by Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) The “Motor City” as it’s affectionately called, is home to Motown, the American automobile industry, and to Kim Harris Jones, the first African-American female Vice President in Chrysler history. “I was born and raised in Detroit and when you’re born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, it’s not hard to be […]
Contributed by Martin Mitchell of the Corporate Training Group In case you were too busy to have kept up with all the news, contributor Martin Mitchell has gathered some important market events from last week to help you start this week well informed: Mergers and Acquisitions Richard Li’s $2.2bn buyout of the Hong Kong telecoms […]
by Kelley Vollmer (New York City) Since moving to Manhattan, self defense had been something I’d always meant to learn, but I kept finding excuses as to why I couldn’t take a class: it didn’t fit into my schedule; I didn’t know which course to take; or it was just too expensive. I told myself […]
The Midlands Launch into International Women’s Month In this new world of work, women do jump through hoops every day to get to where they want to be. They break down barriers and overcome challenges to get to the top in some very difficult circumstances. They keep going when it all gets tough. They have […]
This is one of a series of three career development events for women with qualifications in science, engineering and technology. They are offered free by the Scottish Resource Centre for Women in SET. Career Development Planning – A Workshop for Women Researchers in SET A FREE one-day workshop, organised by the Scottish Resource Centre for […]
To mark International Women’s Day on March 8th, PricewaterhouseCoopers are running a snap survey to assess first impressions of the impact of the global economic crisis on women’s careers and prospects, now and in the future. Will the recession break the glass ceiling or reinforce it? Will it set equality back ten years, or put […]
by Andrea Newell (Grand Rapids, Michigan) In 1991, Stephanie Fekkes was the only private sector female attorney in Barry County, Michigan. As more and more domestic cases came across her desk, she began gravitating toward family law. Women were more comfortable talking to another woman about their problems. “I was helping people through a very […]
Innovation is at the heart of every great problem solution and advances for humankind. With the current economic crisis, innovation is the answer doing more with less. What is true innovation and can you learn to “do it on demand”? Is this a skill you learn and, therefore, able to teach or is it an […]
by Anna Collins, Esq. (Portland, Maine) When the National Association of Women Lawyers released its annual survey at the end of last year, the statistics regarding women equity partners were sobering. Only 16% of equity partners are women. On average, only 15% of a firm’s highest governing committee members are women, and 15% of the […]
by Liz O’Donnell (Boston) The Network Journal, a business magazine which provides news and commentaries on the workplace and focuses predominantly on Africa-American professionals, recently announced its 2009 list of “25 Influential Black Women in Business.” The twenty-five women will be honored during Women’s History Month at the Eleventh Annual 25 Influential Black Women in […]