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FWA events attract broad media interest and FWA members are sought-after speakers on today’s key issues.  Choose a topic below to learn more.


Publication Feature
FastCompany.com
May 6, 2008
Financial Women's Association Honors Exceptional Women in Business
The FWA 2008 Annual Dinner and Women of the Year Awards received media attention on FastCompany.com blog posted by Saabira Chaudhuri.
Press Release
April 29, 2008
FWA Rings the NYSE Closing Bell on April, 29th
Ceremony kicks off celebration of the 2008 FWA Annual Dinner and Women of the Year Awards - View the Video
Press Release
March - Various Outlets

FWA in the News
The FWA's survey results received news coverage in articles by several news outlets and publications:

Outlet Date
CFO.com March 3
CFO Magazine April 2008 issue
Crain's New York - Business.com March 7
Crain's New York - Business Newspaper March 10
Workforce Management (subscription req) March 7
Financial Week March 7
New York Daily News March 10
New York Daily News.com March 10
Ignites.com March 17
Financial Director's Magazine (Brussels) March 13
Forbes Life Executive Women June 2008
SmartPros March 13

 

Press Release
Mar 11, 2008
Gender Gap in Financial Careers Reported in Financial Women’s Association Survey Pay Parity Remains Elusive Say Women Financial Professionals
The Financial Women’s Association (FWA) today announced that according to its 2007 member survey, 96% of respondents believe that women are being paid less than men for comparable work.
NY Daily News.com
Mar 10, 2008
Money Zone
"The New York Daily News, included the FWA survey findings as a news brief in the "Money Zone" column published on Mar 10, 2008.
CFO.com
Mar 10, 2008
Survey: Finance Women See No Progress in Pay Parity
The FWA press release on the member survey conducted in 2007 was the basis of an article published on CFO.com. The article reports that almost all respondents think that their gender holds them back in their career and that there hasn't been much improvement in pay parity since the initial survey conducted in 1983.
Press release
Jan 24, 2008
FWA 2008 Women of the Year Honorees Announced
The Financial Women’s Association of New York (FWA) announced today that Evelyn H. Lauder, Senior Corporate Vice President of The Estée Lauder Companies and Founder and Chairman of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and Christine A. Poon, Johnson & Johnson Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Worldwide Chairman of the Pharmaceuticals Group, will be receiving the FWA 2008 Public/Nonprofit Sector and Private Sector Women of the Year Awards, to be presented at the FWA 2008 Annual Dinner on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008, at the Grand Hyatt New York.
Newsday.com
Dec 6, 2007
Women on the Rise
"The FWA 100™," report is used as a source in the Change@Work column by Newsday columnist Patricia Kitchen. 
Forbes.com
Dec 1, 2007
Exit of Cruz leaves few women execs on Wall Street
Fwa President Lily Klebanoff Blake, is quoted in an article concerning the slow progress of women in Fortune 500 companies.
Press Release
Dec 3, 2007
New York Metro Area 100 Largest Public Company Boards in 2006 Had More Female Directors Than Fortune 500 Nationally
View the press release for the study "The FWA 100™," conducted by the FWA on the state of female directors on Fortune 500 corporate boards.
New York County Lawyer
Nov 2007
Speed Networking and Rainmaking Skills Program
The FWA made the front page photo and article in the New York County Law Journal, concerning our Speed Networking event held on October 15 event.
Center for Women's Business Research
31 Jun 2006
Center for Women’s Business Research Leaders Receive Prestigious Entrepreneurship Award
Center for Women's Business Research press release cites that two menbers of their leadership are the recipients of the FWA 2006 Distinguished Entrepreneur's Award.
UN News Service
24 Jun 2005
Microfinance Panel Discussion
Read the press release from the Microfinance panel discussion co-sponsored by the FWA, that focused on: "Wall Street and Microfinance: Applying Sophisticated Finance to this Emerging Industry".
Bloomberg News Service
16 May 2005
FWA cited by Federal Reserve Governor Mark Olson
In the article, "Regulators Must Push Ahead With New Basel II Rules, Olson says", Governor Olson cites the FWA in the following statement:
" It might take more time before we see Basel II parameters based on truly credible systems," Olson said today in remarks prepared for the Financial Women's Association in Washington.
Governor Olson was addressing the FWA delegates attending the 2005 Washington Briefing.
UN News Service
24 Jan 2005
Microfinance Symposium
Read about the great success of the Microfinance Symposium held January 22, in the article "Microfinance is now more than microcredit in developing countries, World Bank says".
Contra Costa Times (CA)
12 Dec 2004
Count these women in the executive suite
An article in the Contra Costa Times (CA), "Count These Women in the Executive Suite, " focused on women rising to the top on the bottom line. Commenting on the financial route to advancement was FWA President Kelly Mathieson, managing director at JP Morgan Chase. Speaking of the growing number of women vying for finance positions, Kelly says, "This wave will be transformational...We are seeing the top of the iceberg emerge out of the water."
New York Daily News
26 Dec 2004

Visas Restrict Business
FWA member Roberta Rettner shares her concerns about visa restrictions and the impact on business as reported in an article published in the Daily News, Business section.

Crain's New York
11 Oct 2004

Women queue up to join old boy's last bastion
FWA members Joan Lappin, Barbara Jacobs and Lucille Corrier were quoted in Crain's New York Business, in the article, "Women queue up to join old boy's last bastion", on the inroads that women are making and the difficulties still present for women getting on corporate boards.
eFinancialCareers Real Deal: How to make an internal move
FWA president Kelly Mathieson shares her insights on internal career moves. in the article, "Real Deal: How to make an internal move".

MarketWatch
29 Sep 2004

BofA Securities sees slow growth
Bank of America's Carter McClelland, speaking before the Financial Women's Association, see slow investment growth.
Kyodo News
24 May 2004
FWA study tour of Japan
Review the the Kyodo News dispatch on the subject - U.S. Businesswomen rediscover Japanese market.
Harper's Bazaar
16 Oct 2003
Salvatore Ferragamo
Review an article on the FWA event at Salvatore Ferragamo held on October 16th, 2003.
Pace University
Lubin School of Business newsletter

23 Apr 2003
The Next Generation of Women Executives
"Keeping up with friendships is very important - both in business and in life," reflected Maria Fiorini Ramirez, BBA '72, president and CEO, Maria Fiorini Ramirez, Inc., at the first joint Financial Women's Association (FWA) and Lubin School reception at Pace University's Manhattan campus... ".
Forbes.com
Bloomberg.com
15 May 2003

Sally Krawcheck Addresses FWA 2003 Annual Dinner
Both Forbes.com and Bloomberg.com reported on Sally Krawchek's address at the FWA 2003 Annual Dinner.
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