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Life on The Floor

My failure to negotiate…..

Have you heard that one of the reason’s there is a gender pay gap is that we women don't  negotiate? I have heard it and I believe it because after more than two decades working in the trading business I was never able to negotiate on my own behalf.   In spite of this I may well have ended up achieving equal pay; or ...

The Front Line

  Overwhelmed by all of the Women’s History Month press yet? I am, and that says something given that I am in the business of promoting women.   There are just so many projects out there that it is difficult to know which one to “like” on Facebook or to “follow” on Twitter.   With so little free time ...

“Just one of the guys”…

I grew up with older brothers who after dinner, would go outside to play basketball on our driveway. I was the little girl who, five years younger than my closest brother, would end up sitting on the steps watching.   Then one day when I finally had enough time sitting,  I asked them if I could play.   I was told ...

Heel Power

  One of the first things I did when I began my Heels on The Floor project was to get a logo designed. I wanted something bold. It had to be something that was easily identifiable from across a room. The inclusion of shoes for the logo was an obvious choice. But why red? Just about every woman I know has a fondness ...

The Numbers

There are five people in this photo.   Three of them are women! Unusual shot to capture on most trading floors - lets see if we can change ...

NYMEX Floor

The quintessential "Floor".....desk, screens, phones, yelling, and organized chaos!!!    Anything