Gender issues

Highlights from the Most Powerful Women gala

10/06/17

A who’s who of banking industry executives turned out for the annual celebration of the Most Powerful Women. Pam Joseph won’t be the next CEO of TSYS after all, but Jamie Dimon seems to be setting JPMorgan Chase up for a female CEO. Does Marianne Lake have the edge?

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Words matter: How gendered discourse could be stifling female entrepreneurship

10/03/17

Researchers in Sweden found that venture capitalists often use unflattering language to describe women entrepreneurs. That could explain why women’s applications for funding were rejected more frequently than men’s.

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Hollywood's dim view of banking and the real-world threat it poses

10/02/17

The film industry is painting an ugly picture of what life is like inside banks, and that could hurt banks' recruitment efforts.

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‘Fearless Girl’ is more than just public art: Maria Vullo

09/26/17

The Fearless Girl sculpture represents much to many. For Maria Vullo, superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, it is a reminder of herself as a girl finding her voice and as an adult using her voice to fight for what she believes is right.

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Sallie Krawcheck's plan to make money by helping women retire rich

09/19/17

Many women see their highest pay at an earlier age than men, take more career breaks, and live longer. Krawcheck just got $34 million to work on that.

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Can Betsy Duke fix Wells?; JPM execs making noise

08/17/17

Sanger is out at Wells Fargo and so it is a crisis that gives us our first female board chair at a major U.S. bank. Women lead two major tech initiatives at JPMorgan Chase, which is also adding a fourth woman to its executive committee.

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Are banks better than Silicon Valley in their diversity efforts?

08/10/17

JPMorgan CEO Dimon says banks are putting Silicon Valley to shame … in terms of diversity; Uber’s plan to replace its CEO with a woman seems to be sputtering; and Yellen’s potential successors also are all men.

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It was 10 years ago today …; B of A card rewards depositors

08/09/17

Ten years ago the global financial crisis began with subprime mortgage problems in the U.S.; the more you have, the more you get.

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Will the FDIC's next leader be female?

08/03/17

Fifth Third’s new chief legal counsel, Jelena McWilliams, might be changing jobs again and Australia’s first female bank CEO tells all in a memoir. Plus, the advantage with female founders, and young feminists on the rise.

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Will B of A’s Anne Finucane make an Uber move?

07/27/17

The New York Times explores why we lack female CEOs, Uber considers Bank of America’s Anne Finucane for its CEO spot, and State Street’s head of corporate governance explains its push for gender diversity on boards. Plus, who needs a hero?

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