According to a new report released by the Joint Economic Committee led by Senator Charles E. Schumer and Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, equality is a problem not just as it relates to getting jobs, promotions and salaries but also in terms of job loss. The report, called "Equality in Job Loss: Women are Increasingly Vulnerable to Layoffs During … [Read more...]
SCORE Launches Blog for Women in Business
SCORE, counselors to America's small businesses, launched a new blog this month dedicated to helping women in business achieve success. It's authored by four primary female bloggers with diverse business backgrounds. You can read the bloggers' bios on the SCORE blog. Each woman brings great experience and wisdom to the table, so the SCORE Women's Success Blog should be … [Read more...]
Win a $20,000 Grant from Whirlpool
Whirlpool is holding a contest where the grand prize winner called the 2008 Whirlpool Mother of Invention Grant contest. The prizes are: Overall Grand prize: $20,000 grant, a $3,000 stipend for a new home office and some Whirlpool appliances Traditional Category First prize: $7,000 grant and some Whirlpool appliances Traditional Category Second prize: $5,000 grant and … [Read more...]
Barack Obama Calls for Equal Pay and More for Women and Working Mothers
In a speech given at a fundraiser event in New York yesterday, Barack Obama made some comments about women that give hope to equal pay and more. Here are some of the highlights from his speech according to a CNN article: In speaking of his grandmother who worked her way from a secretarial position to become vice president of a bank, Obama said, "I also saw how … [Read more...]
Women’s Words Weekly – June 29-July 5, 2008
Time for another round of Women’s Words Weekly where I take a look at what businesswomen bloggers were talking about during the previous week. First this week I'm going to point you in the direction of a series Bridget Wright is writing at Leader Notes called 25 Things Leaders can do to Create a Better Organzation. This is a series you'll want to follow. So far, … [Read more...]
Omnicom Group Launches G23 to Focus on Advertising to Women
Another company has joined the bandwagon and launched a new division to handle marketing and advertising to women. Like WomenKind launched in November 2007 and The Kaleidoscope Group from Hoffman York launched in February 2008, G23 from the Omnicom Group will devote its efforts to speaking directly to the female consumer audience. According to The New York Times, … [Read more...]
Age of Conversation 2 – The Final Author List
The submissions are in and the final author list for Age of Conversation 2 has been released. A total of 237 marketing and business bloggers joined forces to write Age of Conversation 2 - Why Don't People Get It? The book is currently in the editing stage and should be released later this year with all proceeds going to Variety, the Children's Charity. Check out … [Read more...]
Win an iPod Shuffle from Biz Chicks Rule
One of my favorite blogs for businesswomen, Biz Chicks Rule by Kristen King and Bridget Wright, is hosting a contest where one lucky person can win an iPod Shuffle. With such a cool prize, I had to give some link love to the contest here at Women On Business. Just follow the link to enter. Good luck! Technorati Tags: women on business,businesswomen,business … [Read more...]
7 Traits of a Great Partnership
I read a great article by Elinor Robin on WomenEntrepreneur.com called The 7 Components of Positive Partnership where she provides analysis of the seven most important things a partnership has to encompass to be successful. While the article is targeted to businesses operating as partnerships, the traits apply to any type of partnership you might have in business (e.g., … [Read more...]
Women’s Words Weekly – June 15-21, 2008
Time for another round of Women’s Words Weekly where I take a look at what businesswomen bloggers were talking about during the previous week. Donna Maria Coles Johnson of the Indie Business Blog asks What's Your Exit Plan? where she interviews a Kristen Fraser Cotte who shares her experience in creating a plan to exit her previous career to start a new business with her … [Read more...]