By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “The Project for Attorney Retention’s mission is to reduce unwanted attrition of lawyers,” explained Manar Morales, PAR‘s Executive Director. One particularly sore spot for attorneys (male and female), she explained, is the issue of work/life balance. PAR was founded by Cynthia Calvert and Joan Williams to address these […]
By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) In the past, the annual Accounting MOVE Project has revealed the best accounting firms for women; has shed light on why firms fail to advance and retain women; and has revealed why women leave at certain levels. But the 2011 report released earlier this month revealed some promising news: the […]
Contributed by Lynne Morton, President, Performance Improvement Solutions You want to get ahead – you’re working hard – your clients like you – you get good performance reviews. But you’re still not getting where you want to go professionally, or not fast enough. Sound familiar? That wouldn’t be surprising. It’s the situation in which many […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) After spending almost 30 years working in technology, Sarah Sherber, Managing Director and Head of Securitized Products IT and Cross Product Operations Technology at Barclays Capital, has seen the industry change and grow. With a career that has brought her to almost every major financial services company, Sherber […]
By Elizabeth Harrin (London) I took some time off work recently for a long weekend in Italy. As I was packing my hand luggage, I didn’t hesitate. My company mobile phone and my BlackBerry both went in. After all, someone might need me. It wasn’t until later that weekend (when I’d been exchanging texts with […]
By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) In her 2007 book Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success, Sylvia Ann Hewlett explores the often “non linear” career paths women take because of the still constant tug of domestic responsibilities. According to Hewlett, women typically provide 75 percent of the housework and childcare, which […]
Contributed by executive coach Ann Daly PhD The way the media goes on about women “finding balance,” you’d think that Balance is a town in upstate New York. Just program it into your GPS and life will be perfect! As if. I hear it from my coaching clients every day: the workplace is more competitive […]
Contributed by Liz O’Donnell, Author of HelloLadies.com The theme of this year’s Simmons Leadership Conference, held in Boston last week, was “Passion & Profession,” and the program examined how passion fuels success. The Conference took place at Simmons College, home of the first and only MBA program in the US designed specifically for women. Eileen […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “With the entry of new technologies, and the ability to be accessible 24/7, the challenges of work-life balance exist for everybody, not just women,” began Linda Albornoz, Vice President of B2B Payment Solutions within the American Express Technologies group. She continued, “The key is for individuals to set […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) On The Glass Hammer, we discuss the importance of networking almost on a daily basis. While your company may provide networking events or you may belong to a professional organization that offers networking opportunities, when it comes to networking, it can be difficult to find the group that […]