IN GOOD COMPANY INVESTING IN WOMEN MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE

摘要

The Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women list (October 25, 2010) compared the stock performance of 26 companies headed by women to the overall market and found that women-led companies outperformed the rest by an average of 28%.Yet the gender gap persists at the top. Women only account for about 6% of the most senior jobs at publicly held U.S. corporations. So what is being done to give women the leadership and voice that will strengthen corporate and financial institutions? The Financial Women's Association (FWA) is a nearly 1,000-member orga-nization that has been guiding women leaders since 1956. Today the FWA delivers the skills, networks and access to leadership that women in business need to succeed. The FWA-whose corporate supporters include leading global financial institutions-offers its members a broad spectrum of nearly 150 programs each year featuring thought leaders, trendsetters and business experts. The FWA engages its community of corporate supporters in sharing best practices and promoting women leaders all along the career continuum from emerging to senior executive positions.