Career & Finance

Our career and our finances: for professional working women these surely rate as our most precious assets - perhaps along with our reputation and our personal brand.

Annie Lennox sang years ago that "sisters are doing it for themselves" and it's a wise (and happy) woman who keeps a measure of financial independence while doing work she finds engaging and meaningful.

In all the years Professionelle has been running, it's probably no accident that most of the requests for advice we've received have been from women wanting to identify and capitalise on their career opportunities. These questions reflect all career stages, from Day One, Job One through to boomers pondering what a satisfying retirement would look like. The recent global financial turmoil has added redundancy advice to what you'll find in this theme.

Lastly, we share interviews with successful women, asking their advice on careers and how they "make it all work".

Latest articles

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  • 12 December 2011 By Sarah Wilshaw-Sparkes Comments: 2
    Is it the Work - or the Overwork?

    If you're in the grip of year end dreams of getting out of the rat race, but unsure how much is due to work itself or to overwork, reflect on the factors that make you want to work. They will be very different from those that drive you to overwork. It's really important to disentangle the profoundly positive things about work from the drag of overwork!

  • 09 December 2011 By Galia BarHava-Monteith Comments: 2
    Busting Biases - "No one wants to work for a woman boss

    Events have recently made Galia confront the fact that gender bias against professional women is alive and well. In true Professionelle fashion, Galia reviews the research to test the source and mettle of the bias. This piece looks at “No-one wants to work for a woman boss.”

  • 24 November 2011 By Sarah Wilshaw-Sparkes Comments: 0
    Unconscious Gender Bias - the Basics

    For professional women who aspire to build their careers towards positions of leadership, unconscious gender bias poses a persistent disadvantage that has only recently begun to be more widely acknowledged. Here Sarah explains the basics of this challenging phenomenon

  • 02 November 2011 By Sarah Wilshaw-Sparkes Comments: 1
    10 Authentic Ways to Self-Promotion

    Many professional women we know shy away from self-promotion: they feel it's all trumpet blowing and in-your-face crassness. Yet self promotion is crucial for career success, so are there any ways to get the job done that feel authentic to professional women?

  • 04 September 2011 By Fiona Whyte Comments: 0
    To Fix or Float

    In these continuingly uncertain times, have you thought about your mortgage and how it's structured? Fiona provides a purely personal view on the issues surrounding fixed versus floating rates and also shares useful sources for you to refer to.

  • 16 August 2011 By Galia BarHava-Monteith Comments: 0
    The Business Case for (More) Women in Top Management

    Companies with more women on Senior Leadership Teams typically have higher financial returns and greater satisfaction with leadership. This article is a refresh of both the seminal pieces of research and the latest findings. Never again be short of a killer piece of evidence in your debates about the business case for women at the top!

  • 26 July 2011 By Galia Barhava-Monteith and Sarah Wilshaw-Sparkes Comments: 4
    Professionelle on the Pay Gap

    This is a fresh, long, and fact-based look at the issue of the New Zealand gender pay gap and its causes.

  • 15 June 2011 By Sarah Wilshaw-Sparkes Comments: 1
    The Good Girl's Guide to Better Meetings

    Never have your ideas stolen in meetings again! (Well, not so often). Tap into tips from our first ever Good Girl's Career Guide seminar.

  • 13 June 2011 By Gretchen Williamson of Craigs IP Comments: 2
    Marketing To Women - Take 2

    Are women harder to market to than men? Gretchen revisits a question she last tackled for us three years ago. Though a lot has changed for her since then, in the world and at home, she finds that one success factor for marketing to women hasn't changed.

  • 04 June 2011 By Sarah Wilshaw-Sparkes Comments: 0
    Managing Your Career: News RoundUp

    The internet has recently been full of excellent articles on aspects of managing your career. We've tweeted and facebooked some of these but if you missed those mentions, here are some of our favourite recent finds. And thanks to those of who who have shared your discoveries with us too!