By Sophie Fletcher (Chicago) As Jenna Porter drops her four-month old son, Milo, off at the McGaw YMCA in Evanston, she thinks to herself how much easier it is to say goodbye to this son compared to her 12 year old; he is still too young to hang on her leg and ask, ‘Mommy, do […]
by Anna T. Collins, Esquire (Portland, Maine) Today’s workplace is a multi-generation melting pot. While Generation Xers step into positions formerly held by Baby Boomers, members of the Millennial generation, also called Generation Y, are filling entry-level positions while also competing for more coveted opportunities. The entrance of the Millennials is infusing a new perspective […]
by Elizabeth Harrin (London) Carol Bell holds a string of accolades for her work as a project manager on major construction projects including most recently becoming the first winner of the Property category in the Women in the City Awards. Construction isn’t necessarily the first choice for women in project management, but the challenges and […]
by Elizabeth Harrin (London) Amanda Blanc chose insurance from the start. After leaving university in 1989 she joined the Commercial Union graduate training scheme. Since then she’s become Chief Executive of Towergate Retail Division at Towergate Partnership Limited, Europe’s largest independently owned insurance intermediary.
The Breast Cancer Care Carol Service by Candlelight is a truly magical event and the highlight of our Christmas festivities. The evening is held at St Paul’s, a beautiful Victorian church in Knightsbridge which looks picture perfect lit by hundreds of candles. Guests are invited to join us, our celebrity readers and both adult and […]
By Liz O’Donnell (Boston) Alison Devenny, a twenty-three year old Trust Manager for Deutsche Bank in New York, works in a demanding, high pressure field. Yet she still makes time to serve as the President of the Junior Advisory Committee of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA). Devenney is part of a growing trend of […]
How to Effectively Handle a Job Layoff & Move Forward SixFigureStart co-founders Connie Thanasoulis and Caroline Ceniza-Levine will co-lead: • If You’ve Been Laid Off, What To Do Next • If You Haven’t Been Laid Off, How To Recession-Proof Your Current Job Dial-in: 712 775 7100 Participant code: 151675# (you must hit the pound key) […]
It wouldn’t be the holidays without the joy that friends bring. It’s the perfect time of year to rekindle old friendships and spark new ones. Join us for an evening of friendship, fun, food and festivities. One of the best parts of the Holiday Benefit Gala is the raffle, which features an array of appealing […]
by Sima Matthes (New York City) Gender matters. It matters to all of us, no matter what we believe we think. It matters when we react to the associate at the bank, or the customer service representative on the phone. It matters when we mentally note that our child’s teacher is (atypically) male, or that […]
By Heather Chapman (New York City) Living in New York, it’s easy to forget—especially in this economy—that women everywhere are struggling to break through the glass ceiling. As hard as it may be for women here in the United States, it turns out that it is even harder for women in Australia. A recent study, […]