Guest Contribution by Sandra Mills A new Pew Research report released some interesting findings regarding gender and the workplace. After surveying 2,002 adults (including 810 millennials) and examining census data from 2012, researchers found that women are more educated, more active in the work force, and more likely to hold high-paying positions than ever. This […]
By Jarod Cerf Although Japan and the U.S. occupy somewhat different rankings in The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, both Yoriko Kawaguchi, Japan’s former Minister for Foreign Affairs (’02-‘04) and Environment (’00-’02), and Ruth Porat, Executive Vice President and CFO of Morgan Stanley, are confident that a call to empower women was essential […]
Welcome to The Glass Hammer’s Celebration of Asian Heritage Month! All month long we will be profiling successful women here in the US who have Asian heritage as well as spotlighting some amazing women in Asia and discussing what it means to work there. According to Eu-Lin Fang, a Partner at PwC Singapore, the professional […]
By Michelle Hendelman Americans are ready for a new style of leadership according to the latest report from Pershing, which was released in conjunction with International Women’s Day in March. 78 percent of the general public prefer leaders who “listen, consult and ask questions” compared to only 22 percent who enjoy the more traditional “command […]
Even after 20 years in the industry, PwC’s head of private equity, Marissa Thomas, says she still loves what initially drew her to the field: the adrenaline rush of a fast-paced industry rife with deadlines and tight-knit teams. Thomas has spent the entirety of her career with PwC. She started in the regional corporate tax […]
By Kayla Turo Research from Catalyst suggests that on-the-job experiences account for 70 percent of the most valuable career development tools for employees, compared to networking and mentoring (20 percent) and formal programs (10 percent. These on-the-job experiences include stretch assignments, or challenging projects in which an employee must develop new skills and improve their […]
Identifying opportunities for career advancement is something that has served Gigi Freeman, Executive Director at MSCI , very well throughout her entire career. She graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Earth Science, and she envisioned herself establishing a career in science before realizing that financial services held a lot of opportunity for anyone […]
By Jarod Cerf During the Fifth Annual RegentAtlantic Wall Street Women Forum, host and event founder Jane Newton of RegentAtlantic polled the attendees via text on whether they thought women in finance had more opportunities today as compared to six years ago. Of the over 100 managing directors, c-level executives, and thought leaders who were […]
By Michelle Hendelman In a recent gender diversity survey released by Fenwick & West LLP, extensive data about the growth of women in leadership positions at companies included in the Standard & Poor’s 100 Index (S&P 100) and companies included in the Silicon Valley 150 Index (SV 150) –an index representing the top 150 public […]
Guest contribution By Dr. Joan C. Williams Studies show that 57 percent of men but only 7 percent of women negotiate their starting salaries—but when women do negotiate people are less likely to hire them or want to work with them. So helping women get equal pay is not as easy as telling them to […]