WHILE THE number of women in top executive positions internationally remains low, there seems to be a less-daunting glass ceiling for the role of the chief information officer – the CIO…article

The women were lured by loan offers at interest rates far lower than those offered by others

Nearly 50 women, from as far as Tirunelveli and Tuticorin, protested outside the office of a finance firm, alleging fraud. The firm is reported to have mobilised several lakhs from these women after promising huge sums as loans at low lending rates…articles

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) will pay more attention to women entrepreneurs in Pakistan by providing them lend additional support at technical, academic and policy level…article

Malaysian women’s achievements until the over the first decade of the 21st century have been encouraging with many of them holding top positions in various fields including finance, science, corporate and humanities…article

Jobs are a cornerstone of development

The World Bank’s 2012 World Development Report on Jobs indicates that most jobs are created in the private sector and are often the driver, rather than outcome, of economic growth. ..article

The 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance

Contraception has shaped American women’s lives since they gained access to The Pill in the early 1960s. One benefit, however, seems to have received less recognition than the rest: Yes, contraception allows women to enjoy sex without fear of pregnancy and to decide when and how many times they got pregnant. But it also offers women financial freedom…article

IMF head Christine Lagarde says women must accept that there will be “failures” if they attempt to juggle a career and raise children at the same time…Artikel

“The best defence when that happens is a very good and solid sense of humour.