By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was signed into law by President Obama on Jan. 29 and according to the organization AAUW, a charitable membership organization dedicated to advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research, it restores the long-standing interpretation of civil rights laws and Equal [...]

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By Elizabeth Harrin (London)
Norway is considered one of the most progressive countries with regards to increasing the number of women on boards – thanks to it being an early adopter of legislation to force companies to recruit women to the boardroom. It sounded like a great idea to improve diversity and shareholder returns, and [...]

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By Gigi DeVault (Munich)
Endowments and foundations need to do well in order to do good. The funds of endowments and foundations did very well—prior to 2009. Now, Chief Investment Officers of these institutional funds must forge strategies that can get the funds back on track and safeguard their missions.
Reihan Salan, who writes a [...]

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By Elisabeth Grant (Washington, D.C.)
Everyone has been hit by the current state of the economy, but are women in senior leadership positions being hit harder?
A new Catalyst report says yes, three times harder.
The report, titled “Opportunity or Setback? High Potential Women and Men During Economic Crisis,” showed a striking difference for women executives when compared [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Last night the Financial Women’s Association of New York held the second of its Economic Panel series: The American Worker. Moderated by Patti Domm, Executive News Editor of CNBC, Panelists included Richard B. Hoey, Chief Economist at BNY Mellon and The Dreyfus Corporation, Joseph A. LaVorgna, Managing Director and [...]

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Contributed by Heather Balke
In March 2009, I boarded a plane destined for Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I wasn’t sure what was ahead, but I knew it was going to be a learning opportunity and an adventure. A month earlier I signed up to go to Haiti on a microfinance delegation with Fonkoze USA, to see first-hand [...]

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By Hua Wang (Chicago)
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was created in 1981, and within a few years following its creation was ratified by countries including the UK, France, Japan, and Brazil, among others. Today one hundred sixty-nine countries have ratified the treaty – but not the United [...]

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By Elizabeth Harrin (London)
Last year wasn’t a great year for financial services, and if you managed to keep your job you’re probably wondering what new employment ‘challenges’ 2010 will bring. It’s a mixed story, but the good news is that there is some good news.
Sectors that are picking up
Sue Sattler, President of recruitment company Talent [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
In July of 2009, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a number of revisions to their rules. These amendments were designed to improve the amount of disclosure shareholders of public companies receive as it pertains to: compensation policies and practices that present material risks to the company, stock and [...]

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By Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago)

“Blame, Blame, Blame, Ban, Ban, Ban, Tax, Tax, Tax,” were the first words in Congresswomen Judy Biggert’s keynote address at the Security Traders Association of Chicago’s (STAC) 85th Annual Mid-Winter Meeting last week, to describe actions coming out of Washington. Her regulatory concerns were familiar ones.
Congresswomen Biggert spoke critically of Congress [...]

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