By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
“Even during this time of economic turmoil, women are generally positive about the ability to find investments in the industry,” said Kelly Easterling, Principal in the Financial Services Practice at Rothstein Kass and Principal-in-Charge of the Firm’s Walnut Creek office.
Rothstein Kass, the alternative investments professional services firm, recently released [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
In a ForbesWoman article earlier this month, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, founding president of the Center for Talent Innovation (formerly Center for Work-Life Policy), wrote that while there are 144 boards with no women in the Fortune 1000 and women make up only 15 percent of all Fortune 1000 directors, [...]

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By Jacey Fortin (New York City)
How do you respond to stress? Do you avoid big problems, or confront them head-on? Do you distract yourself with smaller issues, or ignore them to focus on what matters most? Do you seek help from others, or go it alone?
All of these behaviors fall under the banner of ‘coping,’ [...]

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By Jenny Chen (Washington, D.C.)
Recent studies on women in the boardroom reveal that women are getting seats at the table at an unfortunately slow rate. In fact, calls for more women on boards have been more vocal in Europe and the UK.
For example, Britain just announced that companies would have to announce to shareholders by [...]

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By Hua Wang (Chicago)
How do law firms distribute billing origination credit and how does the distribution affect compensation and the advancement of women lawyers to positions of real power and influence in their firms? What steps can law firms take to develop fair and equitable compensation, origination credit, and client succession policies that will [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Why, after decades of work to advance and empower women, have we yet to close the gender leadership gap? According to Marie Wilson, founder of The White House Project, one reason could be the brain. “I was convinced so much that if we just didn’t the right things, trained [...]

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By Nicki Gilmour, Founder and CEO of The Glass Hammer
As founder and publisher of theglasshammer.com, I am proud to pen our 2000th article today and to share with you some of our latest thinking and around gender parity. We are proud to have spent the last four years creating a “must read” online publication designed [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
For years, we’ve been led to believe that once women had the “right” education, the “right” training, and the “right” work experience, not only would they succeed at the highest levels of business, but they’d also reach parity in the c-suite. According to the Catalyst report The Pipeline’s Broken Promise [PDF], [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
In today’s fast-paced workplace and tough economic environment, difficult situations are bound to arise. But whether you’ve been tasked with delivering unpleasant news or downsizing a team, as a leader, how you handle the situation influences its outcome significantly.
“I think the most important thing to remember is that it’s [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
“I’m an easy crier,” began Cheri Beranek, CEO of Clearfield, a NASDAQ-traded broadband company. “I’ve learned that there can be a right time for crying, but it can’t be about business.”
Beranek recalled recently losing a CFO to a heart attack – and when she informed her staff, she shed [...]

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