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MiB: Women in Finance

Barry Ritholtz

She is also the author of “ Damsel in Distressed ,” which (surprisingly) turns out to be the very first memoir written by a woman working at a hedge fund (it’s a fun romp through 1998-2018 era). In our discussion, we covered the lack of female representation at hedge funds.

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Project September Aims To Drive Commerce With Instagram

PYMNTS

One woman hopes the answer is yes. According to a recent article by Re/code , Project September is an app and website that will give users the ability to tag images from Instagram with product details that help to make products more discoverable and (as Maybank and her team hope) drive purchases from the platform.

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The Truth Is In The Data, Not The Mirror

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A woman is shopping for jeans. Another woman is 5’11” and slim. A companion mobile app enables tagging of favorites, style comparisons and, of course, shopping recommendations. She’s 4’11” and on the heavier side. Every “short dress” she tries on fits her like a long shirt. A Different Approach.

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Bringing The Magic Of Makeup To Men, Subtly

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According to a SkinStore survey of 3,000 American women , the average American woman spends $300,000 on cosmetics over the course of a lifetime — or roughly the median price of a home in the U.S. The Chanel products have been well-reviewed but come with an impressive price tag. as of 2019. But not all makeup for men is Chanel.

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How Olivela Wants To Save The World Selling Luxury Items

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That will purchase one day of schooling for a young woman somewhere in the world. The designer items on the site come with designer price tags – consumers who are looking to bargain shop will probably not find much to purchase on Olivela. Considering a $2,295 shearling blazer by Emporio Armani?

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How Tech Is Reinventing How Brides Say Yes To The Dress

PYMNTS

The reason most women have such a disheartening time buying a wedding dress, Vorhees told PYMNTS, is actually pretty simple: The process, end to end, wasn’t designed for an average woman. The problems and frustrations consistently break down in the same three areas: selection, price and fit.

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Rebecca Minkoff Has Connected Commerce In The Bag

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There are few things more fashionable in 2017 than a progressive woman — but why stop at politics? Toney predicts that this could eventually evolve into interactive experiences, such as scanning a tag in-store to learn more about the product or self-checkout by mobile, allowing shoppers to skip the queue.