According to the latest results of the “Financial Experience & Behaviors Among Women 2010−2011 Prudential Research Study” 95 percent of women are involved in financial decision-making and 25 percent are the sole financial decision-makers in their households. Prudential surveyed 1,250 women in the U.S. who are between the ages of 25-64 who are sole... »
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Dear Mr. President
Dear Mr. President: I just watched your appearance on “The View.” I had never watched the show before; I’d only seen clips on YouTube of Whoopi Goldberg saying what Roman Polanski did wasn’t “rape rape” and then defending Mel Gibson, because after all what he’s accused of doing isn’t really “abuse abuse.” The... »
What the Safe Cosmetics Act Means for Women of a Certain Age
Last week a new video, “The Story of Cosmetics,” was released in an effort to raise awareness about the chemicals cosmetics companies use in products. The video was co-produced by The Story of Stuff Project, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and Free Range Studios. The video is timed to correspond with the introduction of... »
Ask A Working Woman
Working America, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO, is currently conducting a survey called “Ask a Working Woman.” The survey takes just seven minutes to complete. Click here and weigh in on how the recession is affecting your work/life. The results will help Working America shape their agenda moving forward – based on real feedback... »
Manliness, Bullsh*t and High Heels
Welcome to the GOP Senate race in Colorado. After former lieutenant governor and Senate hopeful Jane Norton said her opponent, Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck, wasn’t man enough to run his own attack ads, Buck responded citing his sh*t-stained cowboy boots as evidence of his manliness. When asked, at an Alcohol, Tobacco and... »
Cheerleading Not a Sport
A federal judge has determined competitive cheerleading is not a federal sport. The ruling stems from a lawsuit originally filed by Quinnipiac College volleyball players after the school cancelled their sport and added competitive cheerleading. The judge expanded the case as a class action for all female athletes and ruled the college violated Title... »
Suffragette Sisters
When the Vatican issued what was expected to be an update on its laws related to sexual abuse last week, many were outraged and surprised to see the attempted ordination of women priests listed as a “grave crime.” The outrage was caused by the Vatican linking the two. After all, the molestation of children... »
It’s an honor just being nominated
“It’s an honor just being nominated.” That’s what the celebrities always say as they walk the red carpet. Well, guess what? It’s a thrill being named a finalist in the 2010 BlogHer Voices of the Year Awards for our post about the red carpet: “FTC Regulates the Red Carpet.” On August 6, BlogHer and social media... »
Making time for what really matters
Are you busy? Check out our post on a new service called TaskRabbit that let’s you outsource the things you don’t like to do, don’t want to do, or don’t have time to do, so you have more time to do what matters. Share this: »
Special Offer: Massachusetts Conference for Women
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