Women in Business

“Shine” On Yahoo - Shine On!

Posted on March 31, 2008. Filed under: Business News, Women in Business | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

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I want a woman to win

Posted on February 6, 2008. Filed under: What I Think About That, Women in Business | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

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You’re Firing Me?!! I don’t think so!

Posted on January 23, 2008. Filed under: Business News, Women in Business | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

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A Great Article for Women Thinking About Their MBA

Posted on January 22, 2008. Filed under: Business News, Women in Business | Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

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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 [...]

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Suzie Homemaker or Ms. Powersuit?

Posted on January 21, 2008. Filed under: Business Advice, Life or Something Like It, Women in Business | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

 
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 [...]

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The Recession is Coming - Now What?

Posted on January 21, 2008. Filed under: Business News, What I Think About That, Women in Business | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

“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 [...]

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Women In Business - Losing The Fight In Canada?

Posted on January 17, 2008. Filed under: Business News, Women in Business | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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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 [...]

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Oprah Moves One Step Closer To World Domination

Posted on January 16, 2008. Filed under: Business News, Women in Business | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

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Do You Have to Be a Bitch to be Successful?

Posted on January 14, 2008. Filed under: Life or Something Like It, What I Think About That, Women in Business | Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

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Men And Women - Still Different

Posted on January 14, 2008. Filed under: Business News, What I Think About That, Women in Business | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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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