According to Laura Schnell, a sex-discrimination lawyer, for most of Wall Streets history women were not on the trading floor. Even today women make up less than 15% of brokers, and fewer than 10 percent of managing directors at major firms (Barrett, 1997). But discrimination remains hard to fight; as the industry requires employees to sign away they're right to sue, agreeing instead to closed-door arbitration. Critics to this theory feel that the arbitration system does not work …showed first 75 words of 2509 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2509 total…issue of investing?'' Then I realized, when I became a mother, that if a woman could take care of children--the hardest thing of all--she should be able to do her finances. Q: What's the most important advice you would give women? A: At the very minimum, invest as much as they possibly can in a plan for retirement, such as an IRA or 401(k). If possible, invest up to the maximum allowed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**