By Robin Madell (San Francisco) So you read Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, and perhaps like our editor liked it more than you expected to. Now what? The messages in the book are a powerful call to action to do more than just read and move on. The author’s expressed hope at the end of the [...]
‘Networking’ Category
May 14th, 2013, 6:00 am
What Are Lean In Circles and Why Should You Join One?
May 3rd, 2013, 6:00 am
New Report Discusses Online Feminism, Collaboration, and How Business Can Get Involved
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Last month the Barnard Center for Research on Women published a report on the future of online feminism. The paper, “#FemFuture: Online Revolution,” is written by Courtney Martin and Vanessa Valenti, and discusses the opportunities that the internet is providing for people working toward gender equality. It also [...]
April 30th, 2013, 6:00 am
Rules for Success Discussed at Fordham’s Wall Street Council Event
By Natalie Sabia (New York City) On a spring evening in New York City, women from all aspects of the financial world, including eager business school students, gathered to hear from a few of Wall Street’s successful and smart, yet entertaining, women. The event was sponsored by Fordham’s Wall Street Council, and advertised by women organizations [...]
March 8th, 2013, 6:00 am
The Path to Gender Parity: Every Route Matters
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Our focus, at The Glass Hammer, is on women’s career advancement at the mid and senior levels. In the past few years, we have seen more women stepping up to leadership in many industries, as well as in politics and the non-profit sector. But not a lot more. [...]
March 6th, 2013, 1:00 pm
WILD about Options: Educating Women on Options Trading
Contributed by Jessica Titlebaum, Marketing Director, Americas at Orc and President of Women in Listed Derivatives The derivatives industry is evolving due to regulation coming from Washington and it’s forcing participants to look at different opportunities in new markets. To help emerging and experienced women navigate these broader territories, Women in Listed Derivatives (WILD) organized [...]
January 10th, 2013, 6:00 am
Women’s Initiatives: Driving Business for Law Firms
By Robin Madell (San Francisco) As chief diversity officers have emphasized worldwide, creating more opportunities for women in the workplace isn’t just a feel-good proposition: it makes business sense. Many law firms are clearly noting this fact, evidenced by the increasing number of “women’s initiatives” being launched – initiatives that have a clear business focus. [...]
October 4th, 2012, 6:00 am
Connecting the Dots: From Networking to Coordinating
By Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago) While networking is a crucial skill for success, it’s become a stale concept. These days, every conference, seminar, or workshop is followed by a networking reception offering attendees a chance to meet and mingle with their peers. Don’t get me wrong, I am a strong believer in sipping a cocktail, rolling [...]
September 27th, 2012, 1:00 pm
Wall Street Women and the Power of Networking
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Networks can provide many means for support – a way to find out about new jobs or projects, a group of friends with whom to laugh or cry, your own private strategic advisors – and sometimes all of these things at once. The first generation of women on [...]
September 18th, 2012, 6:00 am
Five Tips to Step Outside Your Comfort Zone and Build Your Network
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Networking. It’s one of those things we all know we should do, but for many people, it just doesn’t come naturally. One of those people was Laurie Dalton White, Managing Director of Hill + Knowlton Strategies, and Conference Director for the Pennsylvania Conference for Women, the Massachusetts Conference [...]
September 13th, 2012, 1:00 pm
Networks Matter: Women, Quotas, and Board Appointments
By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City) Recently it was revealed that the European Union’s justice commissioner Viviane Reding was likely to move forward with a proposal to implement boardroom gender quotas. The Financial Times reported that companies throughout the EU’s 27 member states will have to meet a 40 percent target for women board [...]
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