By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Today The Glass Hammer is taking a day off to celebrate Labor Day and bid farewell to a very eventful summer. Over the past few months, we’ve managed to host two big events – A Brave New Regulatory Environment and The Newest Innovation in Technology – and we’re busy [...]
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September 5th, 2011, 6:00 am
Phew! Saying Goodbye to a Busy Summer
August 26th, 2011, 6:00 am
Celebrate Women’s Equality Day – Exercise Your Right to Vote
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Today, August 26, marks Women’s Equality Day here in the US. Today we celebrate the passage of the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote. It’s shocking that less than 100 years ago, women weren’t considered capable of exercising good judgment over who they would like their [...]
August 17th, 2011, 6:00 am
How to Sponsor Your Way to the Top
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
“Sponsors can be a core differentiators for proteges, particularly as they move up in the organization and competition becomes fiercer,” explained Heather Foust-Cummings, PhD, Senior Research Director at Catalyst, and lead author of the organization’s new report, “Sponsoring Women to Success,” released today.
But having a protege is a career [...]
July 8th, 2011, 6:00 am
New UN Women Report Highlights Disparity Between Law and Practice
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
This week marked the release of UN Women’s first report, Progress of the World’s Women 2011–2012: In Pursuit of Justice. UN Women was founded last July, in order to accelerate the UN’s progress toward achieving its gender equality goals.
The report produced some tidbits that may surprise you – for [...]
July 4th, 2011, 6:00 am
Happy Independence Day!
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Here in the US, The Glass Hammer is taking a publishing holiday. It’s the Fourth of July, and we got the memo to barbecue!
Reflecting on 2011 so far, we’ve profiled almost fifty successful women – and we’ll continue to do so, with some really inspiring women coming up in [...]
May 30th, 2011, 6:00 am
Happy Summer!
Dear Readers, we’re taking today off in honor of Memorial Day in the US and the Spring Bank Holiday in the UK. And, we have something exciting planned for the summer… We want to hear more from you! We’re looking for contributors to our Intrepid Woman article series. The series chronicles the stories of professional [...]
May 9th, 2011, 6:00 am
The Accounting MOVE Project Takes a Look at Millennials
By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
In the past, the annual Accounting MOVE Project has revealed the best accounting firms for women; has shed light on why firms fail to advance and retain women; and has revealed why women leave at certain levels. But the 2011 report released earlier this month revealed some promising news: the next [...]
April 5th, 2011, 6:00 am
Sharing Best Practices to Boost Senior Female Leadership
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Last week Catalyst presented its annual awards for companies going the extra mile to advance and retain women. While the winning companies – Kaiser Permanente, Time Warner, and McDonald’s – boasted strong results for promoting women across the board, they each took an interesting approach to getting more women [...]
April 1st, 2011, 1:00 pm
Catalyst Honors Companies Making a Difference in Gender Diversity
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
This week marked Catalyst’s annual awards celebration to honor companies that are making progress in the advancement and retention of women. This year’s honorees included Kaiser Permanente, McDonald’s, and Time Warner.
Each of the winning companies was commended for its ongoing work to improve gender balance – as Julie S. [...]
February 8th, 2011, 6:00 am
Taking Risks and Making Challenges: Advice from Dynamic Women in Business
By Melanie H. Axman (Boston)
Harvard Business School kicked off its 20th Annual Dynamic Women in Business Conference last Saturday, celebrating esteemed, accomplished, and professional women from various walks of life. Created in 1992 to highlight issues women face in the workplace, the Conference continues to draw emerging and distinguished female business leaders into a “conversation [...]
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