By Stacey Hawley (Chicago) December 25th marks a holiday brimming with worldwide wonder and delight, underscored by the giving spirit. Bonus season, on the other hand, celebrates the act of receiving. When parents recite “it is better to give than receive,” they clearly are not discussing bonuses. Companies with calendar year-ends communicate bonuses between January […]
By Robin Madell (San Francisco) High-achieving women want to be great in all their roles—great workers, great mothers, great friends. Their brains are better equipped for multi-tasking—so they think they can do it, and do it all equally well. But they can’t.” -Karen Mallia, Associate Professor, University of South Carolina A recent NPR story quoted […]
By Robin Madell (San Francisco) Because women earn less, on average, than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay. The wage gap is even greater for most women of color. –The National Committee on Pay Equity Today – April 9, 2013 – is Equal Pay Day. This annual public awareness event […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “Are there barriers for women in investment management? Yes, of course, began Jane Buchan, PhD, CEO and Managing Director at PAAMCO. “But it’s fascinating, as when I was younger I would have answered no. As you climb up through the pyramid, you see more barriers and more glass […]
By Robin Madell (San Francisco) As we approach Equal Pay Day on Tuesday (April 9), The Glass Hammer spoke with Katie Donovan, whose new mobile app Earn More Girl helps women determine their personal pay gap. The app, which is available for iPhones and iPads, allows women to enter their current pay and select their […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) According to a new study, companies would be foolish not to hire more women to their boards of directors. The reason, as the authors say, is that women are better at making complex decisions: “women simply have the capacity to make better directors and their presence on corporate […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Within Citi, enthusiasm and support continues to grow for a new program designed to develop and advance women leaders in Risk. Brian Leach, Head of Franchise Risk and Strategy at Citi and architect of the program, said he designed the “Women in Risk” program (WIR) to focus on […]
Contributed by CEO Coach Henna Inam “I am a really good #2. I don’t want to be #1.” “I really love the job I’m in and don’t want my boss’s job. It just seems too political.” “I think I could do my boss’s job, but I don’t really want that much stress in my life […]
By Natalie Soltys (Kansas City) The world is becoming more connected, companies are becoming more global, and the workforce is more international. As a highly-motivated woman, you may have had the intuition that you need global experience and education to further advance your career. You see a need to manage culturally diverse teams and deliver […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Ever since Lord Davies of Abersoch released his 2011 report on the shockingly low representation of women on UK boards of directors – 12.5 percent of FTSE 100 directors in 2010 – companies have ramped up their efforts to attract women to these posts. The report recommended that […]