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Women in the Workplace

The Secret History Of Mammography

Devra Davis, Ph.D. | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Public Health Care, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Breast Cancer Screenings, Prevention, Mammogram, Health, Living News
Devra Davis, Ph.D.

Mammography is one of the most oversold and understudied technologies in medical history. To continue to assert that mammography will save lives flies in the face of huge numbers of studies on the topic.

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It is Not Our Parents Workplace Anymore

Pat Earley | Posted 11.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Education, Labor, Working Families Party, Workplace, Work, Living, Work-Life Balance, Skilled US Workers, Families, Business, Workplace Diversity, Business News
Pat Earley

Employers must seriously consider the deficiencies in today's workforce and begin to develop solutions to better improve our educational system, create new incentives to attract tomorrow's workers, and stay competitive in a global marketplace.

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Women to Be Majority in Labor Union Movement, So Here's the Job Ahead

Amy B. Dean | Posted 11.20.2009 | Books

Read More: Change to Win, Afl-Cio, Women in the Workplace, Women's Rights, H1n1, Labor Unions, Seiu, Books News
Amy B. Dean

A study released last week put the spotlight on a workplace demographic shift that is occurring: women are expected to become a majority of labor union workers within the next decade.

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

Pat Earley | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Maria Shriver, The Shriver Report, Women in the Workplace, Workforce, 21st Century Workforce, Living News
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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Don't Forget To Have Kids

Mika Brzezinski | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Careers, Mika Brzezinski, All Things at Once, Parenting, Children, Career Choices, Life Lessons, The Balanced Life, Relationships, Living News
Mika Brzezinski

For professional women, there simply is no good time to have a baby. But putting it off only makes the challenges greater.

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Joanne Lipman: The Mismeasure Of Woman

nytimes.com | JOANNE LIPMAN | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Portfolio, Women's Rights, Women, Portfolio Magazine, Women's Issues, Lipman Women, Joanne Lipman, Lipman Women Issues, Women in Journalism, Women-Journalists, Wall Street Journal, Living News

For the first time, women make up half the work force. The Shriver Report, out just last week, found that mothers are the major breadwinners in 40 pe...

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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
Ilene H. Lang

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

Marie Wilson | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

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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Why Employer Relocation Packages Are Becoming As Extinct As Jobs: Times Are a Changing Unless You Work for Oprah That Is!

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business

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Stephen Viscusi

Relocation: if you can find it, is almost always worth it.

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The Zen of "Yes" or "No"

Tabby Biddle | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Empowering Women, Jim Carrey, Saying Yes, Women and Self-Esteem, Saying No, Personal Boundaries, Louise Hay, Women and Boundaries, The Yes Man, Women and Power, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, Living News
Tabby Biddle

There is a fine line between moments when we say "yes" to open up to new life possibilities, and, when we say "no" to honor ourselves and maintain a healthy boundary.

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Getting Real: Women Reject A Post-Feminist Kumbaya

Peggy Klaus | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living

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Peggy Klaus

The frequency at which I hear this kind of war story from women across all professions, career levels, and ages suggested that the issue affects a lot of people.

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Making More Money Than Your Man

Tabby Biddle | Posted 08.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Halle Berry, Women's Earning Power, Hilary Swank, Reese Witherspoon, Women Who Earn More Than Their Men, Men Earning Less Than Women, Women Earning More Than Men, Men Losing Jobs in Recession, Women in the Workplace, Women Going Back to Work, Women and Business, Business News
Tabby Biddle

According to a recent article in Time, 75% of job losses during this recession, have involved men. What does this mean for the women, and their partners, who are now the principal breadwinners?

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Divine Feminine Alert

Elizabeth Debold | Posted 06.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Women's Rights, Enlightennext Magazine, Evolutionary Enlightenment, Don Beck, New York Times, Divine Feminine, Cleopatra, Feminism, Spiral Dynamics, Living News
Elizabeth Debold

I'd like to challenge one of the most popular beliefs of our era: that women have a profoundly different value set than men, and that embracing these particularly feminine values will change the world.

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Bully for Who?

Lynn Harris | Posted 06.11.2009 | Business

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Lynn Harris

Roughly half of people are women, and at least one-third people are assholes. So yeah, at some point, ladies -- mathematically speaking -- you're bound to work with a beeyotch.

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The Pink Slip: Women and Layoffs in the Recession

Rod Shrader | Posted 05.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Working Women, Glass Ceiling, Women in the Workplace, Women's Rights, Promotions, Working Girls, Pink Slips, Greg Burns Chicago Tribune, Greg Burns, Women and the Economy, Business News
Rod Shrader

It turns out that even though women are more than holding their own in terms of staying employed, their gains are not reflected in leadership positions.

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The Workplace: A Domestic Violence Victim's Potential Safe Haven

Becky Lee | Posted 05.03.2009 | Business

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Becky Lee

Abuse is blind to race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social or economic status. Thus, domestic violence will follow anyone into the workplace.

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We Are All Guilty

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women in the Workplace, US Ratification of CEDAW, Women, Human Rights, Pay Discrimination, Workplace Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Women's Interests, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Human Rights Abuses, Politics News
Marianne Mollmann

Why do women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and abuse? There is no easy answer.

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Don't Be Held Hostage by Possible Layoff!

Dr. Susan M. Guthrie | Posted 04.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Layoffs, Women in the Workplace, Job Cuts, Recession, Working Moms, Living News
Dr. Susan M. Guthrie

Dear Dr. Susan, Although I don't like my job, it's been perfect for me because my daughters are young and my bosses are great about letting me take time off when they're sick. Should I stay?

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Create Boundaries at Work

Nicole Williams | Posted 04.10.2009 | Living

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Nicole Williams

Your ability to create boundaries in the workplace is hands-down one of the most memorable and effective ways to differentiate and express yourself.

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Equal Stimulation: Why the Stimulus May Be Our Chance to Break into Non-Traditional Roles

Smita Satiani | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus, Feminism, Economy, Women in the Workplace, Women's Rights, Lilly Ledbetter, Equal Pay, Politics News
Smita Satiani

This is the chance to not only to invest in our economy, but in our women as well.

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Getting from Good to Great

Amy Swift | Posted 11.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Ladies Who Launch, Victoria Colligan, Getting From Good to Great, Women in the Workplace, Start-Up Businesses, Work Delegation, Women Business Owners, Entrepreneur, Work Ethic, Business News
Amy Swift

Whether you are making handbags or researching a cure for AIDS, having passion for the product is key to sustained greatness.

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The Paycheck Fairness Act: A Victory in Closing the Wage Gap

Rep. Rosa DeLauro | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Rosa DeLauro, Women, Feminism, Paycheck Fairness Act, Politics News
Rep. Rosa DeLauro

To this day women are still just earning 77 cents per dollar earned by a man. This wage disparity between men and women costs women anywhere from $400,000 to $2 million over a lifetime.

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Women Report From Working In A "Man's World"

The Guardian | Joanna Moorhead | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Working Women, Women in Men's Jobs, Living News

Women working in overwhelmingly male-dominated industries are used to raised eyebrows, and sometimes even outright insults. But, as five of them tell ...

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