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Shifra Bronznick | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Leadership, Economic Justice, Women, Naissance Capital, The Women's Leadership Fund, National Council for Research on Women, Fortune 500, Women's Leadership Fund, Women in Business, Business News
Shifra Bronznick

There is a simple way to improve business performance without government bailout or vast corporate investment: Appoint more women to company boards and top management teams.

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The New Power Girls: Women Entrepreneurs And Gender In Business

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Founders, Blogher, Women Entrepreneurs, The New Power Girls, Glass Ceiling, Women in Business, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Business News
Patricia Handschiegel

Power Girls are women in a man -- and women's -- world. Gender does not define who we are, what we need to do, and most of all, what we want to accomplish. It never has.

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So We're Still Bitches? Eight Ways Women Leaders Can Win in the Perception Game

Fawn Germer | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Leadership, Women's Issues, Communication Tips for Women, Women Success Tips, Women Managers, Women Communication Tips, Communication Skills for Women, Women in Business, Women Leaders, Women in Management, Women Communication Skills, Women's Rights, Living News
Fawn Germer

I didn't understand that strong, bold women give off an energy that threatens insecure people. We have to watch every word so we aren't misinterpreted. So, here are eight steps to be more effective.

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Is There A Feminine Way of Doing Business?

Lotta Alsen | Posted 11.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Women, Women in Business, Shareholders, Nobel Prize, Business News
Lotta Alsen

We have a different rationale for starting a business. And because we are different, we also bring in new perspectives.

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Changing the World by Changing the Gender Gap

Leslie Grossman | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

Read More: Politics, Leadership, Gender Gap, Education, Iceland, United States, World, Women, Laura Tyson, Larry Summers, Women in Business, Business, World Economic Forum, Gender Gap Index, World News
Leslie Grossman

There was good news and bad news in the Gender Gap Index. The good news is that the health and education gaps are being closed. The bad news is that the economic and political gaps are not.

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Pink Taxis, Quotas, and Global Gender Equality

Michael Kimmel | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Global Gender Equality, Pink Taxis, World Economic Forum, Women's Empowerment, Gender Equality, Women's Rights, Norway, Puebla New Mexico, Mexico Pink Taxis, Norway Cabinet, Mexico, Women in Business, Scandinavia, Gender Equality US, Feminism, Politics News
Michael Kimmel

A fleet of 35 pink taxis recently debuted in Puebla, Mexico, a colonial city halfway between Mexico City and Veracruz. These taxis are driven only by women, and they do not stop for male passengers.

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Naissance Capital: New Fund Invests In Companies With Female Managers, Anticipates High Returns

Posted 10.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Women, Mckinsey, Testosterone Finance, Testosterone Risk Taking, Financial Crisis, Testosterone Irrational Risk, Women in Business, Naissance Capital, Traders Testosterone, Business News

More than a year after overleveraging and mismanaged risk provoked a financial crisis that sent the global economy on a perilous downward spiral, anal...

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In Naples' Mob, There's No Glass Ceiling

latimes.com | Maria De Cristofaro | Posted 10.24.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Women in Mafia, Italian Mobs, Women Italian Mobs, Naples, Glass Ceiling, Italy, Women in Business, Naples Mob, World News

Reporting from Naples, Italy - In most respects, it was a typical mob shootout: members of feuding clans facing down their rivals on the main street o...

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The Missing Piece in a Woman's Nation

Linda Tarr-Whelan | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Women, Women's Leadership, Women in Business, Women's Issues, Workforce, Women and Workforce, Nicholas Kristof, Maria Shriver, Business News
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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What Leaders Can Learn from a Baseball Umpire

Leslie Grossman | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York Yankees, Women, Leadership, New York Rangers, Bank of America, Alberto Gonzalez, New York Giants, Umpires, Kenneth Lewis, Women in Business, Tim McClelland, Politics News
Leslie Grossman

After Game 4 of the ALCS, umpire Tim McClelland admitted that he made two bad calls. I was surprised, because we rarely hear those words from people in power, our so-called leaders.

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Reality Check: What's Wrong With This Picture?

Ilene H. Lang | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Women, Women in Business, The Shriver Report, Business News

As our workplaces become more female, our business leadership becomes more male. What's wrong with this picture? This is bad news for women -- and for everyone else.

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Women at Work: Insights From Women on the Front Lines of Polish Design

Chauncey Zalkin | Posted 10.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Women, Furniture, Design, Lighting, Women in Business, Innovation, Gender, Culture, Polish Design, Emerging Economies, Communism, Design Fairs, Eastern Europe, Style, Poland, Eastern-Bloc, Designer-Maker, New Business, Female, Gallery, Soviet Union, Entepreneurship, Style News
Chauncey Zalkin

Design is about people -- the handiwork of the creator, human ingenuity, and the social ramifications of design in use.

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As Women's Leadership Evolves, So Do We

Fawn Germer | Posted 10.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Corporate Women, Women's Leadership, Corporate-Women, Women's Movement, Women's Issues, Women's History, Working Women, Women in Business, Leadership Issues, Career Advice for Women, Women's Leadership Issues, Women's Leadership Conference, Living News
Fawn Germer

I was 17 years old and a guppy reporter for The Bradenton Herald when my editor sent me on my first assignment in the field. "You're going to interview Gloria Steinem," she told me.

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Women-Owned Businesses Generate Huge Revenue, Study Finds

washingtonpost.com | Ylan Q. Mui | Posted 10.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Women in the Workplace, National Economy, Big Businesses, Women National Economy, American Workplace, The Economy, Women in Business, Economic Studies, Business, American Workers, Business News

Women-owned businesses generate about $3 trillion in revenue and employ 16 percent of the workforce, making them significant players in the national e...

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How Working Mothers Handle Life: Pew Study

Pew Social & Demographic Trends | Kim Parker | Posted 10.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Happiness, Women's Issues, Family Values, Working Mothers, Working Women, Women in Business, Working Families, Stress Reduction, Family, Working Moms, Gender Roles, Living News

Working mothers in particular are ambivalent about whether full-time work is the best thing for them or their children; they feel the tug of family mu...

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If You Want Sales, Don't Discount Marketing

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Investments, Investing, Marketing Trends, Sales, Retail Sales, Stock Market, Business News, Marketing, Women in Business, Retail, Business, Business News
Sarah O'Leary

You don't need to be an economic scholar to understand the basics of supply and demand. If a consumer product falls in the retail forest and no one cares, the register won't make a sound.

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The New Power Girls: Diane Von Furstenberg, AMEX And Women Entrepreneurs Share What Small Business Needs, Plus Introducing NPGDaily.com

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Amex, Women Entrepreneurs, The New Power Girls, Women in Business, Diane Von Furstenberg, Business News
Patricia Handschiegel

With more women in business than ever, more opportunities than ever, what did people need to succeed today? What, if anything, did women founders especially need or want?

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Women Moving Millions: The Girls Give Back, Big Time

Kari Henley | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Indiana University, Women's Rights, Women, Giving Circles, Women's Issues, Charity, Featured Contributor, Women in Business, Giving, Philanthropy, Service, The Giving Life, Living News
Kari Henley

In the last 30 years, women's median income has increased over 60%, and more women are becoming educated, and dedicated to giving back. Their studies report that women are less likely to seek recognition, and more likely to want to be involved directly in the causes they support.

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New Power Girls: 20 Women Founders To Watch, Part II

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Oprah Winfrey, Women Founders, NPG 20, Women Entrepreneurs, New Power Girls, Heidi Klum, Women in Business, Tyra Banks, Business, Entrepreneurship, Kim Kardashian, Rachael Ray, Business News
Patricia Handschiegel

Part substance, part style, and a hundred percent ambition, Power Girls are a new breed of business women and the evolution of hundreds of thousands of women before them.

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Rebuilding the Global Economy: Will Women Lead the Way?

Katherine Gustafson | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

Read More: Women in Business, Clinton Global Initiative, Good News, Tonic, Investing in Women, World News
Katherine Gustafson

What everyone seems to agree on is that promoting advancement for women not only makes a lot of sense, but it's part of the answer to a lot of our societal and economic problems.

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One Stop Shopping for Greening Your Home: Green Depot Has It All

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 09.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Barney's, Economic Downturn, Whole Foods, Building-Projects, Green Jobs, Going Green, Adrien Grenier, Greenwashing Companies, Green, Green Business, Green Energy, Global Economic Crisis, Local Produce, Hgtv, Green Technology, Greenwashing, Asthma, New Business, National Jewish Health, Sarah Beatty, Green Recovery, Green Buildings, Green Construction, Environmental Health, Green Building, Environmentalism, Green Rebuilding, Women in Business, Green Living, Toxic Chemicals, Consumer Trends, Green-Depot, Green News, Toxicity, Green-Trends, Green Cleaning Products, Home Construction, Buying Power, Green Cleaning, Allergies, Green News
Marissa Bronfman

Find out how Sarah Beatty, a determined new green business woman, has earned Green Depot's moniker as America's leading one-stop shop for building solutions.

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Women Senior Execs Take A Wallop in the Downturn

Fawn Germer | Posted 09.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Corporate Women, Women's Leadership, Fawn Germer, Catalyst Study, Women CEOs, Network of Executive Women, Women in Business, Women's Success, International Women's Forum, Women's Leadership Issues, Business News
Fawn Germer

A recent Catalyst study of fast-track MBA graduates found that "A startling 19 percent of senior women lost their jobs versus just six percent of men." That's three to one.

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New Power Girls: 20 Women Founders To Watch, Part I

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 09.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Arianna Huffington, Women in Business, Women Founders, Ning, Blogher, Ivanka Trump, Women Startups, The New Power Girls, Business News
Patricia Handschiegel

A sister-project to the series here on Huffington Post, Newpowergirls.com is a bit like Mashable, Paid Content or TechCrunch, except our focus is all female.

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Giving Back While Looking Gorgeous: How One Designer is Revolutionizing the Way We Buy and Wear Jewelry

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 09.15.2009 | Style

Read More: Megan Fox, Charity Organizations, Small Business, Charity, Kelly Ripa, Donating to Charity, Eva Mendes, Women in Business, Jewelry, Joan Hornig Jewelry, Sarah Jessica Parker, Philanthropy, Oprah Winfrey, Philanthropists, Wall Street, Designers, Donations, Jewelry Trends, Bergdorf-Goodman, Style News
Marissa Bronfman

I had the opportunity to talk with this philanthropic jewelry designer about what inspired her to start Joan Hornig Jewelry and the lessons she learned along the way.

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New Power Girls: What People Are Saying About the New Power Girls and How to Get NPG in Your City

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Women Founders, Women in Business, Entrepreneurship, Starups, Women Startups, Business News
Patricia Handschiegel

The New Power Girls, like the Old Boys Club, work together, play together and have an alliance in our work that crisscrosses the country through dozens of cities.

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