By Andrea Newell (Grand Rapids, Michigan) If you are a professional woman with children, you have faced the decision about whether to keep working or stay at home. No matter which route you chose to take, most likely the bulk of household responsibilities still fall on your shoulders, and you have begun the inevitable balancing […]
By Elisabeth Grant (Washington, D.C.) Everyone has been hit by the current state of the economy, but are women in senior leadership positions being hit harder? A new Catalyst report says yes, three times harder. The report, titled “Opportunity or Setback? High Potential Women and Men During Economic Crisis,” showed a striking difference for women […]
By Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago) “As soon as I walked onto the trading floor they had me hook, line and sinker,” said Robin Ross, Managing Director of Interest Rate products at CME Group. “You could almost taste what was going on in the markets.” Originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, Ross learned about Municipal Bonds from her […]
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart™ In the past three weeks, I’ve had three questions about career re-entry: I had a high-level sales job but took seven years off to focus on family. I’ve done some non-profit volunteer work. How do I get back to for-profit and paid? I sold my company and have been […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Last night the Financial Women’s Association of New York held the second of its Economic Panel series: The American Worker. Moderated by Patti Domm, Executive News Editor of CNBC, Panelists included Richard B. Hoey, Chief Economist at BNY Mellon and The Dreyfus Corporation, Joseph A. LaVorgna, Managing Director […]
By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) It seems as if young working women not only feel as if they can have it all, but a shockingly high percentage reports that they do have it all. According to recent research by Accenture, young professional women ages 22-35 – otherwise known as “millennial women” – believe they will […]
By Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) Called the “Princess of Perseverance” by many who know her, Diane Garnick brings her positive attitude to everything she does. “When people ask me what I am doing right now,” says Invesco‘s Investment Strategist, “I tell them I am in wild pursuit of lifelong dream to provide financial security […]
Contributed by Heather Balke In March 2009, I boarded a plane destined for Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I wasn’t sure what was ahead, but I knew it was going to be a learning opportunity and an adventure. A month earlier I signed up to go to Haiti on a microfinance delegation with Fonkoze USA, to see first-hand […]
By Cleo Thompson (London), founder of The Gender Blog Lee Chalmers is a woman on a mission – and that mission is to transform the face of leadership and, more crucially, to change what gets recognised as leadership – in both business and British politics. London based, she runs an executive coaching business Authentic Living, […]
Contributed by Helen Crossland (London) Judging people on the basis of their physical looks is a fact of reality these days. Evidence also suggests that the culture of “lookism” within society now has such a foothold in the workplace that a person’s physical appearance can have as much influence on his or her career prospects […]