women in business

What Leaders Can Learn From Celebrities

BY Nina SimoskoThu Jun 5, 2008 at 9:22 PM

Our society is one wherein our social, fashion, beauty, even political, views are often dictated by celebrities. Why is this? Why would everyday folks take up positions that are espoused by favorite celebrities? What qualifies these ...READ»

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Want Higher Profits? Smash the Glass Ceiling

BY Nina SimoskoTue Jun 3, 2008 at 11:41 PM

According to a near two-decade research study of Fortune 500 companies (from 1980–1998) by Roy Adler, a Fulbright scholar and Professor of Marketing at Pepperdine University and one of a very select few awarded the distinction of ...READ»

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Damn Laptop Hinge or Wow, Homemade Strawberry Rhubarb Compote is GOOOOD

BY Michele MartinSun May 4, 2008 at 11:18 PM

So, since my last post.... My investor backed away from the investment after I reiterated my disinterest in dating anyone. including but not limited to someone investing money in my company. Frustrating. So, in the matter ...READ»

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Narrowing it down.... or I have a cold and can't keep scouring the internet until 4am for solutions

BY Michele MartinWed Apr 9, 2008 at 11:16 PM

So, I think I am between choosing AISO and The Greenest Host for my hosting needs post yahoo. The Greenest Host rents space from AISO and they are both 100% solar powered. I had been considering Dream Host but they offset rather ...READ»

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Do I need a CMS?! Joomla.... isn't that one of the little people on Willie Wonka?!

BY Michele MartinTue Apr 8, 2008 at 11:13 PM

I took a nap and decided to try my hand at this Joomla thing.... I downloaded WAMP and Joomla (as well as a bucket full of other open source programs like wordpress, zen cart, etc ) and I seem to be up and running. Well, I seem to ...READ»

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In over our heads

BY Michele MartinSat Apr 5, 2008 at 3:57 PM

It's April 5th and Bella and I are often wondering what we are doing. Late last year we decided to start a web based holistic and eco-friendly pet supply business. We didn't want to just say we were green, we wanted to really do ...READ»

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The Corporate Gender Gap

Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 4:44 PM

An article in today's Wall Street Journal touts the fact that women in the business world are "breaking stereotypes about what women can and can't do well, and opening up new opportunities for women who will follow them." The ...READ»

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A Winning Tale

BY Linda TischlerWed Jul 26, 2006 at 6:53 PM

If you're a woman business owner, here's a pretty irresistible proposition: tell a story about how you grew your business, and win a year's worth of consulting services from one of the country's most successful entrepreneurial ...READ»

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Survey, She Says

BY Heath RowTue Jul 18, 2006 at 2:18 PM

Where are the women? Now, even the AFL-CIO wants to know. If you're a working woman, participate in the union's 2006 Ask a Working Woman Survey, and your input will be presented "to every U.S. representative and senator as well as ...READ»

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Multiple Jeopardy on the Job

BY Heath RowThu May 4, 2006 at 2:24 PM

There's a gender gap in most organizations. And there's a generation gap. An article in today's Wall Street Journal indicates that there's also a pronounced gender-generation gap. Male managers, as they have for centuries, tend to ...READ»

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Women, Competition, and Relative Performance

BY Heath RowThu Nov 3, 2005 at 10:17 AM

Another recent Knowledge@Wharton article considers whether women seek competitive work environments as actively as men -- and whether that plays a role in their professional development. The findings indicate that women may shy away ...READ»

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Games Business Women May Have Played

BY Heath RowFri Aug 26, 2005 at 5:38 PM

Not long ago, a friend of mine came across a board game that might partially explain gender roles in the workplace. What Shall I Be?, the "exciting game of career girls," dates from 1966 and inspires the question: Did this game truly ...READ»

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On Ramps and Off Ramps, and Why It's So Hard

Mon Aug 15, 2005 at 10:36 AM

Everywhere I go, I hear talk about how hard it is for women to get back into the work force once they've left. The women discussing the topic haven't necessarily themselves left -- they're thinking about it and are terrified by the ...READ»

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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back (to Work)

BY Heath RowFri Aug 12, 2005 at 12:05 PM

During the recent BlogJam, contributor Jennifer Warwick posted several solid posts about women at work. While it is true that many women choose lifestyles that downplay the corner office, there's an aftereffect at work, as ...READ»

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Life Imitates Art

Wed Aug 10, 2005 at 12:17 AM

The producers of Mona Lisa Smile, a Julia Roberts vehicle set at a 1950s women's college and focusing on a generation of women learning to stand up for their rights, settled a lawsuit today in Manhattan. The retro (and not in a ...READ»

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The ROI on Doing a Favor, Part II

Tue Aug 9, 2005 at 1:03 PM

Today's Workforce Week says: They get less credit for it, but women help co-workers more than men do, according to Columbia University professor Frank Flynn. He did two studies, one of engineers and one of IT employees. Employees ...READ»

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Sorry, My Mom and Dad Won't Let Me Program

Mon Aug 8, 2005 at 6:43 PM

In May, a prestigious Microsoft-sponsored honors course in game programming at the University of Derby attracted 106 male candidates -- but no females. In the gaming field in general, only 17% of the workforce is female, and just 2% ...READ»

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The Future of Mentors

Mon Aug 8, 2005 at 3:50 PM

Last week's Women's Leadership Exchange featured a panel of successful women: leading women's rights attorney Gloria Allred; founder and CEO of Global Smarts and former Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology Dr. Cheryl Shavers; ...READ»

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Management after Motown

Mon Aug 8, 2005 at 2:55 PM

Last week, I attended the Southern California conference held by the Women's Leadership Exchange, and the opening keynote by Suzanne de Passe, CEO (and, she noted, Empress) of de Passe Entertainment and former president of Motown ...READ»

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Sex As a Career Strategy: Not

Mon Aug 8, 2005 at 11:52 AM

Seems the flirtatious babes on The Apprentice were more representative of the workplace than some of us would like. Fortunately, a new study shows that the Donald's advice for them to "use those God-given assets" is less helpful ...READ»

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(Father)Hoodwinked

BY Heath RowThu Jul 14, 2005 at 12:26 PM

A recent study by two sociologists at Cornell University has uncovered an interesting aspect of hiring decisions. Women with children -- mothers -- don't compete for jobs as well as men with children -- fathers -- or childless men ...READ»

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Calling all Screw-ups!

BY Linda TischlerWed May 11, 2005 at 5:04 PM

At Fast Company we spend a lot of time writing about business success stories, hoping to uncover what it is that smart companies do that others can emulate. Sure, that's useful. But, as Mary Cantando, founder of ...READ»

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Too Smart to Marry? Not So Fast!

BY Linda TischlerWed Mar 23, 2005 at 6:28 PM

As if bright women don't have enough to worry about -- what withREAD»

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Seeding Home Soil

Thu Mar 17, 2005 at 4:35 PM

When I graduated from my socially conscious liberal arts college, it seemed like every other graduate wanted to go to South America or India and work on micro-enterprise projects with local women. One friend even found a venture ...READ»

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Hazardous Road Ahead: the 'Scenic' Career Route

BY Linda TischlerWed Mar 2, 2005 at 4:09 PM

Can women who opt out of the workforce ever get back in? That's the great unanswered question lurking behind many of the past year's stories about women ditching their corporate jobs and heading home. Until now, there had been no ...READ»