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Three Key Topics from Young Women Entering Financial Careers
Over the past month, my team at Rock The Street, Wall Street has coordinated 100+ university and high school sessions across three countries, talking with young women who are eager to pursue finance careers. They’re full of questions about the types of jobs available...
RTSWS CEO Thoughts: The Wealth Transfer is Coming and So is the Opportunity
As we close out the quarter, I want to share a few reflections and signals I’m hearing across the industry. These conversations are shaping the future of finance and reaffirming the importance of our work at RTSWS. >By 2030, women are projected to control $30 trillion...
How Women Are Leading the Largest Wealth Transfer in History
As baby boomers age, women are playing a pivotal role in reshaping the largest wealth transfer in history. With women living longer than men, many are inheriting wealth and becoming key decision-makers for their family finances. Women are taking a proactive approach...
Apple Champions DEI as Amazon Scales Back
As 2025 begins, corporate approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are diverging sharply. Companies like Amazon, Meta, and McDonald’s are scaling back DEI initiatives, citing legal challenges and shifting cultural narratives. These changes send a clear...
Anti-DEI Legislation Grows in 2024, Poised to Expand in 2025
In 2024, six states enacted laws targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices, hiring practices, and trainings at public universities, continuing a trend that began in 2023. These laws led to the closure of DEI offices and cultural centers in several...
UNT Faculty Criticize Course Name Changes as Overreach
Faculty at the University of North Texas (UNT) have raised concerns about the university’s decision to rename and revise nearly 200 courses, primarily in the College of Education. The changes include the removal of references to race, class, gender, and equity,...
Inspiring Change: Highlighting McKinsey & LeanIn.Org’s Decade of Data on Women’s Workplace Representation
A heartfelt thank you to McKinsey & LeanIn.Org for their powerful report. Special shout out to the authors as it is a collaborative effort by Alexis Krivkovich, Emily Field, Lareina Yee, and Megan McConnell, with Hannah Smith. From the Research: This...
Celebrating Leadership: The Most Powerful Women in Finance 2024
Rock The Street, Wall Street is proud to celebrate our incredible partners featured in American Banker’s Most Powerful Women in Finance 2024. Special recognition to Jenny Johnson (Franklin Templeton), Anu Aiyengar (JPMorgan Chase), Thasunda Brown Duckett (TIAA), Lynn...
Breaking Barriers: “She-Wolves” Sheds Light on Women in Finance
Paulina Bren's She-Wolves: The Untold History of Women on Wall Street traces the untold history of women fighting to break into the male-dominated finance industry. From Tennessee Claflin and Victoria Woodhull opening a brokerage firm in the 1800s, to Muriel Siebert...
TIAA CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett on Living Life Like a “Diversified Portfolio”
In a recent episode of the This is Working podcast, TIAA CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett shared her unique perspective on work-life balance, which she believes is a "lie." Instead, she approaches her life as a "diversified portfolio," constantly recalibrating to ensure she...
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