Working Mother Media and Corporate Voices for Working Families will be holding the Best of Congress Awards Breakfast to celebrate the visionary individuals who are working to improving the quality of life for working families by partnering with business to create long-term solutions to work-life issues. The event will take place on September 10, 2008 […]
by Heather Cassell (San Francisco) Women hold the key to their own success, according to Rebecca Shambaugh, president and CEO of Shambaugh Leadership and founder of Women in Leadership and Learning, an organization dedicated to the advancement and retention of women leaders. Getting to the next level in the workplace, she says, requires more than […]
TechLeaders: Realizing Your Vision for Women of Color is an exciting new workshop offering by the Anita Borg Institute. National Science Foundation Research shows that women of color (Asian/Asian-American, Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latina and American Indian) earn less than 9.4% computer science and 7.1% engineering bachelors degrees and are all but absent from the most senior technology […]
Contributed by Huxley Associates We regularly work with people who are desperate for a career change, sometimes after many years of working in a completely different sector. Depending on the candidate’s background, and the role they are interested in, we will do what we can to facilitate their ambitions. However, there are occasions when we […]
This workshop will concentrate on the issue of getting the salary you deserve (and even more), and the necessary aspects of achieving this. According to the Greater London Authority (February 2008) women are still paid up to 23% less than men, and in part time jobs the figures are even worse. Waiting for companies and […]
by Erin Abrams (New York City) The question on everyone’s lips this week is about Sarah Palin, the 44-year-old governor of Alaska (formerly mayor of the town of Wasilla, AK), who was recently chosen as Senator John McCain’s vice presidential running mate on the Republican ticket.
by S. W. Bari (New York City) Sarah Palin’s nomination to the vice presidential spot on the Republican ticket has provoked emotional reactions from almost everyone I’ve spoken to. Regardless of people’s political affiliations, she’s certainly rekindled interest in the electoral process in a way other better known politicians could not.
The options industry has experienced phenomenal growth in the last few years, a testament to the effectiveness of options as a risk management tool used both by retail and institutional customers. The Options Industry Council and the Futures Industry Association have partnered to coordinate the third New York Equity Options Conference. Last year, more than […]
By Erin Abrams (New York City) New research out this week indicates that the glass ceiling for women’s upward mobility in the corporate world may be thickening, at least for women in the U.K. According to a survey released by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, progress for women is “moving at a snail’s pace,” […]
With hundreds of financial institutions across North America and similar product offerings rolling out every day, consumers find themselves choosing banking services with nothing more than a gut feeling about a particular brand. In a world where similar bank services are extremely ubiquitous, how can one bank compete with another for customers? The struggle for […]