ABSTRACT
The topic of gender inclusion and women in wall street leadership is quickly progressing in today’s society. In her chapter, Connie Duckworth describes her journey from an entry-level saleswoman at Goldman Sachs to founder of ARZU, a social entrepreneurship endeavor out of Afghanistan. She advises women to downsize their own risk and test their leadership ability early in their careers, citing her experiences as the first woman desk manager at Goldman Sachs. Duckworth embraced the opportunities she encountered, becoming a partner in the firm and eventually leading an overhaul in diversity policy. She takes pride in her work on gender inclusion, family leave policies, and the establishment of the first Wall Street day care. From these experiences, Duckworth affords her readers three leadership lessons: surround yourself with the best, lean on your strengths, and seek honest feedback. To conclude her chapter, she speaks on her current nonprofit work employing destitute women workers. Duckworth holds that a good leader sees the now, the near, and the far and can use this vision to shift cultural norms in both private and nonprofit sectors.
