I am writing this article while my baby daughter sleeps. Like all new parents, her dad and I have spent the last few months in a joy-filled, sleepy haze of getting to know her and imagining what her future might […]
Tag: Women
Women Are Leading Porn’s Latest Reinvention
“I’ve never been one to watch porn.” Although that disingenuous claim has been made by countless people I know, I mean it. I’ve never really enjoyed porn. For me, the idea of pornography is inextricable from the hordes of men […]
Starting Up Smart: Why Startups Need To Hire Women
The gender ratio and gender biases of the startup community are long-standing topics of contention. But this piece isn’t about why there are so few women in tech, and it’s not about what it’s like being one of the few. Rather, I want […]
Comment: People blame pregnancy for the lack of women in banking. That’s crap
I’m a woman and I work on the fixed income trading floor of a major international bank. I have four children and after each one I have been more ambitious than ever. People blame pregancy, maternity leave and childcare for […]
Variant Perspectives: Women in Value Investing
Women are running sub-scale businesses, and this is not due to performance,” said Barbara Ann Bernard, founder of global equity long/short Wincrest Capital, which has outperformed the average long short/equity fund, and generously sponsored the inaugural Variant Perspectives (VP) conference […]
50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds 2018
This is the sixth edition of our 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds report, again generously sponsored by EY. Our report highlights women leading all verticals in hedge funds, allocators to hedge funds and associated service providers. We feature portfolio […]
Goldman Sachs’ fast track to trading jobs for female students is now open
If you’re a female student at a European university, you graduate in 2021, and you’re interested in a career in sales and trading, Goldman Sachs would like to hear from you. The U.S. investment bank has just opened applications for its EMEA trading academy. Around 25 (maybe more) […]
Why Connecting With Other Women is Critical to Your Career
In my work interviewing remarkable women leaders, I’ve been seeing a huge trend of women connecting with and investing in other women. Whether as mentors, advisors, philanthropists, or investors, women are increasingly supporting each other in their careers, goals, and lives. […]
Here’s the Porn That Women Watched in 2018, According to Pornhub
While the world is polishing the pearl alone, Pornhub, the porn video giant, likes to observe and compile. And if there is one thing the company learned about its horny customers in 2018, it’s that women like to look at women. […]
Banks’ female coders say they’re given the worst jobs
Do banks have a problem with women in technology? The sheer number of diversity programs for women in tech would seem to suggest they do. No bank runs diversity events for the hell of it and there are plenty of […]











