Women in Business
“Shine” On Yahoo - Shine On!
Quick Site Review:
Found a new site for women - Shine - from yahoo. Going back to what I was talking about a few months ago in “They’ve Got The Power” , we have another example of big business chasing down women as the ultimate consumer, which can only be a good thing for women.
Shine is a well-organized [...]
I want a woman to win
I admit it, I want Hilary to win the golden ticket, and I want her to win it because she’s a woman.
When I say that, it’s not like I’m talking about a dimwitted imbecile, this is Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton. I could turn this into a wikipedia page , but suffice to say, she would not be sitting on [...]
You’re Firing Me?!! I don’t think so!
Had a good chuckle with this one. A woman in Jacksonville was flipping through the classifieds and sees, what she thinks is her job, being advertised. She convinces herself that her boss is about to fire her, so she walks into the server room and deletes 7 years worth of files .
Well, turns out she [...]
A Great Article for Women Thinking About Their MBA
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A really great article from timesonline.co.uk - “A Supportive Culture and role models top women’s wish list”
If you’re woman who is considering going after her MBA - let’s you know that there are options for your particular situation, gives you some things to think about, and things to look for in your business [...]
Suzie Homemaker or Ms. Powersuit?
Whether we like it or not, the single biggest obstacle between women and career success, is the overwhelming responsibility that most of them have on their shoulders. Women look after their families, their households, and many are facing the reality of looking after their elderly parents (1.2 million in the U.K. alone). Women don’t [...]
The Recession is Coming - Now What?
“I’ve Not Failed - I’ve Just Found 10,000 Ways That Won’t Work” - Thomas Alva Edison
I stumbled across this quote, at the bottom of a chain letter actually, and as soon as I read it all I could think was: “That pretty much sums it up, doesn’t it.”
The economic news gets worst every day, over [...]
Women In Business - Losing The Fight In Canada?
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Being reported in the Globe and Mail Today - the number of women, in top executive positions, has fallen in Canada over the past year.
“Just 31 women hold the highest-paid executive jobs in the 100 largest publicly traded companies. That’s down from 37 last year, according to the study by executive search firm [...]
Oprah Moves One Step Closer To World Domination
My Question is - how much Oprah is too much? And I’m not Oprah bashing - I humbly, humbly, bow to her accomplishments, she is an absolutely amazing business woman, earning $260 million in 2007 alone, currently worth an estimated $2.5 billion.
I couldn’t help but notice though, that the only person who has ever been [...]
Do You Have to Be a Bitch to be Successful?
THE QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you have to be a bitch to be successful? It seems that every woman who breaks through the ceiling is called a bitch. Do you have to be a bitch to be successful? Or, is society still draping assertive, strong women with negative stereotypes? To explore these questions we first need to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Men And Women - Still Different
In, “The Great Divide”, Sara Stewart, of the NY Post, provides an excellent report on how the inherent differences in men and women transfer over into business life.
She introduces us to Chris Flett, the author of, “What Men Don’t Tell Women About Business : Opening Up The Heavily Guarded Alpha Playbook”. He runs with the theory,
“that women [...]
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