In response to recent reader requests, The Glass Hammer decided to publish an article on special issues that gay and lesbian people might face in the workplace. We wanted to find out what it’s like to be “out at work” at a major financial institution, and offer some advice to our readers about how to […]
Archive for March 2008
March 11th, 2008, 7:54 am
“Out at Work” – Interview with Arden Hoffman, GALN at Goldman Sachs
by Erin Abrams
filed under Expert Answers
March 10th, 2008, 9:58 am
Voice of Experience: Jennifer Ralph Oppold, Hedge Fund Analyst
by Erin Abrams
To continue our Voice of Experience series with another up and coming young woman in finance, The Glass Hammer interviewed Jennifer Ralph Oppold, a research analyst at a long/short hedge fund with about $6.5 billion under management that invests in small and mid-cap companies.
Educational Background and Early Work Experience
Jen graduated from Princeton in 2001 with […]
filed under Voices of Experience
March 7th, 2008, 7:27 am
Passions: Spotlight on Meditation
Contributed by Jillian Lavender
Late nights, endless meetings, weekend work, constant packing and unpacking for business trips (and then catching up afterwards), the inbox that never goes down, the reading pile that keeps on growing…
Sound familiar?
This was my world for many years as divisional CEO of a global publishing company. Though the work was exciting and […]
filed under Passions
March 6th, 2008, 7:20 pm
Traveling Feast: What to Order and Not Order During a Business Meal
by Connie Thanasoulis
I never liked business lunch meetings, especially if it was with a more senior person. One tomato stain on your shirt and you look sloppy. One dot of balsamic vinegar on your tie and you look more junior than you ever wanted to be. Well, here is a way to relax during […]
filed under Expert Answers
On March 5, 2008, Goldman Sachs launched a new philanthropic initiative called 10,000 Women. The program will provide 10,000 women in developing countries and emerging markets with educational opportunities in business and management.
The program will partner with American and European universities, along with business schools in developing countries to develop shorter, more flexible programs that […]
filed under Breaking the Glass Ceiling
March 5th, 2008, 9:05 am
Women as Leaders: The Tale of the Traveling Pantsuit
Contributed by Alana Elsner
This is a tale of two women, exactly three decades and one pond removed. One is the United Kingdom’s first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher; the other, America’s first serious female presidential contender, Hillary Clinton. Both bobbed their hair and prepared for battle. Gender was a much-examined factor in both races, […]
filed under Next Level
It was another rough day for Wall Street, as share prices plummeted on the news that Merrill Lynch had lowered its annual earnings prediction for Citigroup again, after an executive at the Dubai fund responsible for the recent cash infusion at Citi said that the bank would need to raise more cash to stay afloat […]
filed under News
March 4th, 2008, 7:03 am
Do Men Need Flexibility Too?
Contributed by Michelle Kedem, Partner, On-Ramps
To build upon yesterday’s Voice of Experience piece about the Columbia Business School conference, we invited one of the speakers, Michelle Kedem of On-Ramps, to share her experience and offer some insights about work/life balance.
I was recently invited to speak at Columbia Business School’s annual Women in Business conference. […]
filed under Next Level
March 3rd, 2008, 7:01 am
Voices of Experience at the Columbia Women in Business Conference: “Success….Your Way”
by Kathryn Nilsson Reichert
There is one word that describes why I go to the Columbia Women in Business (CWIB) conference every year: inspiration. Every year, I leave the day-long event feeling invigorated, thrilled, exhausted, and tremendously inspired by the wisdom shared by the experienced women in finance who speak at the conference. This year was no exception.
Columbia Women […]
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