Contributed by Beth Collinge of CTG – a division of ILX Group plc. The big news this week involved Ireland’s €85bn bailout loan from the EU and IMF, increasing concern over Europe’s spreading sovereign debt crisis, and uncertainty following North and South Korean exchanges of fire over Yeonpyeong Island. Economic Backdrop Ireland unveiled a four-year, […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) The Glass Hammer is taking a few days off to celebrate Thanksgiving here in the US. We’d like to give thanks for all of the incredible women (and men) who are working hard to shatter the glass ceiling. If you have some time off this week, why not […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Having been named to either US Banker’s 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking or its 25 Women to Watch lists for the last four years, Diane S. Reyes, Global Payments Head for Citi’s Global Transaction Services, is certainly a woman to admire. And she has plenty of good […]
By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) Just three hours after opening registration for the 2010 Accounting MOVE Project, which measures and supports the advancement of women at public accounting firms, a firm by the name of Rothstein Kass registered to participate and initially, this is what grabbed Joanne Cleaver’s attention. Cleaver is the president and founder […]
By Chrissi McCarthy, Founder of Constructing Equality (Liverpool, UK) In the summer of 2005 I was asked to go to Uganda with an English charity to help build a school in the small village of Keyo in the North of the country, just outside of Gulu. It was an area struggling to progress itself, having […]
By Elizabeth Harrin (London) If you complete timesheets, you’ll know how important it is to make sure the numbers at the end of the month look good. After all, you’re judged as much on the time you spend at work – which might even be billed to clients – as you are on what you […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) On Friday, Goldman Sachs hosted its third annual interbank conference for multicultural women in the financial services, Brokering Change. The event, which featured distinguished speakers on the subject of diversity and inclusion, was opened by Edith Cooper, Goldman Sachs’ Managing Director and Global Head of Human Capital Management. […]
By Hua Wang (Chicago) Women face a variety of obstacles in their efforts to advance to upper management. The majority of upper management are made up of men, and bosses tend to promote people like themselves. The absence of performance feedback, mentoring and formal career guidance can further hinder women’s career progression. Below is a […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “We have to redefine what it means to be a successful man and a good mother,” said Joan C. Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings. Williams, who has just published a new book on the […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) “I think financial services is a very P&L based industry. It can scare women away, but it’s a great way of proving what you’ve contributed,” said Cathinka Wahlstrom, Managing Partner at Accenture‘s New York Office. Wahlstrom, who is also a member of Accenture’s CEO Advisory Council continued, “We […]