More than half of all credit union CEOs – and 70 percent of total employees – are women, but those numbers are misleading, since the majority of female CEO slots are only at smaller institutions. So what will it take for that to change?

BMO recently won a diversity award for reaching its goal of having women in 40% of senior management jobs, and CEO Bill Downe argues equal treatment of employees will carry over to fair treatment of customers and create long-term profits for shareholders.

New hires, promotions, board elections and more credit union officials in the news.

B of A's Cathy Bessant and Michelle Moore have a few suggestions for women who want to advance and RBC's Janice Fukakusa sets a new pay benchmark for female executives. Plus, Bank of the West's Nandita Bakhshi and Citi's Yolande Piazza.

Bay Street's highest-paid female banker set a new benchmark for women executives in the banking industry — though their ranks among the top wage earners remain thin.

Pennsylvania league honors CEO with award and other credit union professionals in the news.

Financial advisers accused of misconduct are treated very differently depending on their gender, with women far more likely to get fired. Plus, what happens when a guy switches email signatures with his female coworker?

A new study finds that, when it comes to truly celebrating women, Wall Street still has a long way to go.

A quartet of credit union professionals are one step closer to the top job following promotions to C-level decision-makers.

A database that identifies wrongdoers could prevent banks from making bad hiring decisions, but can it ensure that former employees' rights are adequately protected?