by Liz O’Donnell (Boston) Stay at home mothers (SAHMs) are looking for work and facing some good news/bad news. A combination of factors is sending these SAHMs back to work. Some need to replace the income of spouses who have been laid off. Others need the additional money to combat increased living costs. And still […]
As employers look for alternatives to layoffs during these tough economic times, there are numerous options to cut costs. Those options include work furloughs, reduced work-weeks or reduced salaries, and flexible work arrangements. Yet, employers must take care to structure those measures to avoid legal pitfalls. Leila Narvid of Payne & Fears LLP in San […]
by Anna Collins, Esq. (Portland, Maine) Just as success means different things to different people, obtaining success for women involves diverse choices and paths. According to a recent Huffington Post article, while some women believe it is necessary to navigate through the gender dynamics in business by focusing on gender when necessary, others actually ignore […]
Contributed by Martin Mitchell of the Corporate Training Group In case you were too busy to have kept up with all the news, contributor Martin Mitchell has gathered some important market events from last week to help you start this week well informed: Mergers and Acquisitions As had been rumoured last week, mining group Rio […]
by Liz O’Donnell (Boston) After a career in the non-profit world and a master’s degree from The Kennedy School of Government, Susan Priem heard about the Washington Women’s Fund in Seattle and was inspired to start her own women’s giving circle in Boston. She felt that a group of women acting collectively could make a […]
by Natalie Sabia (New York City) Rough. Competitive. Supportive. Thrilling. These are all just a few words that describe women’s roller derby. Anya, aka “Hard Anya,” is one of the toughest and most dedicated women on the Gotham Girls Roller Derby team. Hard Anya, which is her skate name, works full time in web development […]
Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future (WNSF) Cordially invites you to its New York Luncheon Panel Economic Crisis & Climate Policy: Risks and Opportunities Including speakers from: Swiss Re,NYC Mayor’s Climate Change Task Force And Deutsche Bank A discussion of implications of the economic downturn on climate policy and commentary on the role of climate […]
by Liz O’Donnell (Boston) Year after year, the number of female CFOs in the Fortune 1000 remains flat, or perhaps slightly down. Last summer, CFO Magazine reported that 10 female CFOS had joined the Fortune 500 and ten had left. However, only one month after they published that list, Erin Callan left her post as […]
PWICA(Professional Women in Corporate America) We decided on having event whereby members could meet and support each other through the services we offer and to ask for assistance from others. We had a very successful event last Fall and want to continue that process. Future events will be planned going forward based upon what the […]
by Anna Collins, Esq. (Portland, Maine) Following the election of Barack Obama, there has been an increase in discussion of how the election of the first African-American President will impact opportunities for minorities seeking to move into executive positions of leadership. In order to assess such opportunities, The Executive Leadership Council commissioned a poll of […]