resources
There are several resources and suppotive networks for young professional
women in Columbia and New York City--many of which CWBS has been fortunate
enough to work with in the past. These include:
85 Broads (www.85broads.com)
The 85 Broads network is a global community of over 17,000 talented and accomplished women at all stages of their lives and careers who
use each other’s intellectual and financial capital to effect change all over the world. Founded in 1997, 85 Broads was originally launched
by Janet Hanson as an independent network for current and former Goldman Sachs women (the name being a humorous play on Goldman Sachs' street
address in NYC). Today, the 85 Broads network is open to students and alums from over 250 leading colleges and graduate schools across the
globe. Our members range in age from 17-65+, work for over 1000 different companies, and enjoy free lifetime membership. The 85 Broads
network is unique in the breadth of knowledge, industry focus, career level, and geographic distribution across its membership. Visit their website at
www.broadadvantage.com to sign up for membership (which is free and open to women from leading global universities, graduate schools and select companies), view job and internship opportunities, make contacts, build your network, receive exclusive invitations to events, post on the discussion boards, subscribe to the magazine, get job leads, and find mentors and career direction.
Downtown Women's Club (www.downtownwomensclub.com)
Founded in 1998, the Downtown Women's Club (DWC) has evolved into an
online social network and in-person community designed for smart and
sophisticated businesswomen on the go. Their mission is: *to empower women
through access to information and opportunities for collaboration*. Members
enjoy monthly newsletters, online networking opportunities, teleclasses,
speaker events and more.
Women For Hire (www.womenforhire.com)
Women For Hire offers signature career expos, inspiring speeches and
seminars, a popular career-focused magazine, customized marketing programs,
and an online job board that help leading employers connect with top-notch
professional women in all fields. The company's core business is producing
the nation's only high caliber career expos enabling America's top employers
to meet one-on-one with a coveted pool of talented women in all disciplines.
These events pair recruiters from a mix of Fortune 500 companies, medium
-sized businesses, non-profit organizations and government agencies with
women in a wide range of disciplines.
Lindsey Pollak (www.lindseypollak.com)
Lindsey Pollak is a writer, editor and speaker specializing in career
advice and women's issues. She recently spoke at CWBS' "Business Etiquette
101"---one of our most popular and sucessful events. Her new book of
career advice for college students and recent grads,
Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before
You Join the Real World, will be released in April 2007.
