Women and Business
34 Articles & Excerpts
Why Female Lawyers Switch Firms? by eNotAlone.com Female lawyers are more likely to quit their job if their company does not offer them flexible work schedules, found a new survey of women lawyers that was released earlier this week. The Rutgers University's Center for Women and Work presented the result
More Female Leaders - More Chance To Rebuild Economy by eNotAlone.com Ernst & Young, an international business consultancy group, released a report earlier this week, according to which having more women in leadership roles could be the best way out of the current global financial crisis.
Career Women Endanger Their Fertility by eNotAlone.com High-powered jobs are harmful for the modern generation of women, suggests a new study by British researchers, who claim that successful careers and increased stress levels are affecting a woman's ability to conceive a child.
Testosterone Hormone Does Not Make Women Risky by eNotAlone.com In spite of the fact that previous studies have shown correlations between the levels of testosterone and risky behavior in male market traders, a new Swedish research found that women did not engage themselves in taking risky financial decisions
Extreme Weight Limits Career Opportunities For Women by eNotAlone.com It is much harder for women with extreme weight to get promoted to the top levels of management, than it is for overweight men, according to U.S experts of Michigan State University.
Career: Modern Women Becoming More Ambitious by eNotAlone.com A new generation of working young women appears to be as ambitious as men, when it comes to the eagerness to climb the career ladder, with 26 per cent contributing even more to family income than their husbands, according to a new U.S National Study
Working Moms vs Stay-At-Home Moms by eNotAlone.com There is always a big question as who's lifestyle is easier: stay-at-home moms or working moms? It is for sure that both types of mothers work very hard, but what is better for a woman, to stay at home with kids, or to work is very hard to determine.
Imagine What's Possible
Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny by Suze Orman A book with the title Women & Money must begin with the story of how far women have come financially in the past three decades. It's not only a remarkable tale of social progress, it's a reminder for us that changes that take place on a personal level
For Women Only
Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny by Suze Orman I never thought I'd write a book about money just for women. I never thought it was necessary. So then why am I doing just that in my eighth book? And why now? Let me explain.
Relaunch or Not? You Decide
Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work by Carol Fishman Cohen, Vivian Steir Rabin Returning to the workforce can be a daunting job for full-time moms. It requires reigniting old contacts (including co-workers who were once their junior), marketing themselves strategically, and battling the diminished self-image that plagues most women
Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women by George S. Weaver I take it that men and women were made for business, for activity, for employment. Activity is the life of us all. To do and to bear is the duty of life. We know that Employment makes the man in a very great measure.
The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book: Twelve Steps to a Happy Marriage by Various Is it possible for a woman to marry and still have a career? This question has been asked of me so many times that I am glad at last to sit down and write some of the things which always come to my mind.
The Feminization of Leadership
See Jane Lead: 99 Ways for Women to Take Charge at Work and in Life by Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D. In business everywhere today, the typical male management style is obsolete. Employees are rejecting hierarchical leadership and responding to characteristics traditionally associated with women. In other words, the time for women to take charge is now!
You're a Big Girl Now
The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss (Without Being a Bitch): Valuable Lessons, Smart Suggestions, and True Stories for Succeeding as the Chick-in-Charge by Caitlin Friedman, Kimberly Yorio Okay. So you're the boss now. The supervisor. The manager. The captain. The taskmaster. Those days of taking orders, running errands, and clock-watching are over forever. At last, you get to call the shots.
Why Women Matter
Closing the Leadership Gap: Why Women Can and Must Help Run the World by Marie C. Wilson All of my adult life I have preached the virtues of power sharing between men and women. The arrangement seemed not only fair, but also obvious: Women populate half the democracy; we should occupy half the positions of leadership both for gender equity
Displays of Power, The Self-Esteem Factor
In the Company of Women by Pat Heim, Ph.D., Susan Murphy, Ph.D. Ostentatious displays (see the box below)-the furs, the showy diamonds, the luxurious house, the flashy car-although they might not get you far if you're stranded in the Kalahari Desert, are all symbols of power in our society at which other women may
Power
In the Company of Women by Pat Heim, Ph.D., Susan Murphy, Ph.D. Power is the ability to get things done. It is extremely important: without power you would find it impossible to reach your personal and professional goals. In 1959, psychologists John French and Bertram Raven at UCLA identified six kinds of power
The Golden Triangle: Relationships, Power, and Self-Esteem
In the Company of Women by Pat Heim, Ph.D., Susan Murphy, Ph.D. Relationships: It has become almost axiomatic that women live in a web of relationships. We have developed a great facility for relatedness, and we need these connections in order to maintain our sense of personal well-being.
The Most Important Rule Every Businesswoman Needs to Know
She Wins, You Win: The Most Important Rule Every Businesswoman Needs to Know by Gail Evans Let me tell you two very different stories. The first concerns Lily, a fiery young entrepreneur who started her own computer software business. This enterprise was so successful that a much larger firm eventually bought Lily out.
Leadership Begins at Home
If You've Raised Kids, You Can Manage Anything by Ann Crittenden Most mothers and fathers know in their bones that raising a child is the hardest job they've ever had. And, even if child-rearing is not that difficult for some, it is certainly comparable to dealing with adults, whether they are superiors, clients
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