'85 Broads' tagged blog posts in The latest news from Janet Hanson

(Reposted from: http://www.thenational.ae/business/industry-insights/the-life/first-female-emirati-surgeon-a-specialist-in-womens-health)

Houriya Kazim is the UAE's first female Emirati surgeon specialising in breast surgery. As well as founding the Well Woman Clinic in Dubai, she also set up a breast cancer support group. She recently spoke at a Dubai networking event hosted by 85 Broads - a women's network founded by four female Goldman Sachs employees from the United States - about her career path.

(reposted from http://9livesforwomen.com/find-the-work-that-fits-your-heart/)

By Kathryn Sollmann

The minute I stepped into the small art gallery on the wharf in Nantucket, I could feel the joy and creativity. Sitting at an easel creating an island scene was Meredith Hanson, the young painter, and co-owner of The Anchored Artists.

On a grey Nantucket day, the gallery was bursting with color—and Meredith’s heartfelt enthusiasm. She explained that she and her classmate, Nick Addeo, met...

Reposted - Original Article By Jacki Zehner at Huffington Post

When people ask me my age, I have stopped saying that I am 48, and instead, I now say that I am almost 50. My husband recently asked me why I am doing this, because most women tend to round down, and although I have not yet told him the reason, I have a good one. It is because of...

 

I've spent the better part of my adult life attempting...

Reposted from e-wallstreeter.com - By James Zug | Published November 8, 2012, 7:00 AM ET | Updated November 3, 2012, 7:50 PM ET

Can't wait to head to Yale this weekend to see the Big Green in action in the Ivy Scrimmages!  So proud of my son!  

 

For the past 15 years, I have been the "Chief Approver" of new members of our network. I have never thought about handing this duty over to someone else on my team because I am always blown away by the turning points and milestones our members write about in their applications.  Here is one of the greatest applications...

Originally Posted on BusinessWeek.com

If you’re baffled at why it’s proving so difficult to get women on corporate boards, you’re not alone. State treasurers are threatening to pull pension funds from laggard companies. Nine nations are enraged by a European Union plan to punish companies that don’t fill at least 40 percent of their board seats with women. The issue was debated on Sept. 13 at the...

(Originally Posted July 23, 2012 in Gotham Gal / Woman Entrepreneur Monday)

Sally Minier, Sweet Sallys, Woman Entrepreneur

By Joanne Wilson, Gotham Gal
 

There is nothing like taking what you have done so well for many years in the corporate world and then jumping ship to...

Rachel Sklar's fabulous blog on HuffPo:  

  Why This Kickstarter for A High-Performance GPS Sports Watch Could Save Your Life      This is an AMAZING product. One I am shocked does not already exist. Basically this is a high-tech GPS-enabled performance sports watch with all the bells and whistles... and a panic button.      It's also a pretty sweet watch! It's cool and funky-looking and lightweight and water-resistant to 100M. It even has a model for...

Anne-Marie Slaughter "had it all" -- aka work/life harmony -- right up until she didn't.  It wasn't the grueling stress of her job alone that made her think twice about her State Dept. job -- it was the grueling stress of her job combined with her nervousness about not being on deck as her son approached the most important years of his pre-college academic life. 

About a decade ago, I began hearing...