A recent study conducted by the Charles Schwab Advisor Services to understand how to better serve the needs of high net worth women found that investment performance over the longterm is most important to women [87%], not the gender of their advisor. Over half the women surveyed (53%) did express…
NJ based Simply Good Press is a new, independent publishing house that helps turn experts into published authors. Your own published book has become the best business card you can have today according to founder Jane Tabachnick. Simply Good Press provides a variety of solutions for authoring a book, from traditional…
The film industry, like the technology industry is still a male dominated world. Young female directors like Nancy Meyers and Sofia Coppola can thank Nora Ephron for blazing the trail. Ms. Ephron died yesterday at the age of 71. Not only was Ms. Ephron a pioneer, but she created a…
It’s well known that the majority of programmers who work at start up companies are male. This becomes evident when we look at various factors such as the names and descriptions of products, to the lists of “Top Professionals” which are typically 95% male. A consortium of tech companies hopes…
Facebook has been criticized for not having any female directors; all that changes today with the announcement that Sheryl Sandberg has not only been appointed to the board, but named as it’s director. Ms. Sandberg will still continue her day to day position as second in command at Facebook, managing…
Spending limits for new car shoppers in China are rising among females, and leveling off among males. This data is based on the preferences of over 19,000 Chinese auto shoppers visiting the online site MyProductAdvisor.cn, revealed Market Insight Corporation. “Females are playing an ever-increasing role in purchase decisions and spending…
Cleveland based Thompson Hine LLP has been recognized for its leadership in advancing women within the legal profession. The inaugural Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards honored the firm’s initiative, Spotlight on Women®, as the best gender diversity initiative by a national firm. The firm…
A new national public service campaign initiated by Health Net, Inc., was launched today and is geared towards bringing more awareness to the health of pregnant mothers and their infants all the way through infancy. Called “Text4baby”, the campaign was created in collaboration with the Healthy Babies Coalition and the…
The first international leadership camp will be conducted in July at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. The camp is called International Doorway Women’s Empowerment (IDWE). The event is scheduled to take place over the course of 11 days, starting on July 5th and going through July 15th. The…
Nominations are now being accepted for the 12th annual “Heroines in Technology” awards program. The black-tie event is scheduled to take place at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner on Friday, November 9, 2012. The program spotlights women of technology who have made substantial contributions in their fields as well as…
