At the Fortune Summit for Women 2013, Megan Smith, VP of Google[x] talked about the biases against women in business, particularly in the engineering field, in a video interview. It's worth the 3-minutes of your day to watch this video. Smith makes the case for why the gender gap persists and explains that a significant part of the problem is unconscious bias. This is … [Read more...]
Fortune 40 Under 40 2013 List Includes 17 Women in Business
While the Forbes 400 wealthiest Americans in 2013 list includes only 43 women, the Fortune 40 under 40 in 2013 list is nearly gender equal. Seventeen women appear in the list of 40 individuals under the age of 40 who are making a big impact on the business world in 2013, but only 3 of them appear in the top ten, only four appear in the top 20, and only seven appear in the … [Read more...]
Kathleen Murphy on Fortune’s List of Powerful Businesswomen
Fortune recently announced their list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, which included 44-year old Kathleen Murphy who graduated from my alma mater, Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Kathleen is ranked 40th on Fortune's list of powerful businesswomen as the CEO of ING's Wealth Management division. Kathleen earned her bachelor's degree in economics and … [Read more...]