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News from Around the Web
To get your week started, here’s a quick roundup of news affecting women from around the world and the web. In Switzerland, the government has declared Roman Polanski a free man by stating they will not extradite him to the United States. He has reportedly been released from house arrest. Unless Polanski moves to... »
Six Things We Need to Do to Send a Woman to the White House
Last week I posted a question at SkinnyScoop: Do you think a woman will be elected president in your lifetime? Most of the respondents (81 percent) said yes. No one answered definitely not. I sure hope the respondents are right, but getting there won’t be easy. One respondent at SkinnyScoop wrote, “We are ready... »
Dinosaur Discovered in Boston
Dinosaurs are not extinct. They still roam the Earth – here in Boston. I know. I met one. Last week, looking for some business advice, I sought counsel from a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women entrepreneurs. The advisor with whom I met tried his best to look like a distinguished businessman but I... »
Hairbrained Commentary on Women in Politics
When ABC News reporter Terry Moran tweeted that President Obama called Kayne West a jackass, the media debated whether or not journalists should report what is said before an official interview begins. But when Senate candidate Carly Fiorina mocked her opponent’s hair in front of a live mic, the media turned it into a... »
What’s Best for Working Mothers
The Mama Bee says the media is failing working mothers. As evidence, she cites Working Mother’s list of Best Companies for Women. Included is Novartis, the drug company that was just ordered to pay $250 million in a sex discrimination suit. Also on the list, Goldman Sachs and Citi, both of which have been... »
So if Robin Givhan isn’t sexist…
By now you’ve probably heard that Washington Post fashion columnist Robin Givhan took on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan and her wardrobe in Givhan’s column this past weekend. She wrote about Kagan, “mostly she embraced dowdy as a mark of brainpower.” Why is it the media always assumes women who don’t relish fashion are... »
Is Elena Kagan a Careerist?
“She seems to be smart, impressive and honest — and in her willingness to suppress so much of her mind for the sake of her career, kind of disturbing.” So wrote New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks about President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Kagan is a tough nut for the media... »
Confession: Sexual Harassment, I Dealt With It
In the wake of Cindy Adams irresponsible New York Post column where she tells women who experience sexual harassment to “deal with it” I have a confession. Several years ago I took a job where I was the only women on the management team and the first female vice president at the company. One... »
Cindy Adams Gets it Wrong
Last week in the New York Post, columnist Cindy Adams shared advice for victims of sexual harassment. “Deal with it.” Adams writes, “Calling a lawyer to say, “I’m suing because this guy laid his hands on me”? Oh, please, if that’s his only part he laid on you, get some nail extensions and inform... »
WWND?
Ladies, I need advice. Here’s the dilemma. What would you do if you wanted to affect positive change but you knew the change would not be well received if it was presented by a woman to an entrenched ole’ boys network? My head is telling me to get a man to make my case... »
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