Gender issues

The Connecticut Society of CPAs will honor four "Distinguished Service" professionals and three "Women to Watch" at its inaugural CTCPA Women's Awards Breakfast on Jan. 22.

At the annual gathering of female professionals in San Diego, attendees are still striving for more female representation in the accounting profession.

Ernst & Young U.S. aims to introduce more female students to science, technology, engineering and math careers through its gamified learning platform.

The International Federation of Accountants has named its first-ever board that has a majority of female members.

Women comprised 24 percent of S&P 500 company directors in 2018, but the U.S. still trails a number of Western countries in female representation.

The profession needs to make more of a commitment to ensuring women have a seat at the table.

The Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance announced its 2019 AFWA National Member of the Year and President’s Award recipient during its annual Women Who Count Awards luncheon, held October 22, 2019, in Orlando, Florida.

Olivia Kirtley, former chair of the American Institute of CPAs, was honored for advancing the role of women in the accounting profession.

The Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance announced this year's class of female leaders making waves in the profession.

While the majority of accounting and tax practices offer policies to discourage gender bias and discrimination, women are divided over whether the firms’ leaders are actually carrying them out.