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by Heather Cassell What if you could provide your employer with a constructive review? How about knowing what your male co-workers are earning in the same position that you hold? What if you could tap into market trends in your career? This important career information is available—if you are willing to take the time and […]
Last week’s New York Times article in a series on female entrepreneurs focused primarily on women running cottage craft businesses out of their homes (and overdid it, in this blogger’s opinion). In contrast, this week’s article on female entrepreneurs profiles women who are running large-scale successful companies, and employing their husbands too. The article by […]
By: Heather Cassell Women are on the move in May and June into the executive suites of top industries. Biotech Pamela Cohen was hired as senior vice president and chief medical officer of Kosan Biosciences Inc. She was formerly the global oncology therapeutic head for GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics. Jane Moffitt became vice president of […]
By: Caroline Shannon Before she even approached the age of 22, a computer-savvy Laura McHolm had already graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, worked with the likes of big-time companies, like Apple and Intel, created and marketed games, such as Pac Man and Atari, and earned her computer law degree from the University […]
One week after Zoe Cruz was let go as President of Morgan Stanley, Erin Callan was appointed CFO of Lehman Brothers. And thus, the torch was passed to the new highest ranking woman on Wall Street. She has since proved a force to be reckoned with, bringing her unconventional management style (and note-worthy sense of […]
By Bailey McCann Recently, the Wall Street Journal released its ranking of top business gurus, compiled by Babson College professor Thomas H. Davenport. The top 20 included household names like Bill Gates, as well as several authors currently featured the business section at your local bookstore. The one thing missing was women. Only one woman […]
Contributed by Heather Cassell What a fascinating and dramatic world we live in, at least from Ani M. Vartanian’s perspective. With the credit crunch, Bear Stearns crumbling, foreclosure crisis, historical election year, political scandals, and the year hasn’t even hit the halfway mark yet. “It’s better than reality TV,” said Vartanian, 32, vice president of […]
Contributed by Bailey McCann “If you are seriously interested in a career you don’t have time for children and if you are seriously interested in bringing up more than one child, you don’t have the time, effort, and imagination for getting to the top of a career.” That quote by British sociologist Catherine Hakim, and […]
Contributed by Pamela Capalad In the last ten years, there has been a growing trend among women in finance. The number of Hispanic women taking high-powered roles in the business and financial sectors has increased significantly. Since 1997, the number of Hispanic-owned businesses has grown 82 percent, making it one of the “fastest growing business […]
For our Voices of Experience series, The Glass Hammer interviewed Dorothy Price Hill and asked her about her experience in private equity and her advice for young women in finance who might be interested in pursuing a similar career path. Ms. Hill is the Director of Investor Relations and Business Development at a New York-based […]