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.

Carbon Expo

Alexandra Zendrian — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:18:00 -0400

Just because you can't see it doesn't mean you can't sell it. In 2007, companies, nonprofits and countries traded more than 2.7 billion tons of CO2 - worth $59 billion - and many of the deals were struck at this powwow. As well as hustling for developing countries' carbon credits, this year's 2,600 attendees including execs from the likes of BP, Deutsche Bank and Toyota are expected to discuss the effects of the Bali climate agreement and new carbon-capture technology.

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Carbon Expo

Alexandra Zendrian — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:16:43 -0400

Management

OffShore Technology Conference

Alexandra Zendrian — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:10:29 -0400

With prices having pierced the $100-a-barrel mark, there's no avoiding talk of oil these days. The gooey black stuff gets major play this month at a conference devoted to pumping it safely from underwater wells, as 70,000 engineers and industry leaders from more than 110 countries spend four days in Houston discussing the future of energy and innovations in oil production. That same week in Savannah, Georgia, accident prevention and response will be on the agenda at the triennial International Oil Spill Conference.

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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.

Vision to Venture

Alexandra Zendrian — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:35:31 -0400

Vision to Venture

Twice as many women are starting businesses as their male counterparts. In this vein, Microsoft Office Live Small Business is offering a conference series called Vision to Venture about entrepreneurial dos and don'ts for women.

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Vision to Venture

Alexandra Zendrian — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:32:02 -0400

Vision to Venture

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