5 Things You Need to Know About Women in Finance

When it comes to finances, women’s contributions are still under-recognized—especially when it comes to those at the top. This interview with seven women from the Forbes Finance Council shows that women are powerhouses in finance, and sheds light on many issues in the industry, from challenges and opportunities when it comes to gender representation, learning, and unleashing your potential to working in finance to make a difference, forging new paths and being unapologetic in your aspirations and accomplishments.

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According to the 2017 World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, “Female talent remains one of the most underutilized business resources.” In some industries, like finance, this is especially clear.

In finance, as career level rises, female representation declines. Although 46 percent of financial services employees are women, at the executive level, it’s only 15 percent.

We interviewed seven members of Forbes Finance Council who, as female finance executives, are breaking those barriers. They offered an inside look into their experiences and advice for others who want to make it to the top. Here are their insights — the five things you need to know about women in finance.

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Scaling Women Entrepreneurs: 'Imposter' Syndrome, Gender Insults And The Beauty Of Bragging

Women trying to go big in business face far more dismal success rates than their male counterparts: Only 3 percent reach $1 million in annual revenue. In the first part of "Scaling Chronicles," a three-part series, Forbes contributor Jean Tang interviews five successful women entrepreneurs to get to the bottom of the challenges women face with scaling—and how they might beat them. Forbes - In my inaugural Scaling Chronicles, I mention how few women entrepreneurs reach a million dollars in annual revenue (“three percent,” according to Million Dollar Women). I heard from several female founders that this statistic was egregious, and I agree.

To figure out what gives, I convened five other women business owners one morning to discuss their particular challenges with scaling. What were some of our collective strengths? What did we perceive as weaknesses….and were our fears justified? Together, could we derive a model for scaling a female-owned business?

What follows—in a three-part series—are observations, revelations and excerpts from the lively discussion that ensued.

Visit Forbes to read the whole series, complete with observations from million-dollar CEOs and owners of service-based businesses.

From Forbes: 5 'Can't Miss' Conferences For Entrepreneurs In 2016

With 2016 well under way, we looked back on a list by Forbes columnist Cheryl Conner listing some fantastic conferences for entrepreneurs this year--especially with several of them coming up next month or this summer. If you're looking to network, learn more about finances, hear inspirational stories, drive online business, learn from industry leaders or more; you should definitely check out these conferences and the organizations that host them.

forbes.com - Where will entrepreneurs spend their networking and educational time in 2016? Today I’m following up on one of my most read columns of 2015 with an update to my list of recommended events in 2016 for entrepreneurs. I have selected these picks with an eye toward high networking and learning benefits for entrepreneurs who are looking for connections to top mentors, new funding and innovative ideas for PR.

This is an unofficial list I compiled on the basis of quality of attendees, avoidance of hard sell platforms, social responsibility missions, and positive results for those who’ve attended. I attended all but one of these events, the NextGen Summit, in 2015. As disclosure, I serve in an unpaid role as a faculty member for one of the events I’ve listed, CEO Space.

On that note, my choices are as follows:

1) CEO Space. Now in its 28th year, this event is billed as a business growth accelerator conference and touts itself as the world’s central catalyst for Cooperative Capitalism, which I have written about in this column before.  It addresses entrepreneurs of all ages, including teens at its five annual week-long events in Lake Las Vegas, in Henderson, Nev.

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