If you wait for your employer, you might be waiting a long time. Recently, over glasses of wine, it came up that many of my friends felt like they weren’t being developed by their companies. “They think we don’t care about career development because they think we don’t care about our careers because we’re millennials. […]
“If you see an issue impacting the business, jump in, even if it’s a problem you haven’t solved before,” says Citi Retail Services’ Molly McCombe. “Often, women put a higher burden on themselves to have specific content knowledge about an issue and wait to be asked to solve a problem, whereas men just jump in,” […]
“My primary aspiration in life is to pay it forward,” says Kavita Joseph. “Breaking the stereotype takes more than a little nudge and I want to be that voice for women standing at the all-too-familiar crossroads in their lives. My mentors empowered me and I want that for others.” Forging Her Own Path Joseph, a […]
By Melissa Anderson Gap, Inc. was honored last week with a Catalyst award for its achievements in building diversity and inclusion at the company. Not only has the company made strides in increasing the number of women in key leadership positions, it has also focused on improving opportunities for women of color. Between 2007 and […]
By Cathie Ericson To succeed in today’s financial industry, you need stamina, says UBS’ Christine Low. “When you first start out, you have plenty of energy, but as you progress and strive for longevity, you find that you constantly have to rebuild yourself — your stamina and your mindset — and stay fit in your […]
March is Women’s History Month, which gives us even more of a reason to recognize powerful women, both past and present, who continually inspire us to move forward. Regions, a bank that features a Women and Wealth initiative to educate, equip and empower women, is celebrating Women’s History Month by honoring the contributions of women […]
Success comes from two major strengths, believes Karyn Cavanaugh, CFA and senior market strategist in Voya’s Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions (MASS) group. “Work hard, but be nice. People work with those whom they like to work with, so be that person. Then back it up with competence. Be the person who does what needs to […]
The past twenty-five years have been a time of great expansion and diversification for the financial services industry. And that’s good news for professional women. Few industries offer workers the opportunity for exposure to senior decision makers and a wide array of responsibility at such an early age.
For Martha Ruiz, having a family provided an unanticipated career boost. “I learned that it’s ok to say no and become comfortable with what’s best for me,” she says, noting that as her priorities shifted, she experienced an increased confidence. “Family sets a counterbalance with your career, and you become better at knowing what’s important […]
From playing basketball in the WMBA to founding a nonprofit to help women in Africa, Lindsey Pluimer is an intrepid woman. While Lindsey Pluimer was playing basketball and studying communications at UCLA she wrote a paper on the lack of media presence during the genocide in Darfur and committed to one-day traveling to Africa. Little […]