Anthropologist Melissa Fisher spent over a decade collecting the memories of the first
women to break into finance. Joris Luyendijk weighs up what has changed for female bankers…article
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Women on boards better for business
Women on boards are likely to be far tougher on poor performing chief executives than male directors, according to some surprising research to be presented at the Australian Graduate School of Management’s conference on September 11 in Sydney…article
Saint Saens Henry VIII revived at Bard
Leon Botstein conducts the American Symphony, is President of Bard. gets his New York City students into top US colleges with full scholarships and is beginning to educate the poorest of the poor in Newark, New Jersey. Each year he reintroduces neglected works of the past into the repertory. This year he chose Saint Saens Henry VIII. Article 
Photo credit Cory Weaver courtesy of Bard
F&C names Top Women in Finance honorees
Finance & Commerce has selected 50 honorees for the 2012 Top Women in Finance awards..article
Women gain greater financial control but confidence lags
While women’s financial responsibilities continue to grow, their financial 
knowledge isn’t keeping up. They often lack confidence and consistently rate behind men in understanding financial products and their perceived ability to make financial decisions….article
knowledge isn’t keeping up. They often lack confidence and consistently rate behind men in understanding financial products and their perceived ability to make financial decisions….articleSpecial Purpose Entities Were Tools Used by All Recent Disasters in the US
Michael Milkin used them.. So did Goldman Sachs and the other manipulators of subprime mortgages. Can these tricky vehicles be curbed for use only as a way to protect a large company from catastrophes in small, high risk but important ventures. ARTICLE
Enron nested special purpose entities like Russian dolls.
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Saudi Arabia plans new city for women workers only
Businesswomen behind 5,000-job scheme 
designed to give women greater independence while maintaining segregation….article
Secrets of a Powerful Woman
Angela Merkel has revealed some surprising details about her personal life and matters she cares most about. Article
Give women credit where it’s due
Dispelling the stereotype of women as credit-bingeing big spenders, the Credit Bureau 
Association (CBA) this week released statistics revealing that South African women are a better credit risk than men: women have less negative information (such as default judgments) on their credit reports than men, and fewer women are in debt counselling than men…article