By Sara Canaday In July, I had the privilege of delivering a keynote speech to 500 incredibly talented professionals at Working Mother Media’s annual Multicultural Women’s National Conference in New York City. As I took the stage on the first morning and began to share my story, I was struck by the remarkable vibe in […]
Alison Maitland is a business author, speaker and conference moderator who specialises in leadership, diversity, and the new world of work. She is Director of The Conference Board’s Europe-based Council for Diversity in Business, a Senior Visiting Fellow at London’s Cass Business School, and co-author of the prize-winning book Why Women Mean Business. Alison, with […]
The Glass Hammer is taking a publishing break for Labor Day and will return tomorrow with more articles, profiles, and event updates for you! In the mean time, enjoy some of the most interesting articles of the past month: Voice of Experience: Nora Wu, PwC Global Vice Chairwoman, PwC Global Human Capital Leader Update: Spotlight […]
Happy Summer Friday from The Glass Hammer Team! You can catch up on this week’s content here: Voice of Experience: Nora Wu, PwC Global Vice Chairwoman, PwC Global Human Capital Leader Voice of Experience: Stephanie Hui, head of the Merchant Banking Division in Asia Pacific Ex-Japan, Goldman Sachs Voice of Experience: Paloma Wang, Partner, Capital […]
Welcome the The Glass Hammer’s “Spotlight on Asia” week! We will be highlighting successful women working in Asia all week long! Karen Loon, recently appointed as PwC Singapore’s Banking and Capital Markets Leader, knows that making assumptions based on someone’s gender is a mistake. Assumptions based on appearance are often equally misleading. That’s because while […]
Welcome the The Glass Hammer’s “Spotlight on Asia” week! We will be highlighting successful women working in Asia all week long! Nora Wu believes that achievements do not determine success, but that success is determined by the obstacles that have been overcome. She herself has faced numerous challenges and barriers on her journey to being […]
Welcome the The Glass Hammer’s “Spotlight on Asia” week! We will be highlighting successful women working in Asia all week long! At just 37 years old, Paloma Wang’s rapid ascension to the partnership at global law firm Shearman & Sterling, where she specializes in initial public offerings (IPOs) and other corporate finance transactions in the […]
“Earlier in my career, I was more reserved about expressing my views,” said Stephanie Hui, head of the Merchant Banking Division in Asia Pacific Ex-Japan at Goldman Sachs. “But over time, I realized we are in the business of taking calculated risks and just keeping my head down to produce top quality work while hoping […]
Happy Summer Friday from The Glass Hammer Team! You can catch up on this week’s content here: Voice of Experience: Pamela Yeo, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, AIG PC Asia Pacific Update: Spotlight on Asia 2014 – China and Singapore: Baby Steps Towards Improving Gender Diversity Update: Spotlight on Asia 2014 (part 2): Japan […]
Welcome the The Glass Hammer’s “Spotlight on Asia” week! We will be highlighting successful women working in Asia all week long! By Beth Senko For all of its years as a global economic power, cultural issues and possibly a protracted economic downturn have limited gender diversity in the Japanese workplace. Japan consistently falls near the […]