In the presidential election playing out in primaries across America, front-runner Hillary Clinton has the best chance of becoming president of any woman to date. Though The Glass Hammer typically confines its discussion to issues that deal directly with women in finance and law, Senator Clinton’s leadership style and the role of gender in presidential […]
In celebration of Martin Luther King Day here in the U.S., the Glass Hammer will not be publishing today. That gives you more time to go along with today’s theme, “A day on, not a day off,” and do something to commemorate or demonstrate for civil rights. In the future, The Glass Hammer will be […]
What is it about a few tears, or just a misty eye at a poignant public moment that spurs a media frenzy and possibly a turning point in the presidential election? Tuesday night, January 8, was the night of the New Hampshire presidential primary. As the election results were coming in, I stepped out after […]
The summer may be the time when things tend to slow down, but for women in the top industries, things have been heating up. Here are some of the women who’ve recently made their way along the executive path: Financial Services Suzanne B. Schiavelli was hired as a principal in specialty finance to Bank of […]
Investment Week has joined forces with HSBC Investments to present a panel of top fund managers in front of an audience of intermediaries and discretionary advisers.
The older generation of traders wouldn’t even recognize the U.S. markets anymore. The past decade has brought so many changes to the trading landscape that even today’s traders need help navigating the new territory. Technology has reduced the number of floor traders because of its ability to speed up an order as well as make […]
The Financial Women’s Association is offering a fast-paced workshop to enhance and fine-tune your leadership skills. The speakers panel will include: Carol Frohlinger, Jane Linder, Stacie Nevadomski Berdan, and Shoya Zichy.
The news on Wall Street has been pretty grim, no doubt about it. Here, in the manner in which we would normally bow our heads for a moment of silence, we recap the avalanche of write-downs and looming layoffs announced by major financial institutions this week. On Tuesday, January 15, 2008, Citi dropped the bomb […]
Euromoney is sponsoring the premier investment event for the CEE region. Speakers will include Dr. Hannes Androsch, & Dr. Leszek Balcerowicz.
You graduated from law school. Then, you practiced for a few years or pursued a career outside of the law. After you had your first child, you decided to scale back to part time. After the second one, you decided to take a few years off while the kids were small. You planned to go […]