Financial Women of San Francisco has been making news in business and financial circles for more than 60 years. Scan the articles below to see all the ways we advance the success of today’s women in finance throughout the Bay Area.
It is becoming increasingly clear that personal branding is needed to help create a narrative around an individual career path.
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Financial Women of San Francisco is proud to start a new tradition of hosting a San Francisco Giants game event for its members and their connections.
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In August, the FWSF Book Club held a lively discussion of The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying About What People Think of You by Debra Fine.
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It begins in the middle of the month to honor the independence declarations of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, who all declared independence on 15 September 1821, followed by Mexico on the 16th and Chile on the 18th. It began as a week-long celebration under President Johnson in 1968 and was expanded to cover a 30-day period by President Ronald Reagan in 1988.
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Rock The Street Wall Street (RTSWS) empowers high school girls and university women by bringing the M in STEM to life through a focus on Financial & Investment fundamentals. FWSF and RTSWS have partnered through FWSF members volunteering to participate in RTSWS student mentorship opportunities.
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Anne Chambers, a long-time FWSF board member, reached out to determine who the "mystery donor" has been to our scholarship fund.
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As we consider early career hiring, and specifically first roles post-graduation, we need to think about the funnel of students and how some demographic changes and choices will affect the talent pool available. There are changes afoot, with a decrease in high school graduates, therefore university graduates, a decreasing population overall, and changes to popular majors being studied.
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Over the decades, access and funding for education have been declining, along with educational outcomes; these secular trends only got worse after the COVID-19 pandemic. National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data show declines in reading and math following COVID-19, with partial recovery in 2024. NAEP shows pandemic-era declines, with 2022 reading down ~3 points and math down 5 (grade 4) and 8 (grade 8) vs. 2019; 2024 saw reading decline further by ~2 points (grades 4 & 8) while grade 4 math ticked up ~2 points; grade 8 math flat. Recovery is uneven, and gaps widened most for lower-performing students. (NCES/NAGB).
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The rapid advancement of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) presents both significant opportunities for enhancing educational experiences and important challenges related to maintaining academic integrity. As this technology reshapes how we learn and work, educational institutions must adapt to prepare students for an AI-driven future.
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A warm and inspiring gathering with our newest members of Financial Women of San Francisco!
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In July, the FWSF Book Club held a lively discussion of The Fine Art of Small Talk by Debra Fine.
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July marks the peak of summer, Independence Day weekend, vacations, barbeque, beaches, and the mid-point of the year, which is a good time to take stock of our annual financial goals and expenditures.
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Amanda Ryba is a national financial educator and speaker from @illuminate.your.wealth and is part of the advisory council of Global Financial Impact, where she leads a team of 60+ financial professionals across the United States.
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Delgermaa Batgaram is a Graduate Student at Golden Gate University, Master’s in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, FWSF Scholarship Recipient 2025
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