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Schwarzenegger Takes Cue From Wife, Parks Porsche In Red Zone

AP | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Just weeks after California first lady Maria Shriver apologized for parking in a red zone, her husband appears to have viol...

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Communicating with 'A Woman's Nation'

Amy Gershkoff | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

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Amy Gershkoff

How should political campaigns communicate with working women? They are an electorate that is increasingly difficult to reach, but upon which all elections now hinge.

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The New Father/ Daughter Dance: Changing Lessons in Power

Peggy Drexler | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

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Peggy Drexler

How has a rebalancing of gender power affected the connection between father and daughter -- for many women, one of the defining male relationships in her life?

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12 Glamorous Role Models Talk About Their Role Models (PHOTOS)

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 11.10.2009 | Style

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Lesley M. M. Blume

If someone invited you to a dinner party, and told you that the other guests would include poet Maya Angelou, designer Stella McCartney, Ambassador Susan Rice, and comedienne Amy Poehler (oh, and Michelle Obama might just stop by for appetizers), how long would it take you to leap out of your seat and scramble over to the fete?

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Maria Shriver Channels Madonna In Black Lace And Crucifix: Love It Or Lose It? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 11.10.2009 | Style

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California's First Lady Maria Shriver attended the Glamour Magazine 2009 Women of the Year Awards on Monday night wearing a Madonna-inspired look: a s...

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21st Century Workforce: 'The Times They Are a Changing'

Pat Earley | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

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Pat Earley

Beginning with the belief that family is at the heart of our society, how we individually define our family unit becomes less important than how we define our roles as productive, ethical members of society.

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A Flexible Workplace Is a Happier, Healthier Workplace

Annie Toro | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

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Annie Toro

Research shows that employers benefit from offering greater workplace flexibility. When employees receive the flexibility they need, there is less absenteeism and greater job satisfaction.

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A Woman's Nation Embraces The Emotion

Darryle Pollack | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

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Darryle Pollack

For me, the Women's Conference and the times represent another significant change that also begins with "em:" less about empowerment and more about emotion.

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Maria Shriver, Elizabeth Edwards, Lisa Niemi Discuss Grief

ABC News | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

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It was an emotional afternoon, Tuesday, at The Women's Conference in California, as a group of prominent women gathered for a special panel on grief -...

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Where We Are as Women (In Film)

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 10.28.2009 | Entertainment

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Melissa Silverstein

We are over 50% of the population; we buy 50% of the tickets. We want to see movies by and about women, as well as movies by and about men. I'm not asking for special treatment, just decent.

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Why Women Are The Real Architects Of Peace

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

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Dr. Judith Rich

Want to really make strides and advance another cause at the same time? Appoint a female as our peacemaker-in-chief! It surely is a job cut out for a woman.

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The Women's Conference

The Women's Conference | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living

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Maria Shriver Caught Parking Illegally

AP | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — First lady Maria Shriver appears to need a refresher on California traffic laws, based on a video posted Monday that shows ...

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"Amelia" Earhart: A Different Kind of "Chick Flick"

Dan Glickman | Posted 10.26.2009 | Entertainment

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Dan Glickman

We may love our Mad Men on television. But increasingly our society is moving beyond "the problem that has no name," as Betty Friedan once famously put it.

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From Media Blitz to Women's Conference: Has Maria Shriver Discerned a Watershed Moment?

Marianne Schnall | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

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Marianne Schnall

This week, California's First Lady will use the findings to engage participants in her annual conference on women.

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Shriver Report: Get Married, Have Kids, Then We'll Speak to Your Issues

Bella DePaulo | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living

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Bella DePaulo

I'll highlight some remarkable and conventional-wisdom-defying findings from the report that were published but never headlined.

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Reality Check: Women Want Work/Home Equality and Flexibility

Nanette Fondas | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

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Nanette Fondas

Hoopla has surrounded the news that women have just about reached parity with men, and that women and men agree on much about their evolving roles. Now here comes the reality check.

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The Missing Piece in a Woman's Nation

Linda Tarr-Whelan | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

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Linda Tarr-Whelan

The tipping point is what I call the "30% Solution" -- the point at which women's voices resonate fully to add the affirmative difference of shared experiences and values.

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Who is Kidding Whom? The Shriver Report on Women

Lisa Solod Warren | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

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Lisa Solod Warren

Our children and our husbands or partners might benefit from reading the report. Maybe then, they would take us seriously when we say we just can't handle any more on our plate right now.

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From Mother's Dream to "A Woman's Nation" -- Shriver Charts Progress for American Women

Lys Anzia | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

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Lys Anzia

Like their global sisters, I know American women want equal opportunity. Let's hope this report finds a way to bring a deep appreciation of this fact, with resulting improvement, to the political, humanitarian, social and business lives for women across the US.

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My Meet the Press Minute

Trish Kinney | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

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Trish Kinney

There are millions of workers employed by small and medium size businesses that are not flush with profits and simply cannot afford flexible schedules and paid family sick days.

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The Shriver Report Shows the Importance of Being a Real Cougar Woman

Linda Franklin | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

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Linda Franklin

For the first time in history, one-half of all U.S. workers are women, and mothers are the primary breadwinners or co-breadwinners in two-thirds of American families.

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"A Woman's Nation" Demands Workplace Flexibility

Chai R. Feldblum | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

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Chai R. Feldblum

When most families no longer have a person at home dealing with life's ordinary needs, there is often a serious mismatch between the workplace and the day-to-day realities of working families.

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Maria Shriver's Report on American Women: After the Cheery Headline, Gloomy Trends

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 10.19.2009 | Media

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Jesse Kornbluth

Does "The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything," instigated by Maria Shriver, describe a 50/50 nation? Parity between the sexes? I don't think so.

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Schwarzenegger At Oracle OpenWorld Jokes About 'Why I'm Studly,' No 'Action' From Wife

Posted 10.16.2009 | Technology

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*Watch video below* California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger broke the ice at the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 conference with jokes about his wife's recen...

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