Italian Women Out of Work

Alexandra Zendrian — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:38:21 -0400

According to a recent article by the BBC(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7337145.stm), Italy has one of the lowest rates of female employment in the European Union, with only 46 percent of women holding jobs.

The Role of Mentoring and Networking for the Advancement of Women in Technology

Alexandra Zendrian — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:01:37 -0400

Technology companies have made strides to create more diverse work environments and women have less barriers to advancement than they did a decade a ago, according to a survey conducted earlier this month by Catalyst, a New York-based nonprofit research company.

Leadership, as defined by Generation Y women

Alexandra Zendrian — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:52:17 -0400

Though many more women are taking leadership positions on Wall Street and Congress, and an increasing number of women are starting their own businesses, many Generation Y women do not want to take on the traditional idea of leadership.

Have women broken the glass ceiling?

Alexandra Zendrian — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:20:05 -0400

A recent survey entitled Workplace Insights, showed that while almost all American workers believe that women have made important strides in business over the past ten years, 86 percent surveyed still felt the glass ceiling was very much present.

Constructing women

Alexandra Zendrian — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:19:00 -0400

Women in Sales

Alexandra Zendrian — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:20:57 -0400

It's About Time

Alexandra Zendrian — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:17:42 -0400

The Georgia Association for Women Lawyers recently released a new survey entitled IT'S ABOUT TIME II: Examining Flexible Work Arrangements from the Attorney's and the Firm's Perspective - A Study of Part-time Policies in Georgia Law Firms, which studies the challenges facing women lawyers who must juggle work and other responsibilities.

Helping working moms work it out

Alexandra Zendrian — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:22:48 -0500

It seems that workplaces and women have been talking about how to manage a family and a career for years now, and yet there still seems to be no one clear cut answer. That perhaps is because there likely is no magical answer like daycare + lucrative career = happy and complete woman taking care of her family.

Women downplaying femininity in the workplace

Alexandra Zendrian — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:07:42 -0500

Today's blogpost is inspired by Today's Big Idea. "Women shouldn't downplay femininity in the office; they should use it as an asset." This quote was taken from “What Southern Women Know (That Every Woman Should): Timeless Secrets to Get Everything You Want in Life, Love and Work.”

Breaking the mold

Alexandra Zendrian — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:10:37 -0500