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Mary Ellen Iskenderian

Women Will Destroy the World. Really?

A new report by Germany’s central bank says women at the top of the banking industry spur their male colleagues to take bigger risks. Based on an analysis of German bank executive teams from 1994 to 2010, the Bundesbank study undermines the widely held view of the “calming influence” female staff have on a male-driven […]

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