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‘Queen of Thanksgiving’ Martha Stewart Cooks Up New Batch of Ethereum NFTs The collection has a range of price points, from $100 for a photorealistic image to $1,000 for an impressionist rendition. Palette knife, watercolor and oil painting restyles cost $500. The most expensive NFT in the collection is the animated NFT, which is currently…

Machiavelli For Women

On this special episode of This Week in Women LIVE, I spoke to Stacey Vanek Smith (yes, the one from NPR’s The Indicator!) about her new book, Machiavelli For Women, which is out this week. Stacey has written the most practical book of advice for women seeking success in the workplace, and she does it…

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Women Take the Lead in Vaccine Development The core work behind the mRNA approach comes from Katalin Karikó, a Hungarian-born émigré who came to the U.S. to work on RNA-related issues. Her career had its fits and starts, including problems with raising research money and a bout with cancer, but she persisted. Argentina Legalizes Abortion, a Milestone in…

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Congress Approves New Museums Honoring Women and Latinos Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, was one of three senators who introduced a bill to create it in 2003, but it was not until 2014 that a congressional commission recommended building an American Museum of Women’s History at a prominent location in Washington. How Covid-19 Exacerbated Finance’s Gender Gap…

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Ginsburg, in book, questions confidential #MeToo agreements MaryClaire Dale for the Associated Press One interesting thing is whether it will be an end to the confidentiality pledge. Women who complained and brought suit were offered settlements in which they would agree that they would never disclose what they had complained about … I hope those…

Portland Bound

On Monday, I am flying to Portland, Oregon to visit my colleague Joey Fishman. If you don’t know Joey, he is our in-house expert for ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investing. Josh wrote about our sustainable investing strategies and why we offer them to clients a few years ago. Ironically, I’m making this trip in…

Jack Bogle – In Memoriam

If there is one super hero in my field, it was Jack Bogle. In 1974, Mr. Bogle presented a revolutionary idea to the board of his former employer Wellington. He suggested that their mutual funds should be owned by the investors of the fund and not have outside owners seeking profits. Wellington rejected his proposal,…