Women’s History Month is not just an “observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.” It also provides us with an opportunity to reflect (and act) upon the important ways in which our systems and institutions …
In the past decade, the investment banking industry has come a long way when it comes to supporting women professionals. Now, many investment banks are strongly focused on gender equality, and have implemented an extensive suite of benefits, mentoring opportunities, …
Increasing diversity for women and implementing benefits that help women build their careers has been a focus of the accounting industry for many years. Top accounting firms have long been leaders when it comes to generous maternity leave policies, flexible …
While there are plenty of programs designed to encourage more women to join the tech industry, companies aren’t investing in retaining the women who are already in the workforce, says Alaina Percival, CEO of Women Who Code. Hence why the …
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, most people in the United States didn’t think very much about public health. But now that terms like “epidemiology” and “social distancing” have been added to everyone’s vocabulary list, you might be thinking more than ever …
In 2018, Amazon scrapped its in-house applicant tracking system because of one major flaw: it didn’t like resumes containing the word “women,” so if an applicant listed “mentoring women entrepreneurs” as one of their achievements, they were out of luck. …
Today is International Women’s Day, a time to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. There’s still lots of work to be done to ensure that women (and especially women of color) achieve equality in the workplace—but …
Gender bias in interview is nothing new, or particularly shocking–while it’s technically illegal to treat job interviewees differently based on gender, it’s hard for individual job seekers to make any comparisons, since they only ever see their own interview. And …
Liz Elting is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who has appeared on Forbes' Richest Self-Made Women in America list every year since its inception. Originally, at the beginning of her career, Elting intended to work in finance. But in 1992, with an NYU …
Although Wall Street is still considered, in some corner cubicles, to be an “old school,” “Waspy,” “predominantly Caucasian male-dominated” industry filled with “ex-Ivy Leaguers,” it has slowly been growing more diverse with respect to gender, race, and sexual identity. In …
