Journal Article
Reaching the top: challenges and opportunities for women leaders
anonymous (2005-01-01)
This special edition of the Regional Review is based on presentations made at Reaching the Top: Challenges and Opportunities for Women Leaders, a conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on March 3, 2004.
Regional Review , Issue Q 1

Journal Article
Work & leadership: tests of manhood
Hertz, Rosanna (2005-01-01)
The gender composition of the workforce has changed over the last several decades, but the demands of both careers and motherhood remain the same.
Regional Review , Issue Q 1 , Pages 22-26

Journal Article
Changing the face of consulting: the women's initiative at Deloitte
Molina, V. Sue (2005-01-01)
Deloitte & Touche was hiring the best and brightest men and women, and proportionately losing 80 percent of the women before they reached partner level.
Regional Review , Issue Q 1 , Pages 42-43

Conference Paper
From the valley to the summit: a brief history of the quiet revolution that transformed women's work
Goldin, Claudia (2004-03)
Women have reached summits throughout recorded history and their accomplishments have been touted by contemporaries as evidence that women could achieve greatness, contrary to accepted wisdom. But it has taken considerably longer for substantial numbers of women, not just a few tokens, to reach the peaks. Until recently the vast majority of women?even college graduate women?occupied the valleys, not the summits. They had jobs, not careers.
Conference Series ; [Proceedings] , Issue Mar

Journal Article
Paying the price: how family choices affect career outcomes
Conaway, Carrie (2005-01-01)
Deciding to get married, have children, or care for elderly relatives affects not just wages, but also other career opportunities such as training and promotions.
Regional Review , Issue Q 1 , Pages 26-29

Journal Article
Improving opportunities for women
Peters, Helen Frame (2005-01-01)
One solution is to encourage young women to take on leadership roles in all areas of endeavor, so they can learn to fail, pick themselves up, dust off their egos, and try again.
Regional Review , Issue Q 1 , Pages 68-69

Conference Paper
Women as members of work organizations
Reskin, Barbara (2004-03)
Work organizations vary in the challenges and opportunities they provide for female and minority employees. This variation along with basic research has made it possible for social scientists to increasingly understand what kinds of employment practices are good and bad for equal opportunity at work.
Conference Series ; [Proceedings] , Issue Mar

Journal Article
Reaching the top: challenges and opportunities for women leaders: an introduction
Minehan, Cathy E. (2005-01-01)
Women have made great strides in the business and professional world.
Regional Review , Issue Q 1 , Pages 1-2

Journal Article
From the valley to the summit: a brief history of the quiet revolution that transformed women's work
Goldin, Claudia (2005-01-01)
We can have a meaningful discussion today about "women at the top" only because of a quiet revolution that took place 30 years ago.
Regional Review , Issue Q 1 , Pages 5-12

Journal Article
The path of a social entrepreneur
Silbert, Andrea (2004-04)
An entrepreneur with a social conscience, Andrea Silbert, relates the journey that inspired her to found the Center for Women and Enterprise, a nonprofit center supporting women-owned businesses.
Communities and Banking , Issue Spr , Pages 21-23