Malaysian women’s achievements until the over the first decade of the 21st century have been encouraging with many of them holding top positions in various fields including finance, science, corporate and humanities…article
The World Bank’s 2012 World Development Report on Jobs indicates that most jobs are created in the private sector and are often the driver, rather than outcome, of economic growth. ..article
Women are set to gain control of the family purse strings in UK households within the next 
decade, a report predicted today.
In households where people are aged under 45, the balance of financial power has already tipped over to females, according to the Lloyds TSB Family Savings Report…article
the early 1960s. One benefit, however, seems to have received less recognition than the rest: Yes, contraception allows women to enjoy sex without fear of pregnancy and to decide when and how many times they got pregnant. But it also offers women financial freedom…articleIMF head Christine Lagarde says women must accept that there will be “failures” if they 
attempt to juggle a career and raise children at the same time…Artikel
“The best defence when that happens is a very good and solid sense of humour.
The dearth of women occupying top positions at financial firms has spurred much debate on Wall Street over the years. Mentoring networks have been established, task forces commissioned and entire conferences have been built around this issue…article
The European Central Bank said the cost of its new Frankfurt headquarters will jump by as much as 41 percent due to higher prices for construction materials and “a number of unforeseen challenges.”
The 185-meter twin-towered skyscraper will now cost as much as 1.2 billion euros ($1.6 billion), up to 350 million euros more than the initial price of 850 million euros, the ECB said in a statement yesterday. The central bank’s relocation to the new premises remains scheduled for 2014, it said. Previously, the ECB said it would move into its new headquarters in early 2014, with construction due for completion at the end of 2013…article
Earlier this year, the FINRA Investor Education Foundation made a surprising 
announcement: Women, it turns out, pay higher interest rates on credit cards than men do. It’s just a half-point difference, but the study points out that over a lifetime, women could pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars more to borrow money than men…article
