women

Women & Leadership (Diversity)

Tory Clarke — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:38:06 -0500

WOMEN & LEADERSHIP

While it is encouraging to know that ‘women in leadership’ is now viewed as the norm rather than an oxymoron, it remains disappointing that only a select few women are making it to top management.

Advancing Women in Technology

Caroline Simard — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:40:58 -0500

What leads to women dropping out of the high-tech workforce and how can women find smart ways to overcome these issues? This blog, co-authored by a technical woman and a social scientist, analyzes the obstacles companies face today with the recruitment, retention and advancement of technical women. Each week, the authors will offer technical women strategies for overcoming barriers to their advancement and explore the solutions and best practices that companies can adopt, based on the latest research.

Women Business Builders Take Toronto

Alison Overholt — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:57:30 -0500

More than 400 women gathered in Toronto at the Four Seasons Hotel from April 7-9 for the Women Presidents' Organization's Annual Conference. This year's theme, Driving Business Breakthroughs, united the forward-thinking leaders in a three-day exploration of strategies for increasing sales, broadening brand recognition, connecting with customers, and going global.

Advancing Technical Women

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:54:11 -0500

Bio and Interests: Christopher Flett

Christopher Flett — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:13:57 -0400

Christopher Flett is a contradiction of terms. A reformed Alpha Male who once held a place at the boardroom table of Fortune 500 companies with the fiercest of Alpha Males, he now spends his time working with professional women. Opening up the Alpha Male playbook, Christopher and his Ghost CEOTM coaching program has taken North America and Western Europe by storm. Focussing on the foundation blocks of business development, negotiations, and gender relations in the workplace, he and his program

Bio and Interests: erica edmands

erica edmands — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:17:22 -0400

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Bio and Interests: Susan Solovic

Susan Solovic — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:02:20 -0400

Susan Wilson Solovic is an award-winning small business advocate, journalist, author and entrepreneur. Solovic is CEO of SBTV.comÒ, the video news site for America’s entrepreneurs. She is a best-selling author who has completed her fourth book, “The Girls’ Guide to Building a Million Dollar Business”.

Women of Achievement Deserve a Permanent Place of Recognition. Support the National Women’s History Museum.

Susan Solovic — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:02:05 -0400

September is Women of Achievement Month, a national observation recognizing the accomplishments of women from all walks of life. I've been fortune in my career to have met many outstanding, courageous women who are inspirations and role models not only for me, but for all of us. My mother was one of those women of achievement who took risks and refused to follow the limited roles granted to women at the time.

Bio and Interests: Karrie Sullivan

Karrie Sullivan — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:58:16 -0400

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions. - Albert Einstein

Lemming: Tastes like chicken! - Karrie Sullivan

You are viewing my social media experiment. My first goal was to own my Google search page. My second was to figure out how the real social media pro's publish content so effortlessly. See my blog for more information.

You will sign up for a higher interest loan on purpose.

BJ McKay — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:29:43 -0400

In reading Sway by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman, I found a study that was compelling enough to share. As a sales and marketing professional hearing studies like this continues to dissappoint me. I want to communicate objectively as possible, providing real value to consumers, and then earning the sale/business. This paragraph is in reference to a consumer lending bank who sent out multiple variations of a basic loan offer letter. Here is the exerpt that I am referencing:

Are Women The World's Last Untapped Natural Resource?

Jon Gos — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:48:09 -0400

In the west, we’re spoiled. Women are an integral part of society, running board rooms, Fortune 500 companies, households, raising children; often doing everything (or more) that their male counterparts do. In much of the rest of the world this is not the case. If women in general aren’t abused and harassed, they are ignored throughout the greater parts of the societies in which they live. If you thought

Star-Spangled Retail

Tim Manners — Sat, 31 May 2008 09:18:12 -0400

As merchants go, it's hard not to admire ... Lord & Taylor.

Lord & Taylor? The old-fashioned department store? The place for frumpy ladies who lunch and tea? The retailer that was basically sold for parts to financier Richard A. Baker back in 2006?

Women in Business Conference

Gloria Sin — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:30:19 -0400

The 2,000-plus businesswomen who will gather at this conference (June 23-26) are serious about networking -- featured prominently on the timetable are MatchMaker Meetings, a sort of speed dating for companies. They're also serious about business, if the keynoter is any sign. Chin-Ning Chu, author of The Art of War for Women, will teach attendees how to apply The Art of War, the famed sixth century B.C. military treatise by Sun Tzu, to the workplace.

Management

Women in Business Conference

Gloria Sin — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:05:34 -0400

In June 2008, WBENC will hold its 9th annual Women in Business conference in Atlanta, GA. This annual national conference and business fair is the largest event of its kind in the nation for women’s business enterprises (WBEs). During the three-day event, WBEs, senior corporate executives, supplier diversity and procurement professionals, and government representatives will foster many business opportunities by participating in an ambitious agenda including networking activities, workshops, general sessions and special events. http://www.wbenc.org/

Leadership

Bio and Interests: Elle Rhodes

Elle Rhodes — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:31:34 -0400

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.

Cubicles are hell

Tammy Griffin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:53:03 -0400

Cubicles are never alright. It is only nice when it is quiet, which is not often. I have a loud cackling laugh expelled from a woman next to me. This can be heard with the office door closed and in the closed restroom from the far end of the bathroom. IMAGINE being right next to it and trying to concentrate. Who is going to complain when she is the supervisor though? Then next to the loud aweful laugh I have an insanely loud woman from BOSTON that drives me nuts! She is so loud. She does not even care that people are actually working around her many

Women in Science and Technology

Joyce Boadt — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:41:42 -0400

Women tend to be in the minority when it comes to careers in science and technology. The attrition rate for women in these fields is also much higher than for their male colleagues. How can we attract more women to these fields? How can we support the women who are currently pursuing science and technology carreer, and promote their continued development and advancement? I'd like for this to be a place that will allow women to share their experiences and support one another to achieve career goals.

Are there business mentors available?

Susan Miller — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:55:04 -0400

We are a group of business women looking for mentors! Are there business people available to share their experiences?

Check us out at www.WSBA.biz

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.