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Leadership America, one of the nation’s oldest national program for the development of executive-level women, will launch a series of regional leader summits to uncover the “Next Big Thing” in women’s leadership development. In addition to exploring opinions on current leadership development program content, the women will be led through a real-time survey and open […]
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) Earlier this week, The Glass Hammer reported on a study released by Human Rights Commission in the UK which indicated that the glass ceiling in many industries, including law, was thickening. However, according to The Lawyer UK 200 Annual Report just released, as reported on The Lawyer.com , more […]
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) The management team at Merrill Lynch was puzzled. While it was clear that Merrill Lynch was recruiting its fair share of the most promising women from campuses around the world and developing that talent, the number of women dropped at each successive level up the corporate ladder. Moreover, there […]
By Zoe Cruz (New York City) A study published in “The Psychology of Sales Call Reluctance: Earning What You’re Worth in Sales” by Shannon L. Goodson, made news last week. Ms. Goodson, co-founder and president of Behavioral Sciences Research Press, is a specialist in visibility management. She compared nearly 11,500 professional women with about 16, […]
Last week, Advertising Age held its annual Women to Watch Awards Luncheon, honoring thirty of “the most innovative, empowered and accomplished women in the world of media and marketing.” Hailing from industries as varied as energy, internet entertainment, professional sports and banking, among others, the honorees were given just a couple of minutes to answer […]
by Jane Lucken How do you make partner not once, but twice, before reaching age 35? To find out, The Glass Hammer spoke to Laura Hinton, Tax Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) in London. Upon graduation from university, uncertain of her direction, Hinton applied to accountancy firms to boost her qualifications and gain exposure to […]
by Jane Lucken (London) Many of my female colleagues have said they hate networking. What is it about networking that provokes such a visceral reaction? What exactly do we mean by networking? The image that springs to mind is awkward conversations with a glass of white wine in one hand and miniature spring roll in […]
by Sima Matthes (New York City) A recent study by Catalyst provides evidence that gender diversity at the top of major corporations leads to increased financial performance. Additionally, the report states that the more women a company has had on their board of directors in the past, the more female corporate officers it will have […]
by Erin Abrams (New York City) Last week, we posited that women are being hit harder by job loss than men in this recession. This week, we bring you some compelling evidence for that theory. On July 22, 2008, the Majority Staff of the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, led by Senator Charles Schumer and Rep. […]
by Heather Cassell (San Francisco) In May 2008, The Center for Work-Life Policy (CWLP), a New York-based research organization, released The Athena Factor report, an in-depth examination of women’s career paths in science, engineering, and technology (SET) companies. The research project, undertaken by 43 industry experts—dubbed the Hidden Brain Drain Task Force—included four online surveys, […]