UPDATED: Goldman Sachs Interbank Conference

In an earlier post I mentioned that Goldman Sachs is hosting its first annual Interbank Conference as part of its Brokering Change initiative, which focuses on the advancement multicultural women on Wall Street. I now have updated details on the event. The site now has registration information and provides an agenda. More information is available [...]

2008 Best Companies for Multicultural Women (Working Mother)

Working Mother magazine recently named its 2008 Best Companies for Multicultural Women and I wanted to highlight them here. Working Mother is one of a few publications which evaluates companies based on the 3 Rs: representation, recruitment, and retention of multicultural women/women of color. The companies are listed below (in alphabetical order): AllstateAmerican Electric PowerAmerican [...]

Research Updates

It’s time to catch up on some of the recent research on women of color/multicultural women. One recent study was released in mid-May by Catalyst on Women of Color in Accounting. This research is is part of their Women of Color in Professional Services series and was sponsored by Ernst & Young (lead sponsor), Deloitte [...]

Diversity Woman Magazine: For Professional Multicultural Women and Entrepreneurs

I can’t tell you how excited I was when a friend of mine sent around an email recently. She described a new magazine devoted to professional multicultural women and entrepreneurs. At first I couldn’t believe it and then I went online and signed up for a free issue! Since I think the magazine is scheduled [...]

Calendar – Upcoming Conferences

Several important conferences related to multicultural women/women of color are scheduled over the next couple of months: Goldman Sachs & Co.’s Brokering Change Initiative (a Wall Street Multicultural Women’s Exchange) is hosting its first annual Interbank Conference on June 24, 2008. I’ll make the registration link available as soon as I receive it. Working Mother [...]

Update

It has been a few months since I’ve had the opportunity to post, but it isn’t for a lack of pertinent information about professional multicultural women. I’ve been in the process of changing my company’s name, updating the website, and preparing for 2008. We are in the midst of Black History Month, and Women’s History [...]

Women & Power

Newsweek magazine has put out its annual “Women & Power” issue. It has several interesting articles and interviews, on topics such as “paths to power,” and “overcoming obstacles.” Some of the interviews with women of color include: Andrea Wong, President and CEO of Lifetime Network and Entertainment Services, Rachel Roy, a fashion designer, and Lorena [...]

Hispanic Heritage Month 2007

I haven’t been blogging for awhile, but now that I’m back, I must remind you that we are currently in the midst of National Hispanic Heritage Month. This month is celebrated in the United States each year between September 15 and October 15. 2007 Theme: Hispanic Americans: Making a Positive Impact on American Society. Read [...]

Fortune List Alert!

Fortune magazine has released another of its annual lists, and the one we’re interested in is the “50 Most Powerful Women.” Six women of color mad this year’s list, accounting for 12% of those included: #1 – Indra Nooyi, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo. #8 – Oprah Winfrey, Chairman, Harpo #9 – Andrea Jung, Chairman and [...]

A questionable article by WSJ.com on diversity

A recent article on wsj.com discusses certain company’s efforts to de-marginalize diversity departments primarily by placing white males in the chief diversity officer (CDO) role. It’s an interesting article, but like some other recent articles on diversity, it assumes that the actions of a few companies represents a trend. While white males exemplify the indicia [...]

Women of Color in the Legal Profession

Normally, I don’t like to change the focus of my blogs, because it gets a bit messy, confusing, and sometimes tough to sort out the different topics. So generally I stick with women of color in corporate america. I am making an exception today, however. The ABA has released a really important study about women [...]

The Early Bird Gets The the Worm

Most mentoring occurs after women of color have already joined an organization. But companies like The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies are starting the mentoring process much earlier in the careers of young women of color. Chubb has developed the Collegiate Women of Color Leadership Development Institute, a program which selects 50 young women of [...]

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