By Elizabeth Harrin (London)
You are offered a sideways move, either in your organisation or to transfer to another company. Should you take it? While it might be tempting to hold out for a promotion, don’t disregard the possibilities presented by taking a lateral move. We asked five experts for their advice on taking a step [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
It seems as if young working women not only feel as if they can have it all, but a shockingly high percentage reports that they do have it all. According to recent research by Accenture, young professional women ages 22-35 – otherwise known as “millennial women” – believe they will [...]

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Contributed by Helen Crossland (London)
Judging people on the basis of their physical looks is a fact of reality these days. Evidence also suggests that the culture of “lookism” within society now has such a foothold in the workplace that a person’s physical appearance can have as much influence on his or her career prospects as [...]

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By Liz O’Donnell (Boston)
“More and more, I understand the differences between men and women in business today. Women are truly not making their skills known and therefore are not making themselves available for work positions.”
Tough love for women from Nancy Mellard, executive vice president and general counsel for the Employee Services Division of CBIZ and [...]

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By Lily H. Li (New York City)
Women make up only 10% of all the executives in South Korea and most corporations have only one or two female executives. And it is worse in the financial industry: Hye-Ryun Kang and Chris Rowley note in their case study, “Women in Management in South Korea: Advancement or Retrenchment?,” [...]

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by Liz O’Donnell (Boston)
The number one hiring request at fund management firms right now is for diverse candidates, says Karen Fenaroli, a recruiter who specializes in senior level jobs at asset management firms. It sounds encouraging, but is it really? Are the requests for diverse candidates a response to the growing body of literature and [...]

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by Marian Schembari (New York City)
We can’t think of anything better for a woman than travel. And as a professional woman, what better way to experience the world than to become an expat? The cultural experiences alone are enough to make us want to hop on the next plane to Amsterdam, but the added bonus [...]

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Contributed by Jessica Faye Carter

Success strategies in the corporate world bear a surprising resemblance to those employed in the game of chess. There’s a reason for this: corporate contexts and chess share certain commonalities.  Both are games of strategy and patience, of mental dexterity over physical strength, and combine offensive and defensive measures to achieve [...]

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by Elizabeth Harrin (London)
This is the time of year when we dredge up those objectives documents we produced with our managers back in January and assess whether we’re on track.  The half-year review process differs from company to company, but chances are your boss will be asking you if you’re going to hit your targets [...]

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As women in the workplace trying to break the glass ceiling in Corporate America and professional services, we certainly have our challenges. But, imagine if, on top of those, you felt like your brain was out of sync with your body and you had to hide that fact from co-workers and friends. Today, as our [...]

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