By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Last month, the European Union’s Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding announced a new proposal that will push companies to hire more women directors. Modeled on Norway’s 40% quota for women on boards, the directive includes three major provisions: 1. Supervisory boards must be 40 percent female, and if they […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Sue Rissbrook, UK Partner at PwC, says her advice to professional women is “being true to yourself, being who you feel you truly are, and supporting others.” She recently moved to PwC’s London office after working in the smaller Birmingham office mainly partnered by men, and was pleasantly […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Earlier this week, Working Mother Media hosted a panel on key factors for women’s advancement in law. The panel, hosted by Deborah Epstein Henry, Founder and President of Flex-Time Lawyers, and author of Law and Reorder: Legal Industry Solutions for Restructure, Retention, Promotion & Work/Life Balance, discussed opportunities […]
According to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire, only 12 percent of angel investors last year were women. Only three percent are people of color. But a new program has set out to change that – as well as increase funding to women-led for-profit social ventures. Natalia Oberti Noguera, founder […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) To Illonka Javette Hines, having a diverse set of interests is a big part of being a successful professional. But it took some time before she learned to share her more artistic side with others. “I think starting out, I wish I had known that I didn’t have […]
Contributed by Beate Chelette Isn’t it the truth that we have these great ideas but somehow they get lost in the shuffle? As time goes by, these great ideas wane from our consciousness and soon they are forgotten. But let’s look a little deeper into how you can actualize those ideas. The Nike slogan “Just […]
By Robin Madell (San Francisco) So you’ve been running your own business for a while, but you’re ready to break into the corporate space. How can you do it? It’s not always easy to show your value to corporations when you’ve been living the life of an entrepreneur. But whether you’re hoping to land more […]
By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) In the past three or four months we’ve seen the publication of a number of controversial articles regarding women and the idea of having it all or being perfect, including Why Women Should Stop Trying to be Perfect by Debora Spar and Anne-Marie Slaughter’s much-discussed Why Women Still Can’t Have […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) A long-time partner at global law firm Shearman & Sterling, Antonia Stolper heads both the firm’s highly regarded Americas Capital Markets group and its top-tier Latin America practice. How did she achieve so much success? “I’m a great believer in serendipity in my career,” she remarked. Certainly hard […]
Contributed by Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster We are frequently told by CEOs that their female employees are the best performers because they care so deeply and take such pride in their work. This is not surprising. Relational by nature, most women join companies with the desire to be part of a team, to connect […]