By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) In a recent blog post, Clay Shirky, a world-famous new media scholar and consultant, wrote, “not enough women have what it takes to behave like arrogant self-aggrandizing jerks.” This is bad for women, he reasons, because, “people who don’t raise their hands don’t get called on, and people […]
By Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago) There has been a noticeable change in the way women help other women in the workforce. “In the past 10 years, I have seen a huge push among senior level women who are passionate about mentoring,” said Jo Miller, Founder of Women’s Leadership Coaching “to help emerging women leaders gain access […]
By Elizabeth Harrin (London) Barbara-Ann King is not your stereotypical stockbroker. In May this year she will be jumping out of a plane to raise money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. “I am a great believer in giving things a try, because if it does not work out you can try something else,” she says, “and […]
By Andrea Newell (Grand Rapids, MI) Does your company have a mentoring program? Were you considering signing up to mentor a colleague? You have great timing – January is National Mentoring Month. We previously reported on the benefits of having a mentor at any stage in your career, but how do you actually go about […]
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Last night, the Financial Women’s Association hosted a discussion with Sallie Krawcheck, President of Global Wealth & Investment Management for Bank of America, as part of the organization’s Distinguished Speakers Series. The candid (and often humorous) discussion touched upon career development, the state of the financial services industry, […]
By Elizabeth Harrin (London) The UK has a new initiative for women who want to make it to the top: Women for Boards, sponsored by MWM Consulting, aims to support female high-fliers in their drive to become non-executive directors for major companies. “Female board directors remain rare and still face a steep climb to the […]
By Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago) For all the progress women have made in the workplace, the numbers just aren’t showing it. One Chicago group is shaking its head at the statistics and looking at ways to increase the amount of women on corporate boards. The Chicago Network, an organization dedicated to connecting and promoting high-profile women, […]
By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) For the past five years, the UC Davis Graduate School of Management has worked in conjunction with the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives (FWE&E) to collect the data for their Study of California’s Women Business Leaders, which takes a census of California’s women directors and officers and sheds light […]
By Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) Russian-born, Israeli-bred Natalie Kaminski has moxie. The chief executive and founder of FinCode Solutions came by herself to the United States at the tender age of eighteen, with only a high school diploma under her belt and a desire to build a career; in what, though, she wasn’t sure. […]
By Andrea Newell (Grand Rapids, Michigan) The Exxon Mobil Foundation’s Women’s Economic Opportunity Initiative has partnered with The Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) to support and advance women’s leadership around the world. The Global Women in Management program, a month-long workshop developed and facilitated by the CEDPA and sponsored by ExxonMobil, was most […]