Sunday, December 18, 2011

NYC Now Offering Financial Counsel

"In post-recession New York, financial counselors have emerged as the city's newest breed of social workers. Advice on how to get out of debt hasn't traditionally been part of city-run programs for domestic-violence victims, former prison inmates or those facing foreclosure. But money troubles are often at the root of those ordeals, so city officials have moved to pair interventions with financial counseling." Read the WSJ article here.

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .