Sheri Caplan · Women's Rights and Economic Development Expert

October has been a dizzying month keeping track of the most powerful women. Forbes, Fortune, and U.S. Banker all rang in with their picks, while Institutional Investor named their all-stars. Well, after waiting here like Linus who sits in the pumpkin patch anticipating the arrival of the Great Pumpkin, I received no such accolades. (Ok, I wasn’t really serious about that.)

While I don’t mean to take anything away from the achievements of the honorees, other news this month regarding women’s status in finance remained daunting. A Blooomberg article summed up many of the findings:

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Fortune published its 50 Most Powerful Women list yesterday. Nine of those named, or 18%, came from the financial services industry, even with the number from last year. Congrats to the following:

1. – Angela Braly, Chairman, President, & CEO, WellPoint (WLP)

1. – Barbara Desoer, President, Home Loans, Bank of America (BAC)

1. – Abigail Johnson, Vice Chairman and Director, FMR LLC, President, Fidelity Personal Workplace, and Institutional Services

1. – Sallie Krawcheck, President, Global Wealth & Investment Management, Bank of America (BAC)

1. – Susan Wagner, Vice Chairman, B…