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Have You Heard Women Make Bad Bosses?
I didn’t want to do this, but here it is: my personal boss scorecard. Boss 1. Male Irrational and unethical. Oh, the stories I could tell. Boss 2. Female She rocked. Boss 3. Female Demanding, micromanager who was smart as hell and taught me volumes. Boss 4. Male Great guy. I’d work for him... »
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... »
Meet Artist, Blogger, Working Mother Carolyn Draws
Don’t you just love Etsy? You can find great jewelry and gifts there. A few weeks ago I discovered fun giclee prints from Carolyn Draws. Even better, I found Carolyn. Carolyn Verkuyl is a talented artist, an advertising whiz and a wise woman. She has worked for many of the top Toronto ad agencies.... »
Woman in Politics: Harmony Wu
Since we’re always urging women to get involved politically, we thought it would be informative to share insights from a woman who is. Last week I sat down with Harmony Wu, a political activist in Needham, Massachusetts to find out what motivates her to do what she does. I first heard of Wu when... »
Female Breadwinner Will Survive
First I was afraid. I was petrified. I heard there was a new study from the University of Missouri in Columbia on women breadwinners. Studies about women always make me nervous. After all, people are still buzzing about the research Marcus Buckingham’s been touting on why woman are supposedly so unhappy. And yet, the... »
The Skinny on Breast-Feeding
Major eye-rolling ensued when I read the article in The New York Times this week about breast-feeding and weight loss. Now that women have surpassed men on the national payroll shouldn’t we be talking about the obstacles women face pumping at work? (FYI, you can check out Moms to Work and The Savvy Gal... »
What to Do About Swine Flu
Working mothers may be scrambling for help and time off if their children come down with H1N1. The Healthy Families Act could help. »
Pat Buchanan among us
Gender discrimination exists in the workplace. Work ethic is not the problem. »
