who are both happy and genuinely interested in what they’re doing,” says Lindsay Rosner about her career journey. “I want to see that personal happiness factor.” As a fixed income investor, Rosner can talk about the credit markets all day long, but when it comes […]
In the May edition of the Glass Hammer, participants in Goldman Sachs’ second annual 10,000 Women Growth Fellowship reflect on their entrepreneurial journeys, and Asahi Pompey, global head of Corporate Engagement, shares why supporting women entrepreneurs is of the utmost importance to the firm. In addition, Goldman Sachs women vice presidents and associates selected to […]
“It’s all about people. Projects, systems, everything else goes away. You might even forget what you were executing back then,” says Anna Thomas, “but people connections can remain even after 25 years, and that is very fulfilling.” Thomas speaks to managing work and family, the value of executional and relational strengths and how bias often […]
“So many outcomes are often the result of sometimes small decisions that aren’t constructively challenged with another perspective,” says Nneka Orji, who is willing to be that voice in the room. Nneka speaks to speaking up when it’s uncomfortable, why mentoring is a key part of people management, and the value of knowing who you […]
“As I was progressing within the BigLaw structure, the most important thing was not defining my success by the way that some tend to view it,” says Grace Lee. “I resisted my initial tendency to buy into the notion that if I didn’t make partner, that was somehow failure, or spoke to my skillset or […]
What can leaders, managers, allies and women themselves do to minimize and challenge gender bias in the virtual workplace? Last week, theglasshammer.com explored the impact of the virtual office in either neutralizing or amplifying pre-existing dynamics of gender bias. Ultimately, the gender bias present in our cultural paradigm is also present in our offices, and […]
“It shows you how powerful a single voice is in this world,” says Mary Inman, who specializes in representing whistleblowers under the U.S. and Canadian whistleblower reward programs. “I think that’s our love as humans for the David versus Goliath story. We still want David to prevail, or at least be heard.” With an innate […]
While remote working is a key element to creating more gender equality, the coexistence of the virtual workplace alongside virtual schooling has exacerbated the disproportional hours women spend on caregiving and domestic work, driving women to exit the workforce or consider downshifting their careers. The dissolution of physical boundaries between home and office and classroom […]
“It took a long time to shake imposter syndrome. I’ve shifted my perspective now to believe that being a woman is an asset,” says Alison (Alie) Hoover. “It’s not just this sideline thing. It’s as much part of who I am, the same thing as being smart or outspoken.” Hoover talks about going part-time after […]