The Glass Hammer
The Glass Hammer is an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life. Get a new job right here!
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W(H)AM! Microfinance and the Leadership Challenge
by Kathryn Nilsson Reichert (New York City) Founded in 2003, Women Advancing Microfinance International (WAM) is an international organization based in Washington, D.C. and with branches around the world whose mission is to “advance and support women working in microfinance through education, training, and by promoting leadership opportunities.” They also seek to promote the providing of financial services to the poor and economic opportunities to women worldwide. A recent WAM event in New... |
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Forum for New Ideas
Do you want to be more innovative and creative? Would you like to better integrate business and the arts? Join innovative thinkers from across the country to explore new, non-traditional ways for business and the arts to work together. Herman Miller Foundation is the National Sponsor and Morgan Stanley is the New York Sponsor. Confirmed Speakers: - Lisa Dennison, Chairman, Sotheby’s North and South America - Claudia Kotchka, Vice President, Design, Innovation and Strategy, Procter... |
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Chicago’s Futures and Options Expo 2008
By Jessica Titlebaum (Chicago) The Futures Industry Association organized their annual Futures and Options Expo in Chicago on November 10th - 12th, bringing together the most influential people from the derivatives industry, from senior staff at brokerage firms and exchanges to pension fund managers, CTAs, CPOs, and individual investors. According to the FIA website, over 4000 people from more than 30 countries attended. The two-day event kicked off on that Monday evening at an opening reception... |
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The National everywoman Conference 2008
In its 8th year, the National everywoman Conference is the premier conference for female entrepreneurs. A ‘must-attend’ event in the business calendar, it is the biggest one day conference for women business owners in the UK looking for expert advice on replenishing their business. This valuable event offers inspiration, workshops, presentations and panel sessions from this country’s top women in business. In addition to receiving valuable business advice, female business... |
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Managing Email Overload
by Liz O’Donnell (Boston) A strategic planning executive starts her day by opening her inbox and sorting all of her emails alphabetically. She answers messages from her boss first, followed by emails from the company’s management team and then she responds to everyone else in the organization. The whole process usually takes the first two hours of her day. A former vice president in a technology firm, used to spend her day running from one client meeting to the next. “I was... |
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IT Operational Excellence
This new WSTA seminar is designed to address ways to optimize operational spending by running IT as a business and exploiting current technological frameworks. Process Maturity as a discipline leads to frameworks like ITIL and goal-driven capability levels like CMMi. Managed Services leveraging outsourcing allows rapid re-engineering of selected data center operations. Consolidation, clustering, virtualization and hosting of server and storage need engineering excellence. Well-designed Business... |
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Ask-A-Recruiter: Career To-Do List For The Holidays
Contributed by Caroline Ceniza-Levine of SixFigureStart Is it okay to just take a break from my job search during the holidays? I assume people really aren’t hiring right now anyway. Holiday time may involve more personal activities and fewer job interviews, but there are still many things you can do right now through early into the new year to keep momentum in your job search strong: (more…) |
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The Next Generation of Work Flexibility
Join YourOnRamp and Kellogg School of Management as we host up to 300 professionals who are looking for companies and products to help them navigate their professional and family life. The goal of the event is to help promote and open dialog about flexibility in the workplace for the many professional mothers and fathers who struggle with work life balance and the employers competing for talent in today’s increasingly demanding work environment. Moderated by Matthew Temple, Director of Kellogg... |
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Women and Money Now
A financial planner, an attorney and a CPA will address what you need to do to secure your financial future and to navigate the current financial crisis. Panelists: Susan M. Cooper CFP, CDFA, CLU, ChFC Lori A. Douglass, Esq Adam M Venokur, CPA/PFS, CFP Register by sending your check by November 14th to: New York Women’s Agenda (NYWA) P.O. Box 8419, FDR Station New York , NY 10150-8419 FWA Members are also NYWA members and are eligible for the member rate. ... |
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Women’s Executive Circle Panel Night
Please join UJA-Federation of New York’s Professional Women’s Philanthropy and Women’s Executive Circle for Panel Night – an evening of panel discussions featuring New York’s leading philanthropists and professional Jewish women in entertainment, law, real estate, and Wall Street. Listen to their personal success stories and learn new ways to navigate your career path and how you can make a difference in our community. Program: 6:00 – 6:55 p.m. Women’s Executive Circle Cocktail... |
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The Power of PR in Your Marketing Plan
Personal marketing is critical to your business success. In today’s crowded marketplace, it’s vital to differentiate yourself as the advisor of choice in your local buying area, and a good public relations strategy can help you do just that. Learn how to build your business through the power of public relations and a focused brand in an exciting new AdvisorMax coaching session led by marketing expert Marie Swift. Marie will share stories of advisors who are using PR strategies... |
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Purpose in Business: Women’s Career Priorities
The Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future provides a forum for business and professional women to congregate, reflect and act on the converging issues of corporate social responsibility and sustainable development. Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future Cordially invites you to its New York Luncheon Panel; Purpose in Business: Women’s Career Priorities. To Register, or for more information Seating is limited and pre-registration is required. Please bring Photo-I.D. ... |
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Top 100 Companies for Working Mothers
By Heather Chapman (New York City) While finding a ‘good’ job—one that you enjoy, with livable hours and health insurance—can be difficult for a single woman, it can be even more difficult for working women who have to factor in their children. Juggling a job and its requirements with the responsibilities that come as being a parent can be extremely frustrating, especially when it feels like you have to shortchange one to fulfill the other. While not every company recognizes the need... |
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The Glass Hammer Wins “Blog of the Year” Award!
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) Outstanding businesswomen and women-run companies were honored at the 2008 Stevie Awards for Women in Business awards dinner, which took place at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square on November 14th. The 2008 Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an international competition recognizing the accomplishments of outstanding women executives, business owners, and the organizations they run. The awards are produced by the creators of the prestigious American... |
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LinkedIn 101
Learn how to best use this powerful online business network that provides access to more than 25 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries. Through this network: ▪ Find potential clients, service providers, subject experts ▪ Get introduced to other professionals through the people you know ▪ Be found for business opportunities ▪ Search for great jobs ▪ ... |
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Voice of Experience: Cleo Thompson, Head of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Gender Advisory Council
by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City) With a background in IT and project management, it may surprise some that Cleo Thompson, the head of PwC’s Gender Advisory Council, is the company’s global go-to person for gender diversity. But her personal philosophy may explain it: “Don’t pigeonhole yourself. Don’t think you are restricted by what you studied. If you are flexible, there are lots of ways to use your skills to make a sideways move, especially within a large organization like... |
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In Case You Missed It: Weekend Round-up
Contributed by Martin Mitchell of the Corporate Training Group In case you were too busy enjoying your weekend to have kept up with the news, contributor Martin Mitchell has again been kind enough to gather some important market events from this past weekend (and week) so that you can start this week well informed: Saturday, November 15th Mergers and Acquisitions Franco-Belgian bank Dexia agreed to sell its monoline insurer, Financial Security Assurance. The sale to Assured Guaranty, a... |
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University of Notre Dame MBA Program
Mark your calendar! The University of Notre Dame MBA Program will have an Open House for all prospective students November 7th and 8th, 2008. This weekend will be a chance for you to meet current students, staff and faculty. The Open House is also a great opportunity for you to learn more about our program and see what many consider to be the most beautiful campus in the country. The event will begin Friday at 5:30 pm, November 7th and last until around 5:00 p.m. on Saturday,... |
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Heroines in Technology
Women in Technology and the March of Dimes have partnered to present Heroines in Technology. The event recognizes and honors women in the technology field who exemplify volunteer service in the community. The black-tie gala will include a cocktail reception, dinner, live band, dancing and live and silent auctions. Proceeds from the evening will support local March of Dimes programs of research, community services, education and advocacy to reduce the occurrence of birth defects, premature... |
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Being Female is a Pre-Existing Condition: The Health Insurance Disparity
by Zoe Cruz (New York City) Despite earning fewer cents on each dollar men earn, we women pay more for many of our daily products and services, from haircuts to dry cleaning to socks. But, according to an article recently published in the New York Times, women are also paying another penalty – a significantly higher premium for the same insurance coverage than men. In the individual insurance market, a woman who is of the same age and has the same occupation is, in some cases, being charged... |