Women in the Workplace

Sheryl Sandberg Tells Women It's OK To Cry At Work

Emma Gray | Posted 05.30.2012

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Emma Gray

Sandberg's point that we should (somewhat) blur the lines between our "professional selves" and our "authentic selves" seems relevant to Americans in a whole variety of fields.

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What Not to Do at Work

JJ Keith | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Sexual Harassment, Women in the Workplace, Third Wave Feminism, Gender Discrimination, Workplace Discrimination, Feminism, Sex Positivity, Women News
JJ Keith

I chose to move to Portland when I was twenty because that's where my favorite band, Sleater-Kinney lived. That tells you everything you need to know ...

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What I Learned from Madeleine Albright

Women 2.0 | Posted 05.23.2012

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Women 2.0

What we have come to clearly know now, Ms. Albright knew well back then: Self-promotion and asking for what you want and need are among the most essential keys to a woman's success.

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Women in Business: Q&A with Victoria Ransom, CEO of WIldfire

Laura Dunn | Posted 05.23.2012

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Laura Dunn

Pick someone that can complement you, not your friend from business school who has the same skills as you. Make very clear from the start who is going to do what and ensure you have the same vision for the company culture.

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Who's on Your Personal Board of Advisors (PBA)?

Women & Co | Posted 05.21.2012

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Women & Co

My "PBA," the people I tap for counsel, have been instrumental in helping me prepare for each step of my career. Here are my tips for selecting the right mentors and building those relationships.

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10 Things I've Learned About Work In My 20s

Forbes Woman | Posted 05.18.2012

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As part of an ongoing series about youth in the office, I've written and published several pieces about how the Millennial generation is experiencing ...

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What's Really Standing In The Way Of Women's Career Advancement

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 05.17.2012

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Even as this year’s Fortune 500 list included a record number of female CEOs, and urban, single women in their 20s are out-earning their male peers,...

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3 Things Professional Women Should Stop Apologizing For

Fast Company | Posted 05.14.2012

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While chatting with a business colleague yesterday, she made a statement that I hear all too often from my female friends. As an independent contracto...

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Moms Get Political: An Interview With Momsrising Co-founder Joan Blades

Martha Burk | Posted 05.10.2012

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Martha Burk

Unlike their mothers and grandmothers who didn't see politics as the answer to these problems, the new generation of moms has political change in their sights. And they're making their voices heard.

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Why I Quit My Job and Rowed Across 3 Oceans

Posted 05.08.2012

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Roz Savage | The Daily Muse Why would a woman in her mid-30s, with no previous record of either adventure or insanity, quit her job, leave her husb...

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How Jealousy Affects Women Differently

Emma Gray | Posted 05.06.2012

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Emma Gray

Have you ever been jealous of someone that you work with? According to a new study, a whole lot of people are -- and those feelings of jealousy impact women differently than they do men.

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Why is Public & Private Behavior so Different?

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.04.2012

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Barbara Greenberg

Why is it that people are frequently on their best behavior outside of the home?

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It's A Good Time To Be A Woman

Posted 04.30.2012

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Forget the politics of the so-called war on women. When it comes to their careers anyway, women seem to be winning. Two stories Monday highlight wo...

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Introducing: Equal Pay Day Ryan Gosling

Posted 04.17.2012

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Jennifer Winter | The Daily Muse The wage gap women face today is no laughing matter. It's been nearly 50 years since the passage of the Equal Pay ...

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We're Number One, But We're Not Cheering

Catherine Hill | Posted 04.16.2012

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Catherine Hill

Change is around the corner we're told. Unfortunately, the truth is that women are far from earning wages equal to men's, let alone surpassing them.

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Career Tips From Peggy Olson

Forbes Woman | Posted 04.12.2012

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In the last episode of Mad Men, Peggy is asked to work through the weekend on a copywriting project for a client. Roger, ever the acerbic piranha, ...

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Sam Stein

Mitt Romney Won't Repeal The Lilly Ledbetter Act, Campaign Confirms

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- As president, Mitt Romney would not repeal the Lilly Ledbetter Act, which provides women with more legal channels through which to pursu...

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Sam Stein

Obama Is Aggressor In War On Women, Romney Campaign Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's campaign declared during a conference call with reporters Tuesday that if there is a war on women, the major blow was Pres...

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How To Get In On The Male-To-Male Networking

BuzzFeed | Posted 04.03.2012

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If you are a woman in an industry where a lot of networking and actual work gets done during one-on-one lunches, coffees, drinks and other things that...

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Empower Women, Improve The Economy?

Forbes Woman | Posted 04.02.2012

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Last week's Lunch with the FT column featured an interview with Esther Duflo, MIT economist and co-author of Poor Economics. Duflo and her co-author A...

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How Being Young And Slightly Weird Can Help You Get Ahead

Forbes Woman | Posted 03.27.2012

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One myth I would really love to smash to bits is the notion that only a certain type of person can be successful in business. I meet far too many peop...

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What Megan From 'Mad Men' Tells Us About Being 'Wife Material

Salon | Posted 03.27.2012

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During a long train ride with an acquaintance, my female friend was recently paid the ultimate compliment by a friend. Comparing her to a woman he was...

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3 Reasons Why Latinas Are Leaving Corporate America and Becoming Entrepreneurs

Placida V. Gallegos | Posted 05.27.2012

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Placida V. Gallegos

Latinas are also risk-takers, willing to take calculated risks to explore possible avenues for greater fulfillment and financial and personal success. Having overcome barriers they faced as women in a patriarchal culture, many have learned how to thrive in foreign environments and make a way for ourselves.

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Do Women Make Better Bosses?

The Huffington Post | Janean Chun | Posted 03.23.2012

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In the battle of the sexes, it seems women are winning in at least one area: Employees think they're better bosses. Offices with a high percentage ...

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What Your Male Co-Workers Really Think

Posted 03.22.2012

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Chris Herbert | The Daily Muse Ever wondered what goes on in the heads of the guys you work with? We asked one man what he thought, and we got a s...

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