Contributed by Dr. Birute Regine The late US Congresswoman Bela Abzug said that in the 21st century “Women will change the nature of power, rather than power changing the nature of women.” And this is exactly what Iron Butterflies are quietly up to. For thousands of years we have been a domination-based society that has […]
By Cleo Thompson (London), Founder of The Gender Blog A self confessed “start-up junkie”, Tamara Box always wanted to be a lawyer and was told from a young age that she was too argumentative – an ambition and a personality trait which has subsequently stood her in good stead in her career as an award-winning […]
By Laura C. Steele (New York City) According to a survey conducted by TheLadders.com, 65% of 1,542 senior managers see introversion as an impediment to reaching higher management levels. That’s because more flamboyant, talkative, or exuberant extroverted employees can catch management’s eye, and tend to be well-known around the office. In reality, however, “introverts can […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “A valuable lesson I learned over the years is to make one’s mark head first,” said Lupin Rahman, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager for Emerging Markets at PIMCO. Having navigated between academia, the public sector, and the investment management industry, Rahman has developed expertise in how to […]
By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani (New York City) While finance is still a male-dominated industry, these days, women’s style needn’t be crafted to blend in. For example, stylists like Ella Goldin, founder of New York-based styling and personal shopping firm Chic Inspiration, believe that the no-frills look women in the financial world embraced for so long is […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Yesterday, the Foundation for Social Change and the UN Office for Partnerships kicked off the second annual Global Conference for Social Change with a Women and Girls Education Summit. The Summit featured several programs across the world for educating and empowering females. Louise Guide, Founder and CEO of […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) What’s one difference between a manager and a leader? Leadership is about looking outward at your organization, rather than only back at your team. It’s the same thing with delegation – to be really great at it, you need to do it with purpose, looking back at your […]
Contributed by Lynne Morton, President, Performance Improvement Solutions Today’s work environment is tougher than ever. The pressure to find or keep a managerial level position is immense. The pressure to deliver high performance and maintain a leadership role is intense. For many women, the challenges are coupled with the added pressures of striving to maintain […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) According to Dr. Sonja Koerner, Partner, Risk, Financial Services at Ernst & Young, women in senior roles in the industry need to see themselves as role models. “Make yourself available as a mentor,” Dr. Koerner said. She also encouraged senior women to support diversity and inclusiveness in their […]
By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) A recent Bloomberg article by writer Anne Kreamer is proving to be quite controversial. In “Tears for Peers Are Newly OK in Modern Workplace,” Kreamer contends that women have distinctly female parts—their essential femininity, their nurturing impulses, and aspects of their intrinsic emotional biology, such as crying. According to Kreamer, […]