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Women Call for Obama to Act: Linda Tarr-Whelan, Jacki Zehner

Today marks Women’s Equality Day, the commemoration of women’s suffrage achieved in 1920. What better time to take stock of what’s left to do?

We need a national conversation led by the White House to explore how women decision-makers can help achieve better economic performance and a more prosperous future for all.

The administration of Barack Obama has already taken the first step by appointing talented women — including Mary Schapiro, who holds the top job at the Securities and Exchange Commission; Elizabeth Warren, wh…

From Jacki:

I wanted to share with you two pieces I have co-written with my dear friend Katharine Henderson, President of Auburn Seminary, and JC Austin. I am sure you have read about Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein saying ( tongue and cheek) that he was doing “God’s Work.” What an opportunity to write about God and Goldman! In response we wrote this piece “Can Goldman Find God?” [thedailybeast.com] In the article we call on Goldman to create a fund to help address the problem of job loss in this country. I would love to …

Watch Jacki’s fabulous video on CBS Evening News: September 10,2009

This is both timely and thought provoking. Wall Street needs more smart women in executive positions. Period. End of story!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/10/eveningnews/main5301487.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody

Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The FT Calling for 30% Women on Boards
YES! It is another sign. Just today we are putting the final touches on a discussion paper that I have been working on for a very long time with the National Council for Research on Women looking at reasons and solutions for why there are so few women managing money. We pull the lens back on the issue in to a more general context on the lack of women in positions of leadership and power at financial services firms more generally and issue a “Call to Action.” One of our calls if for responsible institutions to adopt a voluntary "…

Why are Goldman’s Women Invisible?
Huffington Post: October 31, 2008
by Jacki Zehner

Wednesday Goldman Sachs & Co. announced their new class of Partners and yesterday they announced their new Managing Directors. Twelve years ago I was one of those fortunate people who got the call inviting me into the partnership of the firm. The year I made it, I was one of two women out of a total of thirty-eight bringing the grand total at that point in time up to twelve. I was the youngest woman and only female trader to be made a partner. I thought I was now part of the club.

It turned out not t…