Contributed by Claire Lister You what?! You quit your job? What were you thinking? There’s got to be a better way to make a midlife career change. It’s not uncommon for people in the same job for a couple of decades to start considering what else is out there. More often than not people tend […]
By Natalie Soltys (Kansas City, Missouri) In a competitive, fast-paced and ever-changing industry such as information technology, caring and nurturing instincts are usually seen as detrimental to success. Oftentimes, women are encouraged to suppress this natural predisposition in order to grow their careers. (For example, check out Karen Firestone’s recent Harvard Business Review piece.) However, […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) According to new research by Working Mother Magazine and Chase Card Services, working mothers say that, given the choice, they would rather have a 20 percent raise than a year’s vacation from the workforce. Jennifer Owens, Editor at Working Mother Magazine and Director of the Working Mother Research […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Mary Strother, Managing Director of Investor Relations at Athenian Venture Partners, has built a successful career out of leveraging her differences. She explained that if your background varies somewhat from the more traditional CVs in your industry, you’ll have skills others don’t necessarily have. The key is to […]
To Reshma Saujani, Founder of Girls Who Code, success means taking risks and pursuing your passions – even with the understanding that you might fail. In fact, in her new book, Women Who Don’t Wait in Line, she explores the importance of failure and its connection to risk, and what it means for today’s women. […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “Have you ever wanted to sit down with the exceptional women executives that have climbed the ranks and ask them how they approach work and life?” asks a new report by the International Consortium for Executive Development Research (ICEDR). The network of top companies and business schools interviewed […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) What’s one way to beat the market when it comes to alternative investments? According to new research by accounting firm Rothstein Kass, invest in women. The new study, “Women in Alternative Investments: Building Momentum in 2013 and Beyond,” reports that hedge funds run by women outperformed the HFRX […]
Contributed by Beate Chelette You’re waiting, by the phone, for a scheduled business call or an exploratory communication about a new project. Fifteen, then 20 minutes pass, and no call. Not even a text message explaining the delay. It’s happened to me three times in the last week and it is plenty annoying. Or people […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) In December, ION (the InterOrganization Network) released its 9th report on women on boards in the United States. ION is made up of 16 regional women’s networks, and this report used numbers from 15 of them. According to the research, the numbers haven’t moved much since the last […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Last week, the Financial Women’s Association of New York hosted an event featuring three prominent women in New York’s politics. Moderated by award winning journalist Marcia Kramer, the panel consisted of New York State Senator Liz Krueger, New York City Councilwoman Jessica Lappin, and New York City Council […]