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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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Women in the SoLoMo Boardrooms

Hulya Aksu | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Women in Tech, Women in Business, Women in Technology, Women Technology, Women CEOs, Women Business, Women-Ceos, Business Women, Solomo, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media in Business, Business News
Hulya Aksu

Women are not only outnumbering men in social media usage, but they are spending more time on the social sites that they visit. Why are we not among the founders and the leaders of the companies that serve us?

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No Experience? Think Again! Confessions of a Female Entrepreneur: Street Cred

Michele Colucci | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Resume Advice, Social Startups, Green Jobs, Empowerment, Building a Business, Life Lessons, Jobs, Joblessness, Cbs, Resume Building, Experiences, Female Entrepreneurs, Women's Empowerment, Women CEOs, Ceos, Qualifications, New Business, Women, Starting a Business, New Jobs, Resume Tips, Self-Empowerment, Womens Empowerment, Resume, Female CEOs, Job Market, Obama Jobs, Amy Levin-Epstein, Womens Issues, Startups, Ceo, Female Empowerment, Resumes, Entrepreneurship, Job Creation, Job Search, Women News
Michele Colucci

We women spend a lot of time working for our family, for our friends and for our passions. We need to take ownership of our successes, experiences, and accomplishments in our "other" jobs.

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What Would a Female-Dominated Business World Look Like?

Dr. Sasha Galbraith | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Leadership, Female Leadership, Business Leadership, Business, Women CEOs, Business Leaders, Ceos, Mad Men, Don Draper, Business News
Dr. Sasha Galbraith

What if all the currently overeducated women start taking over formerly male-dominated domains? Would that be so bad?

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Beltway Influencers Still Mad Men

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Women, Gender Gap, Income Gap, Pay, Male, Women CEOs, Salary, Men, Paycheck, Female, Inequality, Income, Money News

If the worst-kept secret on Capitol Hill is that top lobbying groups actually control the show, then the best-kept secret is that the whizzes behind t...

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An Open Letter to Amy

Marian Gibbon | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Women's Entrepreneurship, Women in Business, Women CEOs, Spanx, Women Business Leadership, Christina Lampe-Onnerud, Women Entrepreneurs, Net-a-Porter, Natalie Massent, Estee Lauder, Prada, Sara Blakely, Business News
Marian Gibbon

First -- you are mostly right -- there aren't many billion-dollar companies created by women, although there are a few -- and there are a number well on their way.

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Calling All Women Executives: Be a Little More Paranoid (Part 2)

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Men, Leadership, Women, Women Executives, Female Executives, Women CEOs, Business News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

Part 2 in a Calling All Women Executives Series (View Part 1) Q: What is one thing men and women in business have in common?A: They both distrust men...

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Has a Woman Ever Created a Billion-Dollar Company?

Amy Schrier | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Female CEOs, Women Entrepreneurs, Women Entrepreneurship, Women CEOs, Female Entrepreneurs, Starting a Business, mission.tv, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Business News
Amy Schrier

We all know women have had billion-dollar ideas. But it is challenging to go from billion-dollar idea up the long and arduous path of venture capitalist acceptance than ends in billion-dollar company. And not one woman has made it yet.

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Is It Okay For A Female Boss To Bake At Work?

She Takes On The World | Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Female CEOs, Baking, Women CEOs, Female Bosses, Women-Bosses, Baked Goods, Career Advice for Women, Women News

This is an odd question, but one I think needs to be addressed. Cookies, cupcakes, muffins, fudge - nearly everyone loves baked goods, so it is unders...

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Women Entrepreneurs and Female Stereotypes

Karin Kamp | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Female CEOs, Women Entrepreneurship, Women CEOs, Female Stereotypes, Women Entrepreneurs, Women in Business, Entrepreneurs, The Story Exchange, Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Female Startups, Startups, Small Business America, Business News
Karin Kamp

How could an organization devoted to inspiring the next generation of women entrepreneurs get caught up in allegedly reinforcing stereotypes?

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The Voicemail That Rang Around the World

Tereza Nemessanyi | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Female CEOs, Ibm Ceo Virginia Rommety, New Ibm Ceo Virginia Rommety, Women CEOs, Ibm, Women Tech CEOs, Women Tech, Female Tech CEOs, Women News
Tereza Nemessanyi

There's some serious ratio-changing happening in the leadership of blue-chip tech America, and it's based on merit. For a moment, let's pause to be thankful. And then let's go kick some ass.

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WATCH: Alexandra Wilkes Wilson On Being A Mentor

Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Women Founders, Women CEOs, Wie 2011, Wie Symposium, Gilt Groupe, Success Tips, Successful Women, Cmo, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Video, Women News

Gilt Groupe co-founder and CMO Alexandra Wilkes-Wilson spoke with HuffPost Women and Laura Brown, Features/Special Projects Director of Harper's Bazaa...

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The Most Powerful Women in Business

Daily Finance | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Meg Whitman, Fortune Most Powerful Women Conference, Most Powerful Women, Irene Rosenfeld, Women CEOs, Indra Nooyi, Women News

There's been plenty of turmoil atop Fortune's annual Most Powerful Women list. Meg Whitman crashed the party, coming in at No. 9 when she became CEO o...

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Venture Capital Firm Targets Women-Led Businesses

Angie Chang | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Female CEOs, Angel Investing Women, Angel Investing, Women CEOs, Angel Investors, Women Executives, Women in Technology, Women in Business, Women in Tech, Female Executives, Angel Investors Women, Business Women, Small Business America, Technology News
Angie Chang

Golden Seeds makes investments in early stage high growth companies led by women. We want women to have more power and influence within companies -- and ownership in them -- with opportunities to make companies great places to work for women.

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A "Hair"-oing Tale: What Does It Mean For Your Career?

Manisha Thakor | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Women's Economic Empowerment, Executive Women, Pay Gap, Gender Equality in the Workplace, Sheryl Sandberg Coo, Women in Power, Rebekah Brooks Hair, Gender Pay Gap, Sheryl Sandberg, Glass Ceiling, Rebekah Brooks, Sheryl Sandberg Facebook, Powerful Women, Women CEOs, Women's Rights, Women's Empowerment, Women News
Manisha Thakor

In a world where a C-suite level woman dressed authentically as herself is derided for having "look-at-me-hair," is it any wonder that so many of us women feel conflicted about standing tall in our authentic selves at work?

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Women Leaders Behind the Headlines

K. Sujata | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Leadership, Social Justice, Fortune 500, Women CEOs, Rahm Emanuel, Grassroots, Bothaina Kamel, Chicago, The White House Project, 112th Congress, Community Organizing, Project Exploration, STEM Education, Women Leaders, Jill Abramson, Grassroots Activism, Chicago News
K. Sujata

While leadership is important at the highest echelons, we also need strong women at the community level. I'm encouraged by the programs here in Chicago that engage women as grassroots leaders.

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Women in Business Catch Up After the 'Mancession'

Marty Zwilling | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Women Entrepreneurs, Startups, Female Leadership, Women in Business, Women CEOs, Corporate Culture, Women Startups, Business News
Marty Zwilling

I'm hoping that women will not just be the new men, and suffer from the same maladies and limitations. I'll be looking for women to create the "new business culture" that every worker wants.

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Creating a Company Culture Takes More Than Free Lunches

Angela Haines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Company Culture, Female Entrepreneurs, Women CEOs, Corporate Cultures, Corporations, Female CEOs, Business News
Angela Haines

Company culture is one of those buzz phrases that gets some managers boasting about Nacho Wednesdays and Bingo parties, but many start ups find competitive value by going beyond bells and whistles.

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What's the Difference?

Beth A. Brooke | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beth A. Brooke

A new policy requires the Forum's 100 Strategic Partners to select at least one female executive among the five delegates they send to Davos. No doubt, these women are making the most of it.

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In Iraq, Women Entrepreneurs Starting a New Kind of Insurgency

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women to Women International, Strong Women, Prosperity Candle, Rebuilding Iraq, Amber Chand, Baghdad, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Middle Eastern Working Women, Diane Tucker, Idi Amin, Women CEOs, University of Michigan, Careers, Women's Rights, Middle East, Iraqi Refugees, Afghanistan, Small Business, Women CEOs in the MIddle East, Home-Based Businesses, Iraq, World News
Diane Tucker

After spending $50 billion, now the U.S. wants Iraq to take the lead in rebuilding itself. Several experts told me recently they want Iraq's women to play a prominent role in rebuilding the nation's crippled economy. Why women?

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Best Countries For Women Workers (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Female CEOs, Women Workers, Women Workforce, Corporate America, Sexism, Employment, Slidepollajax, Feminism, Women CEOs, Corporate Culture, Business News

According to a new study published by the World Economic Forum this week, women in nearly every country have not yet reached employment parity with me...

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In Business, It's All About Survival of the Resilient

Roxanne Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Roxanne Taylor

Professional women have faced adversity and learned to roll with the punches. All this teaches you how to be flexible and turn challenges into opportunities -- if you know to look for them.

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Ms. WellPoint CEO: How Much Is Enough?

Janet Kinosian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Giants, Women, Corporate Profits, Health Care Debate, Women CEO's, Health Insurance Rate Hikes, Insurance Profits, Hillary Clinton, Health Insurance Premiums, Feminism, Health Care, Health Insurance, Politics News
Janet Kinosian

California's largest health insurer will hike premium rates up to 39% despite $2.7 billion fourth quarter profits.

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Want Less Risk? Hire More Women!

Dr. Sasha Galbraith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Earnings, Fed, Women, Pay, Testosterone, Risk Aversion, Banking, Federal Reserve, Compensation, Occupational Sex Segregation, Gender, Risk, Gender Inequalities, Women in Finance, Women CEOs, Business News
Dr. Sasha Galbraith

The higher the amount of testosterone, the more willing people are to take risks. Women, with considerably less of the male hormone coursing through their bodies, are more risk averse.

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Women and the Recession: A Chance for Some Creative Destruction?

Marie Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Benchmarking Women's Leadership, Women in the Workforce, Women in the Workplace, Women CEOs, Business News
Marie Wilson

From raising children to managing households, the production value of women's labor would send GDP through the roof - if only it were taken into account.

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