Women’s conferences and employee resource groups (ERGs) are increasingly inviting men to attend. By creating events aimed at men, they hope to include men in discussions around gender equity in the workplace, and make organizational diversity efforts more successful. The evidence shows that when men are deliberately engaged in gender inclusion programs, 96% of organizations see progress — compared to only 30% of […]
“Translation is that which transforms everything so that nothing changes”: When Nobel laureate Günter Grass said that, he was talking about literature. Yet the sentiment applies equally to legal translation and interpreting, where a single word awry can completely change the outcome of a case. That’s not hyperbole. According to Rina Ne’eman, managing director of LegalTrans.com, “I was once called upon to be […]
Tara, an MD/PhD who works for a large public university, contacted one of us (Suzanne) a few weeks after participating in a negotiation workshop she ran, wanting to share some positive news about successfully negotiating an 11% pay increase. A faculty member for six years, she had come to learn that she was not only underpaid but also had a […]
Vous souhaitez faire carrière dans la finance quantitative au sein d’une grande banque d’investissement ? Sachez que ces dernières tissent depuis longtemps des liens étroits avec les chercheurs en finance quantitative et recrutent régulièrement des étudiants de grandes écoles d’ingénieurs pour compléter leurs équipes dédiées. Michel Crouhy qui dirige les équipes d’ingénieurs financiers en recherche quantitative de Natixis réparties à Paris, Londres […]
Even as consumer payments rapidly move online, small businesses are still paying 80% of invoices with paper checks. Now a new generation of automated solutions is emerging that could dramatically cut business-to-business (B2B) payment costs, speed up processing and unleash a wave of small business productivity. We recently caught up with Goldman Sachs Research’s Jim Schneider to discuss why he sees this […]
It’s early autumn, and a car containing a female managing director, a female executive director and a female director from three different banks on Wall Street are driving out to the countryside for the weekend. Their current location and professions aside, they all have one thing in common: none have children. Coincidence? Maybe not. Last month we published an article written by […]
Votre foulée est-elle assez longue ? Vos jambes sont-elles assez robustes ? Alors que cela fait trois ans que j’ai créé ma startup, j’ai commencé à remettre en question la décision que j’ai prise. Pourquoi ai-je quitté un emploi très confortable dans une banque d’investissement pour monter une entreprise ? À l’époque, cela semblait passionnant. Le risque, l’appât du gain, […]
Women’s conferences and employee resource groups (ERGs) are increasingly inviting men to attend. By creating events aimed at men, they hope to include men in discussions around gender equity in the workplace, and make organizational diversity efforts more successful. The evidence shows that when men are deliberately engaged in gender inclusion programs, 96% of organizations see progress — compared to only 30% of […]
How hard will it be for companies to meet the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures? Not as hard as many might think. Investors and the rest of the world are watching to see how companies will respond to the final recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)commissioned by Mark Carney, governor of the Bank […]
“Translation is that which transforms everything so that nothing changes”: When Nobel laureate Günter Grass said that, he was talking about literature. Yet the sentiment applies equally to legal translation and interpreting, where a single word awry can completely change the outcome of a case. That’s not hyperbole. According to Rina Ne’eman, managing director of LegalTrans.com, “I was once called upon to be […]
Huge contributions from tech titans, a STEM-packed curriculum, gadgets everywhere: Willie Brown Middle School was supposed to set the bar. Then it opened. ON THE WINDY afternoon of March 17, 2017, I opened my mailbox and saw a white envelope from the San Francisco Unified School District. The envelope contained a letter assigning my younger daughter to a middle school. This […]
Even as consumer payments rapidly move online, small businesses are still paying 80% of invoices with paper checks. Now a new generation of automated solutions is emerging that could dramatically cut business-to-business (B2B) payment costs, speed up processing and unleash a wave of small business productivity. We recently caught up with Goldman Sachs Research’s Jim Schneider to discuss why he sees this […]
A cause de son incapacité chronique à lancer de nouveaux produits, la pépite française a sans doute perdu l’occasion de briller encore plus. Avec un chiffre d’affaires en hausse de 28% à 2,3 milliards de dollars en 2017, Criteo affiche une santé financière à faire pâlir bien des start-up de 12 ans d’âge. Mais l’épisode Apple, en octobre dernier, a […]
Je ne veux pas jouer les rabat-joie, mais au sommet de la hiérarchie il n’y a que des banquiers de la gent masculine. Et comme vous devez le savoir si vous avez travaillé dans la finance, les femmes sont loin derrière eux dans cette hiérarchie. J’ai quitté la banque en début d’année parce que j’étais frustrée. J’avais l’impression de passer […]
Vous souhaitez faire carrière dans la finance quantitative au sein d’une grande banque d’investissement ? Sachez que ces dernières tissent depuis longtemps des liens étroits avec les chercheurs en finance quantitative et recrutent régulièrement des étudiants de grandes écoles d’ingénieurs pour compléter leurs équipes dédiées. Michel Crouhy qui dirige les équipes d’ingénieurs financiers en recherche quantitative de Natixis réparties à Paris, Londres […]
Votre foulée est-elle assez longue ? Vos jambes sont-elles assez robustes ? Alors que cela fait trois ans que j’ai créé ma startup, j’ai commencé à remettre en question la décision que j’ai prise. Pourquoi ai-je quitté un emploi très confortable dans une banque d’investissement pour monter une entreprise ? À l’époque, cela semblait passionnant. Le risque, l’appât du gain, […]
Hummus Eliyahu Located just behind ‘Hummus Row’ in Downtown Haifa, the ‘Jewish hummus’ at Hummus Eliyahu gets served up hot and freshly blended to order, with a side of Chasidic charm. A part of a growing chain of uniquely Israeli hummus joints, this is the place to go for an endless bowl of hummus that will warm your soul and […]
L’art d’être une femme dans la banque : ni trop jolie, ni trop sexy… 
Quelles chances pour les juniors d’être recrutés dans les M&A où les profils seniors abondent ? 
Pourquoi dans les banques les profils techno trouvent les traders arrogants et surpayés ? 
Vice-president et director : aujourd’hui les pires postes en banque d’investissement ? 
Les astuces des meilleurs banquiers pour recharger les batteries pendant l’été 
