By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Yesterday, theglasshammer.com hosted its second Women on the Buy-Side networking breakfast and panel discussion. Nicki Gilmour, founder and CEO of theglasshammer.com, began the event by explaining that the purpose of the gathering was to draw together top women in the investment management industry to discuss the topic of risk [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
Anyone’s who’s ever had to struggle or overcome extreme hardships knows the power of being resilient; the importance of being able to bounce back and keep trudging onwards. According to a new study by Accenture, resilience – or the ability to overcome challenges and turn them into opportunities – also happens [...]

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Dear Readers,
Today is International Women’s Day and we are pleased to celebrate it with all of the amazing women in our community.
An encouraging start to this week was Kathryn Bigelow’s historic double Oscar win for best picture and best director.
We believe this is a step in the right direction, not just for the entertainment industry, [...]

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By Elisabeth Grant (Washington, D.C.)
Each year the Catalyst Award recognizes businesses that support women’s advancement in the workplace. For 2010, Catalyst Awards were given to the Campbell Soup Company, Deloitte LLP, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and Telstra Corporation Limited. See a list of the 69 companies that have won Catalyst Awards since 1974 on [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Last week, the Women’s Executive Circle of New York presented the results of its “2009 New York Census – The state of Women Business Leaders in New York State.” The study was created in partnership with Columbia Business School.
Yessinia Scheker-Isquierdo and Candace L. Quinn, co-presidents of WECNY opened the [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
This year the iconic publication Black Enterprise (BE) celebrates its 40th anniversary. Since 1974 the magazine has featured prominent African American business women in a way that other publications have failed to. In 1991, the magazine published its groundbreaking list of the “21 Women of Power and Influence in Corporate America.” [...]

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By Elizabeth Harrin (London)
While things are looking better for job seekers, the financial sector has not yet returned to its pre-recession state. There are still fewer jobs around. And even if you aren’t looking for a new job, the risk of more redundancies hangs heavy in the City. Nobody wants to be [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Last night, the Financial Women’s Association hosted a discussion with Sallie Krawcheck, President of Global Wealth & Investment Management for Bank of America, as part of the organization’s Distinguished Speakers Series.
The candid (and often humorous) discussion touched upon career development, the state of the financial services industry, trust, and [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
DirectWomen, a three-year-old organization based in New York City, believes it has discovered an untapped resource capable of greatly benefiting the boards of U.S. companies: accomplished female attorneys. After all, for the first time in the country’s history more women are graduating from law school than men, and not only that, [...]

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By Elizabeth Harrin (London)
It’s been ten years since Cranfield School of Management first produced a report benchmarking the number of female executive directors on the corporate boards of the UK’s top 100 companies. This time the authors of the Female FTSE report has gone a step further – perhaps to celebrate a decade of [...]

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