Paulina Bren

They cracked the glass ceiling and changed the face of finance. The untold story of the women who took on Wall Street. Long before gender diversity became a corporate buzzword, a generation of women quietly infiltrated one of the world's most exclusive - and male-dominated - clubs: Wall Street. From the typing pools of the 1960s to the trading floors...

They broke down the doors of Wall Street's old boys' club, finding their first foothold in small brokerage houses before making their way into investment banks and exchange floors. With a thick skin and a dash of humour, as needed, they pushed back against those who said they did not belong. Until they finally made it. Introducing the Women of...

As heard on Radio 4 Woman's Hour Captivating ... a brilliant many-layered social history of women's ambition and a rapidly changing New York Observer A fascinating look at a piece of forgotten female history Sunday Times A treat, elegantly spinning a forgotten story of female liberation, ambition and self-invention Guardian A deeply researched history, leavened with gossip ... offers a...