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Help Me Nominate Five Glamour Women of the Year

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2012

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Arianna Huffington

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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Don't Underestimate the Quiet Ones

Anne Mosle | Posted 04.15.2012

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Anne Mosle

A woman in a very prominent -- and historically very male -- job forced a national conversation about respect and equality. And she did it without ever saying a word.

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Reflecting on Augusta

Ilene H. Lang | Posted 04.11.2012

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Ilene H. Lang

So let's move past the "institution" and ask the members of Augusta to take an honest look in the mirror and ask themselves whether discrimination against women truly reflects their values.

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The Green Jacket Has A Stain

Scott Blakeman | Posted 04.09.2012

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Scott Blakeman

Although the CEO of IBM is traditionally offered membership, Virginia Rometty discovered the grass ceiling at Augusta National is harder to crack than the glass ceiling of corporate America.

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Masters Sponsor Wearing Pink Jacket

AP | Posted 04.09.2012

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — New IBM chief Virginia Rometty was at the Masters after all. In a pink jacket, however, not a green one....

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Women & Augusta: The Long Drive From the First Tee to the Green Jacket

Kay Koplovitz | Posted 04.06.2012

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Kay Koplovitz

It's been a long drive since I first teed up women at Augusta. It's time for Ginny and others to don the coveted Green Jacket.

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Memo to My Friends: It's Time for Change at Those Exclusionary Clubs

Jeff Greene | Posted 04.09.2012

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Jeff Greene

As sure as the azaleas bloom, the Masters golf tournament reminds us that Augusta National Golf Club still discriminates against women. As members squirm, some of us who frequent the world's poshest private enclaves are delighted to see the prejudice practiced at Augusta drawing attention anew.

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What the Masters Flap Can Teach Us About Politics

Matthew Dowd | Posted 04.05.2012

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Matthew Dowd

Don't we want to know how Romney or Obama is going to create a better environment where women can have the choice -- to stay at home and raise a family or go to work full-time and not be judged on whether they are a good mom, or be given more flex time to do both?

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Augusta Chairman Won't Comment On Female Membership Controversy

AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 04.05.2012

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jabbed, prodded and poked repeatedly about a topic that never really goes away, Billy Payne wouldn't budge. Faced with questions...

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Big Blue's Big Bind

Martha Burk | Posted 04.03.2012

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Martha Burk

Virginia Rometty is IBM's new chief as of January -- and one tradition (Augusta's boys-only policy) runs smack dab into another (giving IBM's CEO a membership along with the coveted ugly green jacket).

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Could IBM CEO Be First Female Member At Augusta?

AP | DOUG FERGUSON | Posted 05.30.2012

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The stars are aligning. Phil Mickelson won at Pebble Beach, and Rory McIlroy reached No. 1 in the world. And, of course, there was Tiger Woods in Sund...

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Will Augusta Finally Welcome Female Member?

AP | DOUG FERGUSON | Posted 05.29.2012

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The appointment of a new chief executive at IBM has revived the debate over Augusta National's all-male membership just one week...

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Help Wanted at the Top, Collaborative Skills Needed; Women May Apply

Judith Samuelson | Posted 01.02.2012

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Judith Samuelson

America got some good news last week. Virginia M. Rometty was tapped as the next CEO of IBM. Rometty will be part of a very short, but expanding list of Fortune 500 CEOs who are women.

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Women CEOs: Bold Enough to Be a Woman?

Birute Regine | Posted 12.28.2011

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Birute Regine

Will women transform the meaning of power by distributing power rather than holding onto it, by engaging people rather than dictating to them, and by seeking to bring the best out in people rather than focusing on themselves as center stage heroes?

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IBM Gets First Female CEO

AP | By JORDAN ROBERTSON | Posted 12.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- IBM Corp. ushered in the first female CEO in the company's 100-year history on Tuesday. Virginia "Ginni" Rometty, a veteran at the t...

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