Contributed by Armi Matienzo Men have dominated the day trading profession for years, but even as the number of women traders has steadily increased, the gender inequality is still very apparent in today’s trading and investing world. My colleague Lauren Snedeker and I are the only female members of TradeGuider Systems International, a computer software […]
It’s Negotiation November! Every Wednesday day this month, we’re publishing an article with advice and inspiration on negotiation. By Robin Madell Negotiating for higher compensation can be stressful even under the best of circumstances. But in times of economic uncertainty, broaching the subject of a raise from your employer can feel even more daunting. You […]
By Jacey Fortin Every working woman faces challenges on the way to reaching her professional goals. And sometimes, the biggest obstacles are internal ones. In the pursuit of success, confidence is key—but it’s not always easy to stomp out the inner voices that preach self-doubt. To gain some insight, we spoke with Patricia Werhane, director […]
By Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago) “You should hear some of the stories we share,” said Charlotte Crosswell, President of NASDAQ OMX Europe, about discussions she has with other senior level women. “Like staying up until one in the morning making cupcakes with New York [executives] on speakerphone from my blackberry. You have to really want a career […]
Contributed by EJ Thompson (New York City) This past May, Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, stood in front of me and told me to “lean in.” To jump in, make a change, think big, to “pick a field…and ride it all the way to the top.” It was Barnard College’s graduation ceremony, and all around […]
By Isabel Eva Bohrer (Madrid) In her book The See-saw: 100 Ideas for Work-Life Balance, Julia Hobsbawn speaks from experience. As a working mother with five young children and a young business, Hobsbawn had spent had spent a long time working extremely hard on finding her priorities and her own work-life balance. “I realized that […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “We’ve been working on our own journey of promoting and measuring progress in gender equality,” explained Pamela Craig, CFO of Accenture. “We’ve always been interested in a global approach – and there are differences among countries. For example, in the Philippines we have a long history of women […]
Contributed by Dana Theus, Founder of InPower Coaching There’s no snappy research study to prove that “just being yourself” is every woman’s ticket to upper management, but I believe it’s true. I’m going to make a good argument for it in this article, and why – when your head hits the glass ceiling and “playing […]
By Julia Moon (New York City) In the last few years, a significant portion of the 70 million Generation Y individuals has entered the workforce – and studies show that this new generation of employees is unique: Gen Y are both high-maintenance, but also high-performance. Gen Y employees are known to be excellent team-players, multitaskers, […]
By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) In 1970, 30 percent of children under the age of six had both parents working outside of the home. According to Catalyst, the amount of dual-earner marriages is now closer to 80 percent and that number is only expected to increase as more families seek out greater economic security. We’ve […]