In 6 years, we have grown from 1 school in Nashville to 19 schools in 14 cities, coast to coast. Rock The Street, Wall Street’s financial literacy program runs throughout the academic year and is DESIGNED to spark the interest of high school girls into careers of finance. On Rock The Street, Wall Street’s impact and growth: We believe that reaching girls in high school – before they select a college, a major and accrue debt to pay for it all – is crucial to truly affecting change in both our industry and in the lives of women who will come to have a much better understanding of finance and financial products. On the importance of reaching girls early: And when they finally get to college, those that have an interest in pursuing a major in finance or economics will find again that they are only 3 or 4 out of class of 20 students. Sure, they’ll choose marketing and HR classes year after year in the business disciplines, but, not finance nor economics classes – where girls are much fewer in number. This socialization of math phobia carries over to girls’ interest in pursuing business classes. (U of Chicago 12 year longitudinal studies.) They will even sometimes hear their teachers say, “I hate math.” The seed is planted…girls start to think it’s societally acceptable for them to then “opt out” of math. That math anxiety transfers to the girls in the room, but not to the boys in the room. In grade school, where 90% of the teachers are females who have little to no certification in math, girls see their teachers struggle when they go to the whiteboard or smart board, with what is known as “math anxiety”. If parents have a boy and a girl, many parents are still encouraging their sons to study math and science, and their daughters to study dance and literature. Here’s the trajectory of a girls’ life when it comes to math in the United States. On where gender differences in STEM form: Today, women represent only 2.5% of hedge fund managers, 8% of venture capital partners, 9% of mutual fund managers and 11.7% of private equity professionals and roughly only 20 -25% of managing directors. When I first started my career, I was often one of the few women in the room. Alemany, Chairwomen & Chief Executive Officer, CIT Group.īelow are some excerpts from Maura’s acceptance speech that evening. This year’s Merit Award winner was Ellen R. The Merit Award recognizes a woman who has made a significant contribution to the financial services community and actively supports diversity initiatives. This year’s Betty Cook Award went to Rock The Street, Wall Street founder and CEO, Maura K. Named in honor of one of their founding members, the Betty Cook Award recognizes the contributions of an exceptional woman who has devoted much of her career to helping other women. ![]() ![]() The WBC gave out their two most prestigious awards that evening. ![]() The Awards Dinner is about recognizing the leaders, learning from their successes and returning value back to the members and community. On April 18th, there were over 800 guests representing the largest banks, brokerage firms private equity investment houses, asset managers, rating agencies, consulting and technology service firms, and trade organizations.Įstablished in 1921, The Women’s Bond Club’s (WBC) mission is to bring together experienced professional women from all sectors of the capital markets industry to assist women with advancing within their chosen fields. The Merit Awards Dinner was established to honor the accomplishments of women in the financial services industry.
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