Last night at the Hyatt Hotel in New York, Deutsche Bank held its annual Women on Wall Street (WOWS) Conference. The theme for this year’s conference was “It’s Your Move: Driving Change in Your Career and Life.” Over 2000 women in finance packed the main ballroom to hear motivating speeches and frank advice from a [...]
Archive for October 2007
October 17th, 2007, 10:49 am
Corporate Fallibility
I was recently having a cupboard clear out and found a stack of corporate paraphernalia. Hidden in my ‘Museum of Corporate Artifacts’ were pens, pads, desk clocks, stress balls and – most strangely – juggling balls.
When I was first earning my pinstripes, almost every management course seemed to start with a juggling lesson. The [...]
Deutsche Bank’s Women on Wall Street® (WOWSTM ) network will host its annual conference on Tuesday, October 16, 2007, so save the date! This year’s theme: “It’s your move: Driving Change in your Career and Life”.
The Conference will be begin with a keynote address from Brenda Barnes, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sara [...]
Week 2 of Freedom:
Projects … projects … projects. After leaving my job at Merill Lynch as Director and Chief Operating Officer for Campus Recruiting, I finally have the time and energy to devote myself to numerous projects that were on the backburner while I was working. First up, decluttering my house.
Today it’s the [...]
Thinking about an MBA? The Forté Foundation invites women to attend a Forté Forum event to learn, network, and discover what an MBA can do for future career success. Forums will be held in cities throughout the U.S. and in London.
Meet with admissions representatives from up to 30 top business schools across [...]
October 15th, 2007, 7:19 am
A Global Fight For Women’s Rights
Imagine a world where waxing your eyebrows is taboo, going out with your girlfriends is prohibited and covering yourself in black cloth from head to toe is mandatory. These restrictions are put on women in Saudi Arabia every day.
Women are not allowed to drive a car because men will be distracted on the road. [...]
October 12th, the Medical Research Junior Board Foundation (MRJBF) is hosting the 15th annual Cocktails for A Cause charity event. The gala will take place at the Museum for Contemporary Art, in Chicago, and will charge a $115 cover that benefits the Children’s Memorial Hospital.
The Cocktails for A Cause charity event is the MRJBF’s [...]
The best work shoe is a topic often discussed with reverence among circles of professional women. All of my friends are on an almost messianic quest to find the work shoe that is comfortable yet stylish, affordable yet durable.
Though these choices are hotly contested, the following are the top three contenders for Best Work [...]
October 11th, 2007, 7:59 am
Healthier AND Wealthier?
It’s the modern Faustian bargain – furthering your career at the expense of your health. Pizza and Chinese from Seamless web at your desk, all-nighters working on a huge deal, constant travel, no time for the gym even though it’s in your building – do these unhealthy behaviors sound familiar? As a personal [...]
Bring your daughters and girlfriends to New York City’s largest shoe boutique, located at 382 West Broadway, NYC (between Spring and Broome streets). Té casan, which means “a woman’s path,” will donate 20% of the proceeds from the evening’s sales to inMotion.
Té casan will open its doors to the friends of inMotion from 6:00 to [...]
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