Friday Greetings! We will be postponing all of our events for now until late summer / early fall to keep our members safe and healthy. The article below goes into the math of a pandemic spread and since the US is behind in testing, we believe it is better to err on the side ofRead more
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Happy Thursday! Out of an abundance of caution with everything going on with the coronavirus pandemic, we are postponing our State of the Markets and C-Suite events until the fall. We will be making announcements with the new dates shortly. We will continue to host the three small format events this month and will re-commence events whenRead more
Happy Wednesday! We are pleased to announce the relaunch of our San Antonio chapter under the leadership of the fabulous Colleen Dean of JP Morgan and Alison Herman, formerly of UTIMCO and now with Trinity University. We have a fabulous event planned next month and the details are below. In celebration of Women’s History Month,Read more
If you’re having trouble viewing this email, you may see it online Friday Greetings I know we are all following the status of the markets and the path of the coronavirus. For many of our younger members, this will be the first time they have personally experienced a market correction of this magnitude. Reading about pastRead more
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
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