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.
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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Margaret Topielski is VP, Premier Relationship Manager - River City Bank
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In June, the FWSF Book Club held a lively discussion of Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life by Bill Perkins.
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Every business has or should have a portfolio of insurance policies to protect itself-from an employment liability policy to a third party liability policy to specialized policies. The problem is that insurance companies are not in the business of paying out on claims, rather they are in the business of collecting premiums and then making money off of those premiums-which can make things challenging for the policyholder.
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You likely check this regularly for clients. But have you checked your own this year? Are you on track to capture your full employer match? Are you maximizing contributions if that’s a goal for you? The contribution limit for 2025 is $23,000 ($30,500 if you are age 50 or older).
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