Though the real estate market has been down in the wake of the subprime crisis and resulting credit crunch, and foreclosures across America have been way up, the news isn’t necessarily all bad. Indeed, for more and more enterprising women, real estate has presented fascinating opportunities, from fast track career advancement to the security of […]
‘Breaking the Glass Ceiling’ Category
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Last week, The Glass Hammer interviewed Cindy Ko, a rising star in the prime brokerage division of JPMorgan, who happens to work in a chain of three female supervisors. We caught up with Cindy about how she got her current job and what it was like to work on a team of strong women in […]
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“The real problem is that the proverbial glass ceiling is self-reinforcing. The traits that a woman must develop to duke it out on the trading floor are the same traits that will come back to haunt her as she ascends the ranks of management.”
This is the central thesis behind the extremely well researched and thought-provoking […]
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May 6th, 2008, 7:04 am
Should Employers Accommodate Working Mothers with Flexible Work Arrangements? Part 2
Contributed by Jacqueline Church
Sorting it Out – Examining Ourselves First
A lot of women wrestling with issues of being a working mom have unwittingly adopted the role model of both their accomplished, career-driven fathers AND their accomplished, stay-at-home mothers. It doesn’t necessarily occur to them until the two things come to a head, usually with […]
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May 5th, 2008, 11:07 am
Pros and Cons of Socially Responsible Investing
Contributed by Alana Elsner
For some, the issue of social responsibility may seem new- a post-millennial development- part a new consciousness about the world around us that spurred the onslaught of hybrid vehicles and carbon credits. But for others, like the executives at Trillium Management and the Calvert Group, socially responsible investing began decades ago. Perhaps […]
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May 2nd, 2008, 7:20 am
The Benefits of Serving on the Junior Board of a Non-Profit Organization
by Erin Abrams
“Always keep a positive thought, because a positive thought cannot be denied.”
This is the motto of The CityKids, a group of underprivileged youth in New York City who are empowering themselves to rise about circumstances and be positive role models for their peers through their participation in The CityKids Repertory, a traveling performing arts troupe. […]
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Todd Petzel of Offit Capital Advisors kicked off the Hedge World’s Managed Futures and Commodity Trading Conference last week at Chicago’s University Club. Buy side professionals gathered to discuss their investment options in the current crisis market. They listened as Petzel went through examples of failed investment approaches and the common factors each case shared.
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April 28th, 2008, 5:40 am
BoardMatch Gives Women a Boost in the Boardroom
Contributed by Heather Cassell
Nora Denzel is very happy with her new seat on the board of directors of Overland Storage, a San Diego-based data storage company, she says.
Denzel, Senior Vice President of payroll services at Intuit, Inc., found her board seat with the assistance of BoardMatch, a program run by Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and […]
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April 23rd, 2008, 9:32 am
Ask A Recruiter: Transitioning from For-Profit to Not-For-Profit
Contributed by Gretchen Anderson and Michelle Kedem
I’ve recently run into a few women I used to know in banking, and they’re now working in the not-for-profit sector. Inspired by their stories, I’m contemplating making this kind of transition myself, but I’d like to get a realistic sense of what this would mean before I put […]
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April 17th, 2008, 7:26 am
Transitioning from the Private Sector to the Non-Profit World
by Erin Abrams
After a long (or short) career in finance or law, working long hours, earning the big bucks, and gaining recognition in their field, many women come to a cross roads in their career path. While there is nothing at all wrong with working in the private sector and helping companies merge, do major deals, structure […]
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April 15th, 2008, 7:14 am
New York State Bar Association on Leading a Balanced Life in the Law
by Erin Abrams
Last week, the New York State Bar Association’s Special Committee on Balanced Lives in the Law released their long awaited report.
According to an April 9, 2008 article in the New York Law Journal, the Committee’s report, which was adopted unanimously by the State Bar’s House of Delegates last week found what many attorneys already know […]
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April 10th, 2008, 7:59 am
Top Financial Technologies Women Should Know About (part 2)
Contributed by Sophie Fletcher
The financial technology landscape is evolving from a trading floor-based industry to one that relies on algorithms, electronic trading platforms and wireless handhelds. In this second installment of “Top Financial Technologies Women Should Know About,” we examine the impact of the FAST Protocol trading technology on financial markets. This computer […]
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On April 7, 2008, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) hosted a New York City launch party for the book, “Why Women mean Business: Understanding the Emergence of Our Next Economic Revolution,” by Avivah Wittenberg-Cox and Alison Maitland. Highlights of the event included a lively panel discussion on the changing role of women as global business leaders, chaired by […]
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You have heard the rumors that your company is going to be announcing yet another round of write-downs and lay offs. Maybe you have been sneaking off during your lunch hour to make clandestine calls to headhunters and surreptitiously sending out resumes from your gmail account during work. Or maybe, in the last month or […]
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My mother and I were checking out of our hotel in the old city of Vienna when the receptionist behind the desk asked me if I wanted to pay in euros or dollars. I handed her my Visa and said I would pay in euros, since seeing the inflated price in dollars would only depress […]
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April 1st, 2008, 7:56 am
Socially Responsible Investment: A New Generation’s Torch
Contributed by Alana Elsner
“Who is a better businessperson- Donald Trump or Mother Theresa?” someone once asked me. “Donald Trump, of course,” was the obvious answer. “No, Mother Theresa,” he replied. With smug smile that comes from stumping someone, he listed her achievements including bringing record donations not only to Calcutta but also to the Catholic […]
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March 28th, 2008, 7:19 am
Golden State Tarnished by Lack of Women’s Leadership
Contributed by Heather Cassell
California has a reputation for its progressive politics as well as being a well of innovative inventions and opportunities, but the golden state doesn’t have a sunny disposition when it comes to women’s leadership.
Nearly half, 49.8 percent, of California’s 400 publicly held companies have no women executive officers, according to a University […]
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March 25th, 2008, 7:42 am
Art of The Follow-up: How To Persist Without Pestering
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart
When looking for a new job, timing is everything. For a hiring company, matching candidates to jobs is as much about finding the right candidate as it is finding her at the right time (i.e., when there is an appropriate job available). If there is a great candidate but no […]
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March 13th, 2008, 7:28 am
Financial Technologies Women Should Know More About (Part 1)
Contributed by Sophie Fletcher
Technology is changing the financial arena. No longer limited by execution venue, exchange or geographical brokers and dealers, trading moves to where liquidity is greatest and so, the market evolves. As players in this dynamic market, women should be familiar with the technology behind the process of making educated trades. […]
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March 12th, 2008, 7:07 am
United We Stand: Why Collaboration and Identifying Your Strengths is Key
by Connie Thanasoulis
Successful collaboration brings all the good things Corporate America has to offer:
Promotions
Salary Increases
Great year end bonuses
Stock Options
Fun at work
So it’s surprising that more people don’t practice collaboration at work on a more consistent basis. Perhaps there are not enough role models out there. If you are lucky enough to have a manager that collaborates well, […]
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