“I always did something I felt a little unready to do,” marissamayer said at #FortuneMPW in 2011. bit.ly/3wtrfw9

Fewer women are reporting that they felt supported by employers, according to new research. bit.ly/4aXPhOV

“How you approach change is what matters,” she says. “Not that there is change.” bit.ly/3WqX0k9

The lack of diversity in finance has long been recognized as a problem but change is slow even as authorities around the world seek to close the gender pay gap. bit.ly/4dfdHoJ

Women hold 33% of board seats throughout the S&P 500. And yet, only 65% of female board members feel they wield influence on their boards, compared to 81% of male board directors. bit.ly/3WjPlUz

“I learned early on that your paycheck from tennis…should be your smallest earning,” Serena Williams said. bit.ly/3Uu5apl

.SPANX founder Sara Blakely's $1 billion idea started with just $5,000 in savings and wanting to solve her own problem. bit.ly/3Ii5CRT

.The Sports Bra is a pub where women’s sports are celebrated — and the only thing on TV. bit.ly/3y3lu8X

Of the 68 CEOs appointed in the first quarter of 2024, as tabulated by executive search firm Russell Reynolds in its quarterly index, just five were women. bit.ly/3UoPe7E

“Part of art is just practicing the leap, right? There are so many risks you have to take to start a business or a fund,” said paige finn doherty 🌱💜, founding partner at behind genius ventures. bit.ly/3WgrPbi

At the Business of Women’s Sports Summit in New York yesterday, Alexis Ohanian 🇦🇲 told Fortune he realized in 2019, before founding Angel City, that he couldn’t “think of American soccer greatness without thinking of women.” bit.ly/4ddc0If

.Alexis Ohanian 🇦🇲's Seven Seven Six 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ women's track investment is partly about the vibes 🍾

'People go to see little dudes on horses because they want to drink mint juleps and vibe. So what if we created an event they would go to just because it’s fun?'

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Even a bull market can’t help women catch up to men when it comes to retirement savings. bit.ly/4dcgu1E

“I went through a lot of impostor syndrome—an inner critic,” Brightland CEO Aishwarya Iyer (aishwarya iyer) said. bit.ly/4dbxm98

Weighed down by the persistent pay gap, unpartnered women have found that while being independent is an easy feat, achieving financial independence is a more difficult task in a patriarchal society. bit.ly/44bjveL

Taking on the CFO role at a Fortune 500 company requires substantial preparation. And Airbnb's new finance chief Ellie Mertz has been battle-tested. bit.ly/3JqFK6O

For pop fans, the bevy of high-profile drops has solidified a trend that became evident during last year’s summer of Swift and Beyoncé. bit.ly/3xL7bpt

Goldman has recently faced scrutiny for its lack of women among the firm’s senior ranks. bit.ly/4aXcVKY