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Jennifer Hollett: What the Girls Have to Say

2012-05-25T15:08:37Z

Considering the endless list of problems the world faces today, from the economy to the environment, we could really use some new voices, fresh ideas and diverse perspectives.

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Arianna Huffington: Help Me Nominate Five Glamour Women of the Year

2012-05-24T19:00:07Z

As an advisory board member of Glamour Women of the Year, I have the privilege of nominating five inspiring women -- or groups of women -- who have made an impact in 2012. And I'd love to hear your suggestions.

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Melina Bellows: Why Being a Mom is the Coolest Job Ever

2012-05-24T18:40:37Z

As I packed up to leave the conference, I found myself really, really missing my kids, ages 6 and 8. I considered calling them but hesitated -- sometimes they beg me to come home, which leaves me feeling tortured if I'm far away.

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Women & Co: Rise to a Leadership Position in 7 Steps

2012-05-24T12:21:40Z

Leadership is earned. It is the sum total of your words and actions -- the interactions, behaviors, qualities and decisions you make every day.

Read more: Leadership, Women's Leadership, Career Advice, Promotion, Personal Development, Entrepreneurs, Women in Business, Women Executives, Executives, Women News

Women 2.0: What I Learned from Madeleine Albright

2012-05-23T18:05:04Z

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.

Read more: Women in Business, Madeleine Albright, Rania Anderson, Women in the Workplace, Challenges, Career Lessons, Life Lessons, Assertiveness, Georgetown, Women and Work, Women News

Kristin Boekhoff: The Princess and the Power: A Fairy Tale for Modern Women

2012-05-23T17:40:02Z

As a businesswoman, I learned to think and act like a man because to rise to the top. Now, twenty years later, successful but single at the age of 37, I no longer feel comfortable in my "female skin."

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

2012-05-23T10:30:10Z

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.

Read more: Social Media, Wildfire, Women in Business, Victoria Ransom, Business, Silicon Valley, Women in the Workplace, Business News

The Levo League: Where to Find a Female Mentor -- The Answer May Surprise You

2012-05-22T11:10:04Z

My name is Mollie Vandor, and I'm a stalker. No, I haven't boiled any bunny rabbits lately. My particular brand of stalking has to do with my passion for my career and the industry that I work in.

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Sophie Gold: 140 Characters

2012-05-22T10:26:03Z

Having a word limit will make you more focused and driven towards your goals. There's no room for fluff with 140 characters. Try it yourself today.

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How to Deal When You're Working With an Ex

2012-05-21T14:19:43Z

Jennifer Winter | The Daily Muse

Meeting a significant other at the office is, well, not really that uncommon. And, while it'd be nice if all relat...

Read more: Hostile Work Environment, Career & Money, Seeing an Ex, Office Environment, Workplace, Relationships, Ex at the Office, Dating, Breaking Up, Breakups, Love, Workplace Culture, Women News

Tamara Shayne Kagel: Why Privileged White Girls Need Real Jobs

2012-05-21T17:00:05Z

There was nothing they could've said to teach me the value of money. All they could do was kick me out with a college degree in hand, offer to keep me on the family plan and hope for the best.

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Does It Pay For Women To Use Humor At Work?

2012-05-21T12:35:52Z

Humour is a staple part of any boardroom discussion, as viewers of the BBC's The Apprentice will know. But research reveals that, while men benefit fr...

Read more: Female Humor, Gender Gap, Women in Business, Workplace, Workplace Culture, Humor in the Office, Boardrooms, Women News

Karin Kamp: Momtrepreneur Brings Jobs Back to US

2012-05-18T17:27:21Z

While taking her children to school one day, Amy Davis's daughter needed a tissue. She leaned over and searched for one on the passenger seat floor. "My car veered to the right and I nearly took out my neighbors fence," she says.

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The Unbelievable Way Female Business Students Bond

2012-05-18T10:49:12Z

THE HAGUE - Using Mount Kilimanjaro as a metaphor for business, 15 business students set out to climb Africa's highest peak last September as part of ...

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

2012-05-17T18:12:41Z

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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Lori Sokol: What's a Woman's True Worth?

2012-05-17T15:15:51Z

Of all of the carefully wrapped presents we gave our moms on Mother's Day last Sunday, how many mothers do you think tore open the pretty-in-pink paper to find their child's investments portfolios inside? Not many, if any at all.

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How This 'Private Practice' Star Turned Her Breakup Into A Business

2012-05-17T10:46:20Z

A few years back when actress Kate Walsh broke up with her boyfriend, she had a universal human experience: she missed her lover—his smile, his laug...

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Entrepreneurship Program Offers Financial Aid To Female, Minority Startups

2012-05-16T15:43:12Z

Despite their $1.1 trillion worth of buying power, African Americans are still largely underrepresented in the business sector when it comes to owners...

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Anne Izzillo: The United Arab Emirates -– a Fertile Frontier for Financial Women

2012-05-16T17:01:12Z

American and Emirati business women are striving for the same goals: diversity on corporate boards, improved business operations and gender equality.

Read more: Women in the Middle East, Women and Money, Dubai, Women, Financial Women's Association of New York, Women Entrepreneurs, Abu Dhabi, Hoda Abou-Jamra, Anne Izzillo, Huda Ali Redha Al-Lawati, United Arab Emirates, Women and the Economy, World News

Soccer Moms Score Big With A Very Simple Idea

2012-05-16T10:41:00Z

One of the reasons I started my website, is that I wanted a place for women to come together and dream. Women should know that they don't have to hang...

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Amy Palmer: WATCH: The Secret Jennifer Gilbert Has Been Hiding for 20 Years

2012-05-15T18:20:18Z

In May 1991, a 22-year-old Jennifer Gilbert was visiting friends in New York's West Village. It was a beautiful day -- the sun was shining and she was happy. Then the unexpected happened.

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Dr. Sasha Galbraith: Why Women Slackers Are More Productive at Work

2012-05-15T13:35:22Z

In an ideal world, companies would pay for performance and performance usually equals outcomes -- not hours worked. Who's to say that when you're sitting at your desk in your office you're actually doing meaningful work?

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Why Women Look In The Mirror So Often

2012-05-14T13:02:12Z

Mirror, Mirror on the wall … or the car window, or your smartphone? According to a new study, women check their reflections around eight times a day...

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LearnVest: "The Woman Tax": The Surprising Reason Why Women Pay More Than $1,300 a Year

2012-05-14T13:25:35Z

No one doubts that women spend more on certain things than men when they have different needs. Makeup. Hair products. Waxing. Gyno appointments. But then there are the charges you don't see coming.

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3 Things Professional Women Should Stop Apologizing For

2012-05-14T10:11:21Z

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...

Read more: Women in the Workplace, Gender Gap, Female Leadership, Women in Business, Female Accomplishments, Women and Work Appearance, Respect in the Workplace, Professional Women, Earning Money, Women News