This year, Janet Yellen will make history as the first woman to lead the U.S. central bank in its 100-year history. Although Obama announced his support for Yellen in  October 2013, she just secured the official vote of 56-26 from the Senate last night to be successfully nominated the current vice chairwoman of the Federal […]

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In the midst of depressing addresses about the current government shutdown, President Barack Obama shared a glimmer of forward-thinking news yesterday. The President announced that he would nominate economist Janet Yellen, 67, to lead the Federal Reserve, a move that would see the central bank led by a woman for the first time ever, if […]