Working Women

A Masculine Stimulus Package: Where Are the Jobs for Women?

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Presidential Transition, Working Women, Economic Stimulus Package, Women's Issues, Job Creation, Economy, Economic Crisis, Politics News
C. Nicole Mason

In attempting to craft a stimulus package... more consideration should be given to the everyday realities of working people, particularly single women heads of households.

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The New Power Girls: New Brand of Business Women Channel Rupert, Not Carrie

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 12.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Women, Oprah Winfrey, Tyra Banks, Newscorp, Women's Entrepreneurship, Working Women, Women in Business, Tina Fey, Entrepreneurship, Women in Media, Myspace, Rupert Murdoch, Mark Cuban, Barry Diller, Business News
Patricia Handschiegel

Call it women's intuition on steroids, today's modern women entrepreneurs are tapped tightly to their gut and execute their plans from there.

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Balance is a Myth for Executive Women

Penny Herscher | Posted 11.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Company Culture, Management, Leadership, Business Decisions, Gender Gap, Working Women, Gender, Business News
Penny Herscher

Balance is hard for most working women -- but it is particularly elusive for women wanting to be a senior exec, be in the board room, run a billion dollar division or be a CEO.

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The New Power Girls: Inside the Hot New Trend Among American Girls and Women

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 11.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Women, Women and Media, Media Moguls, Working Women, Amy Poehler, Women in Business, Business, Arianna Huffington, Women Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Moguls, Business News
Patricia Handschiegel

Women aren't just interested in taking a slice of the corporate pie, but owning the pie, the bakery and the manufacturing company that supplies it -- and are making it happen.

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Who Pays When Families Move?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 11.17.2008 | Living

Read More: Working Women, Careers, Michelle Obama, Working Families, Barack Obama, Gender, Family, Obama Family Move, Gender Logic, Career Displacement, Obama Family, Career Relocation, Gender Roles in Families, Gender Roles, Family Relocation, Living News
Philip N. Cohen

Even if it's not "rational" economically, couples are much more likely to move for the husband's career. The gender logic within families is often more powerful than the economic logic.

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It's the Economy -- And the Women Who Make it Tick -- Stupid

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 10.29.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Foundation for Women, Women and Economy, Economy, Working Women, Denyce Graves, C.F.W., Shelley A. Davis, Teatro Luna, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

Women and children first -- first to get aid from gentlemen on a sinking ship, but also first to sink in a financial downturn.

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Let Sarah Take Her Kids on Work Trips!

Eve Tahmincioglu | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Working Women, Women and Politics, Leadership, Workplace, Mommytrackd, Flexible Work Schedules, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Eve Tahmincioglu

The women who are outraged that she used state funds to bring her kids along better shut up and shut up quick.

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Dress For Success: Professional Women Look To Image Consultants For Branding

dailymail.co.uk | Sadie Nicholas | Posted 10.20.2008 | Style

Read More: Working Women, Branding, Stylists, Fashion, Image, Style News

Thankfully, image consultants have come of age since the Nineties, so much so that, astonishingly, they're flying in the face of the fragile economic ...

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Let The Comeback Inspire Your Comeback

Nour Akkad | Posted 10.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Working Women, Women, Living, Emma Gilbey Keller, Working Mothers, The Comeback, Stay at Home Mothers, Living News
Nour Akkad

In The Comeback Keller mentions "how hard it can be to be your own advocate, especially when you are coming back to work after a long time away."

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Backwards, in High Heels

Susan Brison | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Women's Rights, Katharine Hepburn, Class Sex, Susan Brison, Sex Appeal, Sarah Palin, Working Women, Fred Astaire, Election 2008, Aftermath: Violence and the Remaking of a Self, Ginger Rogers, John McCain, Palin Candidate, Politics News
Susan Brison

Don't be fooled: we've seen before that the first women to be let into bastions of male power can serve to reinforce existing gender norms and make things even harder for those who'd follow.

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"Mommy Trap" Author: Supporting Families Not A Priority For McCain

Paula B. Mays | Posted 09.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Women, John McCain, Family Values, Working Fathers, Working Mothers, Working Women, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Home News
Paula B. Mays

This issue of working families with children is always a contentious one in this country. As the number of working and highly educated women has dra...

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Women May Be Most Affected By Economic Crisis And Election

Susan Kelley-Stamerra | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Investments, U.S. Economy, Women's Rights, Cafta, Debate, Social Security, Working Mothers, Children, Children's Health Insurance, Middle Class, Working Women, Mccain, Obama, McCain Taxes, Legislation, Equal Pay for Equal Work, Minimum Wage, Unemployment, Privatization, Job Layoffs, Election 2008, Health Care, Equal Pay, Taxes, Welfare, Women Voters, Economic Crisis, Congress, Nafta, Outsourcing, Job Market, Women, Job Cuts, McCain Social Security Privatization, Women's Health, Palin, Women and Politics, Economy, Afta, Home News
Susan Kelley-Stamerra

If women aren't looked after in this election, in this economic environment, the losses will be substantial and lasting.

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Is Sarah Palin Working Mother of the Year?

Joan Williams | Posted 09.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Working Women, Joe Biden, Working Mothers, Family Values, Sarah Palin, Working Moms, Bristol Palin Pregnancy, Sarah Palin Reaction, Bristol Palin, Politics News
Joan Williams

Consider the other choice. If you turned down the Big Chance to get family matters on track, and then had to find another political opening later -- same question.

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On Labor Day, Working Women Need Straight Answers from John McCain

Gloria Feldt and Carole Joffee | Posted 08.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Family Planning, John McCain, Cindy McCain, Questions for McCain, Working Women, Equal Pay, Women in the Labor Force, Health Insurance, Lilly Ledbetter, Sarah Palin, Barefoot and Pregnant, McCain's Positions on Women's Issues, Insurance Coverage for Contraception, Contraception, Cindy McCain Wealth, S-Chip, Fair Pay Act, Carly Fiorina, Politics News
Gloria Feldt and Carole Joffee

John McCain, do you think women belong in the paid labor force? This might seem facetious or rhetorical, but it's a very serious, core question.

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Save Time and Money: Learn to Live out of a Carry-On

Perry Yeatman | Posted 08.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Air Travel, Vacation Travel, Kraft Foods, Luggage, Working Women, Travel, Business, Perry Yeatman, Packing, Living News
Perry Yeatman

Combining an impatient nature with chronic back aches and frequent travel made me a "carry-on only" girl nearly two decades ago.

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MSNBC Coverage of Obama & McCain Spouses

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 08.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Working Women, Msnbc, Michelle Obama, Military Families, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Cindy McCain, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

Viewers got a breakdown of polls in "three states" where Cindy McCain was leading Michelle Obama as the preferred choice for First Lady.

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Kindergarten Cops

Shira Yael | Posted 08.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Working Women, Unemployment, Montgomery County, Happiness, Unemployed, Depression, Living News
Shira Yael

If "Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness," than I have become temporarily less than human. Work is where I become who I am. Until then, there is the womb of my bedroom.

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Pillows From Zanzibar

One For The Table | Posted 07.31.2008 | Living

Read More: Working Women, Handmade Crafts, Helping Others, Zanzibar, Pillows, Living News
One For The Table

By forming their own pillow-making co-op, the women of Mkombozi, Tanzania hope to make enough money to stabilize their lives and the lives of their children.

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For Your Consideration: Melissa Leo for Best Actress in Frozen River

Thelma Adams | Posted 07.29.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sundance Film Festival, Working Women, Native Americans, Frozen River, Melissa Leo, The Oscars, Movies, Women Directors, Immigration Debate, Quentin Tarantino Film, Entertainment News
Thelma Adams

When I saw Frozen River, I discovered that when an actress who's also a friend appears on screen, it's doubly interesting because you're rooting for her, and you know she can be great.

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The Four Day Work Week Gains Speed, Saves Gas

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 07.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Working Women, Oil Prices, Work Life Balance, Commuting and Gas Prices, Oil Drum, Four Day Work Week, Energy, Living News
Morra Aarons-Mele

In 1938 Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act regulating the eight hour day, 40 hour week. Most scholars of work and many Americans agree: the traditional work schedule is a relic.

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Broke and Burned Out: Moms of '08 Election?

Nanette Fondas | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Soccer Moms, Mother-Friendly Policies, Financial and Time Pressures, Politics of Motherhood, Political Polly Pockets, Mothers' Vote, momsrising.org, Presidential Election, Working Women, Working America/AFL-CIO, Feminism, Security Moms, Swing Voters, Women Voters, Barack Obama Women's Vote, Politics News
Nanette Fondas

Soccer moms, security moms ... How will the mothers' vote be labeled this year? Broke and burned out moms?

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Obama Singles Out Working Women

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Working Women, Barack Obama, Obama Women, Obama Women's Issues, Politics News
Morra Aarons-Mele

Obama is standing up for working women. If this is what happens when a youngish man with young children and a professional wife runs for office, I'm all for it.

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Punishing Workers Who Must Work Part-Time

Beth Shulman | Posted 06.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Job Market, Unemployment, Job Cuts, Unemployment Rate, Working Mothers, Work, Job Layoffs, Working Women, Unemployment Benefits, Jobs, Business News
Beth Shulman

As the economy worsens, more and more workers will have to take part-time jobs, exposing the urgent need to reform these positions.

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Ask a Working Woman

Arlene Holt Baker | Posted 05.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Foreclosures, Retirement Security, Labor, Maternity Leave, Child Care, Working America, Economy, Working Women, Wage Gap, Afl-Cio, Unions, Health Care, Mothers, Recession, Mortgage Crisis, Living News
Arlene Holt Baker

A majority of women say they're worried about such fundamental economic issues as paying for health care, not having retirement security, and pay not keeping up with the cost of living.

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Goldman Leads with "10,000 Women" Initiative

Deborah Siegel and Jacki Zehner | Posted 03.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Working Women, Lloyd Blankfein, Ten Thousand Women, Goldman Sachs, Housing Market, Gdp, 000 Women, 10, Women and Work, Business News
Deborah Siegel and Jacki Zehner

Goldman Sach's vision to empower women entrepreneurs with a business education is an important component in support of long-term economic growth.

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