This comprehensive one–day event brings together market and reference data managers from leading financial firms across Europe to examine solutions to the most urgent challenges facing their businesses.
“Working Smarter, Not Harder” will include a key note speech from Dr Suzanne Doyle-Morris, professional speaker, trainer and accredited coach, two short presentations from Microsoft representatives about how they work flexibly and a panel discussion on the evening’s topic. The event is kindly being hosted by Microsoft at their Cardinal Place offices which are very close to Victoria Station in central London – 100 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5JL.
Join the Government Affairs committee for an exciting evening about entrepreneurship in the New York region. “Small to Big, Becoming an Entrepreneur in New York” will focus on women who have expressed an interest in becoming entrepreneurs as they look for new career opportunities and fellow entrepreneurs who want to grow and build sustainable enterprises with the assistance of independent and government sponsored resources.
This exclusive, black-tie event celebrates and honours the role of women and the contributions they have made to a range of domains and societies over the years. A panel of three outstanding women, hosted by a renowned news presenter, will speak about the determination and courage to achieve success and stretch boundaries; the role of women in their culture and fields; finding empowerment and the challenges of striking a life/work balance in today’s challenging world. Join us to meet these formidable women who have achieved remarkable triumphs in the 21st century. This is a dinner to celebrate the women of yesterday and today who have stood the test of time and made a difference.
The Working Mothers Committee is proud to host the Spring Luncheon at the Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) branch of the New York Public Library.
Contributed by Pamela Capalad
Women are a driving force in the workplace and equal opportunity employment is no longer simply lip service, as smart CEOs realize the power of recruiting and retaining female employees
. Companies are not only targeting women and women of color in their hiring practices; many recognize the importance of catering to women’s unique needs to ensure their productivity and well-being. Many companies are implementing formal mentoring and education programs, networking and support systems, and progressive flex-time, maternity leave and on-ramp programs to accommodate this trend.
The companies who made the Glass Hammer’s Top 10 List are industry leaders who actively implement programs that create a balance between increasing diversity in the workplace, juggling family and professional life, and consciously creating programs that contribute to a measurable advancement of women in leadership positions.
How to make your reputation come before as well as after you. Whether you want to be a leading light in your field or understatedly reputable, this workshop will focus on how to build a reputation for all the right reasons, improve referrals and position yourself for positive PR.
Join us on Wednesday, March 19th to hear Kavita Ramdas, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Fund for Women.
Contributed by Pamela Capalad
Situation: Governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer, caught with a hooker.
Immediate Consequences: Scandal. Ruined political career. Resignation. Endless op-ed columns written in an effort to explain the psychology that motivated Spitzer.
Collateral Consequences: Headlines one week later read “‘Client 9’ call-girl now online music star.” Known as “Kristen” on the wiretaps, Ashley Alexandra Dupré already has two hit internet singles and her MySpace page was viewed 2 million times in under 24 hours and 6 million times to date. Hustler and Penthouse have offered her magazine spreads. A 20-photo pictorial of her, scantily clad, has already run in the New York Post.
Late Sunday night, in a conference room high up at the troubled investment bank’s Midtown headquarters, Bear Stearns allowed itself to be sold to JPMorgan at the fire sale price of $2 per share, in order to avoid impending bankruptcy. At $236 million for the extensive prime brokerage and clearing operations of the 85-year old investment bank, JP Morgan seems to have gotten a better deal on Bear Stearns than anyone can remember since the last Barney’s warehouse sale.
Indeed, some high flying hedge-fund managers have paid more for their vacation homes than Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase paid for the entire Bear Stearns operation, including the bank’s Madison Ave headquarters, said to be worth at least a billion on its own.