Last week, the New York State Bar Association’s Special Committee on Balanced Lives in the Law released their long awaited report.
According to an April 9, 2008 article in the New York Law Journal, the Committee’s report, which was adopted unanimously by the State Bar’s House of Delegates last week found what many attorneys already know […]
Archive for April 2008
April 15th, 2008, 7:14 am
New York State Bar Association on Leading a Balanced Life in the Law
by Erin Abrams
filed under Next Level
April 14th, 2008, 7:54 am
Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo CEO on Mentors, Meritocracy and Maternity
by Nicki Gilmour
Indra Nooyi is one woman who has broken the glass ceiling. Named CFO of PepsiCo in 2001, she went on to become the company’s fifth CEO in July 2006. During her keynote speech at the Catalyst Awards last week in New York City, a rapt audience of mostly women from over 100 companies laughed and […]
filed under Voices of Experience
The Glass Hammer returns to one of its favorite hobbies, writing restaurant reviews, this time, for top eateries in Midtown Manhattan. (Alright, our hobby isn’t writing the reviews exactly, but we do love the research!) Below, find three recommendations to wow clients and celebrate with co-workers for a job well done. Our reviews of Jean […]
filed under Intrepid Women Series
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd and ING US Financial Services were big winners at Catalyst’s annual awards yesterday in New York City at the Waldorf -Astoria. This award celebrates innovative initiatives that advance women and business and has had progressive companies (at least according to our opinion here at the Glass Hammer) win the award in […]
filed under What's On
April 10th, 2008, 7:59 am
Top Financial Technologies Women Should Know About (part 2)
Contributed by Sophie Fletcher
The financial technology landscape is evolving from a trading floor-based industry to one that relies on algorithms, electronic trading platforms and wireless handhelds. In this second installment of “Top Financial Technologies Women Should Know About,” we examine the impact of the FAST Protocol trading technology on financial markets. This computer […]
filed under Next Level
April 9th, 2008, 1:08 pm
The Hillary Spillover Effect in the Workplace
Last week, the Wall Street Journal ran a provocative article about how Senator Hillary Clinton’s bid for the White House has unleashed a surge of animosity towards high powered women in America, which may be reverberating throughout the workplace.
The article, “At the Barricades in the Gender Wars,” by Jonathan Kaufman and Carol Hymowitz, revealed some […]
filed under Analysts and Associates
April 9th, 2008, 7:24 am
Ask-A-Recruiter: How To Start A Career Change - Part 2
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart
I am lawyer who is sick of practicing law. I have practiced corporate law for 5 years at a big firm, want to leave the law for a job in business with greater autonomy and better quality of life. How do I market myself? Where should I start my […]
filed under Expert Answers
On April 7, 2008, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) hosted a New York City launch party for the book, “Why Women mean Business: Understanding the Emergence of Our Next Economic Revolution,” by Avivah Wittenberg-Cox and Alison Maitland. Highlights of the event included a lively panel discussion on the changing role of women as global business leaders, chaired by […]
filed under Breaking the Glass Ceiling
April 7th, 2008, 7:27 am
Three Female Voices of Experience among BusinessWeek’s Top 50
by Erin Abrams
This week, BusinessWeek released its Top 50 list of all-star performers. The list identifies top performers across the 10 sectors that make up the S&P 500. BusinessWeek notes that this list of executives is the most international ever, with companies across the globe represented. Trends emerged in the energy sector, where winning performers were able […]
filed under Voices of Experience
April 4th, 2008, 7:01 am
MECCA: San Francisco Hotspot for Women’s Networking
Contributed by Heather Cassell
San Francisco’s professional women know where to go for great food, wine and cocktails, entertainment, and socializing: Mecca, a hip restaurant and bar located on the edge of the Castro district at 2029 Market Street.
“It’s a destination for a lot of people in the community to have your special dinner to celebrate […]
filed under What's On
April 3rd, 2008, 7:37 am
Ask A Recruiter — “I want to leave the law. What should I do?”
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine
I am lawyer who is sick of practicing law. I have practiced corporate law for 5 years at a big firm, want to leave the law for a job in business with greater autonomy and better quality of life. How do I market myself? Where should I start my job search?
The […]
filed under Expert Answers
You have heard the rumors that your company is going to be announcing yet another round of write-downs and lay offs. Maybe you have been sneaking off during your lunch hour to make clandestine calls to headhunters and surreptitiously sending out resumes from your gmail account during work. Or maybe, in the last month or […]
filed under Next Level
My mother and I were checking out of our hotel in the old city of Vienna when the receptionist behind the desk asked me if I wanted to pay in euros or dollars. I handed her my Visa and said I would pay in euros, since seeing the inflated price in dollars would only depress […]
filed under Money Talks
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