Happy Friday! We are all familiar with the #me too movement and the fact that it largely bypassed the financial industry. I shared anarticle back in 2019 noting that Wall Street’s policy of requiring new hires to sign arbitration agreements block women from filing lawsuits. On Wednesday, Wells Fargo announced that they would be the firstRead more
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Happy Friday! Celebrating our Limitless Leaders: today we honor Anida Akhmurzina. Anida is an Audit Senior Manager with Deloitte and a TXWSW Networking Committee Member. Read more about why she gives back: https://txwsw.com/volunteer-spotlight-anida-akhmurzina-limitless-leader/ The first article comes from a friend who runs her own firm, so the subject is near and dear to her heart. A recent AtlanticRead more
Happy Friday! As many of you may be looking forward to Super Bowl weekend, a recent article in Forbes notes that just 3.4% of Super Bowl ads over a ten-year period featured only female principal characters despite the fact that women make up 47% of the viewing audience. The bad news for these advertisers isRead more
Happy Friday! Celebrating our Limitless Leaders: today we honor Aubrey Gideon. Aubrey is Vice President at First Financial Trust and a Member. Read more about why she gives back: https://txwsw.com/volunteer-spotlight-aubrey-gideon-limitless-leader/ I recently shared the milestone that women now hold more payroll jobs than men. Part of this was driven by the increased number of degrees women have achievedRead more
Happy Monday! Celebrating our Limitless Leaders: today we honor Gabrielle Levin. Gabrielle is Vice President of Social Media for PIMCO and a Member. Read more about why she gives back: https://txwsw.com/volunteer-spotlight-gabrielle-levin-limitless-leader/ The employment figures for December marked a milestone where the number of women employed rose to 50.04% of all jobs. My readers know that women began earningRead more
Happy Tuesday! Celebrating our Limitless Leaders: today we honor Mariko Boswell. Mariko is Executive Vice President of PIMCO and a TXWSW Education Committee Member. Read more about why she gives back: https://txwsw.com/volunteer-spotlight-mariko-boswell-limitless-leader/ A recent Harvard Business Review article noted a study (and a book) that debunks the stereotype of women bullying other women in the workplace. To quoteRead more
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. This time of year is always busy with a never ending list to get through before the end of the year, so I wanted to wish each of you a happy and peaceful holiday season. TXWSW has all our holiday events this week and weRead more
Happy Tuesday! Huge thanks to our sponsors, committee heads and committee members for a phenomenal job with this year’s fall fundraisers. From our annual Boots & Blackjack Casino night in Austin to our new events in Houston (Magical Cocktails) and Fort Worth (Whiskey Ranch), a good time was had by all and most importantly, weRead more
Happy Monday! This week in Houston we have a treat – a cocktail party with a private magic show featuring Champion Magician: Ben Jackson.I hope you will join us for this terrific event. Our Houston committee has arranged for an amazing array of goodies for the raffle all from female-owned businesses. Thank you to the following sponsors forRead more
Happy Thursday! Celebrating our Limitless Leaders: today we honor Kathleen Barbee. Kathleen is a Development Director at Junior Achievement and a TXWSW Fort Worth Philanthropy Committee Member. Read more about why she gives back: https://txwsw.com/volunteer-spotlight-kathleen-barbee-limitless-leader/ An article in Pensions & Investments notes that diversity is increasing in the hedge fund industry albeit at a snail’s pace. “Researcher PreqinRead more