Entries by The Glass Hammer

Go Ahead – Give Yourself Credit

By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) How often do you truly take credit for your accomplishments on big projects? According to a new article published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, for women working in male-dominated environments, the answer might be “not often enough.” The research, carried out by Michelle C. Haynes, University […]

Leaning Toward Support: Bringing Men Into the Movement

By Terry Selucky (Los Angeles) “If men have taken the C-suite hostage, then Lean In presents with underlying symptoms the Stockholm syndrome,” writes James Allworth, in a recent Harvard Business Review blog post entitled “It’s Not Women Who Should Lean In, It’s Men Who Should Step Back.” After reading Sheryl Sandberg’s controversial bestseller, Allworth asks […]

Communicating What You Need for Career Success

Contributed by Dr. Robyn Odegaard The idea that women are holding themselves back in the corporate rat race has been getting a lot of press since Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg’s interview with 60-Minutes. While I certainly agree that there is more we as women can do to promote ourselves, we need to do more than […]

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Ambitious People are a Little Happier and Live a Little Longer

By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) In a recent article in The Atlantic, writer Emily Esfahani Smith attempts to argue that ambition and relationships are mutually exclusive. She writes: “The conflict between career ambition and relationships lies at the heart of many of our current cultural debates, including the ones sparked by high-powered women […]

Voice of Experience: Maureen L. Beshar, Managing Director, Head of Institutional Sales, ClearBridge Investments

By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Maureen L. Beshar, Managing Director and Head of Institutional Sales and Consultant Relations at ClearBridge Investments, believes strongly in the importance of building self confidence. She said, “For women in any business – but especially a male dominated business like this – just believe in yourself. Your talents […]

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New Report Discusses Online Feminism, Collaboration, and How Business Can Get Involved

By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Last month the Barnard Center for Research on Women published a report on the future of online feminism. The paper, “#FemFuture: Online Revolution,” is written by Courtney Martin and Vanessa Valenti, and discusses the opportunities that the internet is providing for people working toward gender equality. It also […]

Are Women in Tech More Stressed Out?

By Robin Madell (San Francisco) In a survey conducted at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) from 2008 to 2011 and funded through the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) ADVANCE program, female faculty indicated more stress and less satisfaction with work-life balance than their male colleagues. Women were more likely to forego personal activities for professional responsibilities […]

Thought Leaders: Ranji Nagaswami on Leadership, Investing, and Managing Your Career

“I am very concerned and alarmed at issues of financial integrity,” began Ranji Nagaswami, former Chief Investment Advisor to Mayor Bloomberg and the City of New York when asked about what institutional investors see as the important issues facing the buy-side. Nagaswami spent over two decades successfully climbing the ranks of the investment management industry […]