If you read Women On Business frequently, then you know that I blog about branding for a fairly new website, Corporate Eye. It's a great group of people and the company is growing quickly. Currently, Corporate Eye is looking for two more business bloggers to add to the team. These bloggers will be asked to write about Corporate Careers and Investor Relations. Blogging … [Read more...]
IdeaBlob.com Awards Business Ideas
Last year, Advanta launched a website called ideablob.com where entrepreneurs and small business owners are invited to share their business ideas. In simplest terms, users submit business ideas and community members give (and get) advice related to those ideas. Each month, the community votes on the best idea, and the idea with the most votes wins $10,000 from … [Read more...]
Media Targeting Women in Business
While women still make up the minority when it comes to holding executive business positions and a gender pay gap exists that is not going to close anytime soon, the media is starting to notice the value of women in business. In 2008, several large media organizations have launched websites and magazines targeted to businesswomen. Some of those sites include: Journal … [Read more...]
Women’s Words Weekly – June 8-14, 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. Melissa Seymour from Melissa Seymour Small Talk blog shares Small Business Start-Ups, a Sobering Reality where she quotes some findings from the New York Times but adds some hope to the disheartening results. Allison Boyer at … [Read more...]
Study Shows Gender Pay Gap Worse for Some Occupations than Others
A study conducted by Bizjournals.com ranked 112 major occupational groups to determine where how those jobs sized up in terms of pay gaps. The results paint a picture that is less than desirable for women in business. Check out the top 10 most equitable occupation groups: Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers Food preparation workers … [Read more...]
Support the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Lilly Ledbetter was a manager at Goodyear Tire for 19 years. During her tenure, she suffered pay discrimination constantly receiving smaller salary increases than her male colleagues. Ledbetter sued and the jury sided with her, but the Supreme Court said she should get nothing (5 to 4 ruling) because pay discrimination claims must be made within 180 days after pay … [Read more...]
Harry Potter – The Story of a Global Busines Phenomenon Hits U.K. Bookstores
My first book, Harry Potter: The Story of a Global Business Phenomenon, was just released in the U.K. by my publisher Palgrave Macmillan. It won't be released in the U.S. until August, but if you live in the U.K., you can get it through U.K. bookstores and websites now such as Amazon. Harry Potter: The Story of a Global Business Phenomenon tracks the story of the … [Read more...]
Women’s Words Weekly – June 1-7, 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. Melonie Murray at Workerette shares how Bold Moves = Big Rewards for women returning to the workforce. Liz Strauss at A Successful Blog gives us The Ultimate Guide to a Blog Status Report where she shares tips for creating a … [Read more...]
2008 PINK Conference Schedule
PINK Magazine is hosting its fourth annual conference series for women in business. Conferences will be held across the country with each featuring influential, female business leaders speaking over the course of a two-hour lunch. Each session runs from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., and tickets cost $125. You can follow the link to register for the PINK Conference … [Read more...]
See It, Smell It, Taste It
Today Women On Business has a guest post from author Danielle Weinstock who includes an excerpt from her new book, Can an Elephant Curtsy on Cue? Life Lessons Learned on a Film Set for Women in Business. This is a great book to help women in business be inspired about their jobs or find the right job that inspires them. Without further ado, following is Danielle … [Read more...]