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Terminated: Why the Women of Wall Street Are Disappearing

A friend sent me the link below from forbes.com which makes for an interesting read; in my opinion it's both sad and rather disheartening!! Check it out for yourself! Terminated: Why the Women of Wall Street Are Disappearing After the scandals of the 1990s, didn't investment banks put sexist employment practices behind them? Evidently not. Anita Raghavan http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0316/072_terminated_women.html?partner=email What 's your opinion? What's happening in your institution? industry? What is your experience? Please share your comments.

Erica. Relationships

I asked Erica to tell me about the relationships in her life which she believes had the greatest impact on her and in particular on her work life and career. Erica believes relationships in general have a big influence on the careers of women (and she thinks that it’s probably the same case for men!) Boyfriends and What They Teach Us Her first example of a relationship which impacted her was one with a boyfriend she had in university. When Erica first went to university, she dated a lot of guys but didn’t like the pressure of always going out with different people, so she settled into a relationship with a fellow who had a very domineering personality and because she was just ...