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Why “Network More” Is Bad Advice for Women

Harvard Business Review

A working paper by Lily Fang, an associate professor of finance at INSEAD, and Sterling Huang, a Ph.D. These discrepancies began as soon as the analysts were hired, suggesting that men and women are set on different trajectories at the very outset of their careers, by factors outside of their control.

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What Younger Workers Can Learn from Older Workers, and Vice Versa

Harvard Business Review

Over time, financial literacy increases; in our sample, it was highest for people in their sixties. So it makes sense for the old to share their insights about finances with the young. As life and careers continue to lengthen, being better able to understand and support one’s future self will become increasingly important.