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Women face somewhat different work challenges than men. This area is for articles about the working woman, and all articles pertain directly to women.


Woman on board: in the boardroom

 By n/a - Lauren Smith, co-chair of the Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Women Executive Leadership Census Committee, which has recently looked at the status of women in board positions in Florida, suggests that to increase your odds of being considered for a board, you can do the following: (Added: 7-Sep-2006 Hits: 426 )

Non-Traditional Employment for Women

 By Dawn Rosenberg McKay - Women who choose employment in fields traditionaly dominated by men will enjoy the benefit of a higher salary than that of a more traditional job. Read the list of the less conventional jobs and see if you want to contemplate a different career path. (Added: 1-Feb-2006 Hits: 672 )

Where Women's Pay Trumps Men's

 By Jeanne Sahadi - Much is made of the fact the men often earn more than women. Well, that's not always the case. See which occupations defy the norm. (Added: 7-Sep-2006 Hits: 794 )

Cracks in glass ceiling / Hotels are opening doors for women in management

 By David Armstrong - While women still comprise less than half of hotel GMs locally and nationally, industry experts say it's getting easier for women to fill top jobs in a field that -- like many others -- was long dominated by men in white shirts, dark suits and red ties (Added: 7-Sep-2006 Hits: 608 )

Getting Back in the Game

 By n/a - The authors provide recommendations that women, as well as employers and universities, can use to facilitate their reentry into business. (Added: 7-Sep-2006 Hits: 656 )

Female Executives Are Not Successful When They Act Like Men

 By Paula Burkes Erickson - This study from the Hays Group concludes that women are not good executives when they act like men. Read about the women who is famous for holding marathon meetings. Women, it seems cannot get away with the same behaviors as their male counterparts. (Added: 5-Sep-2006 Hits: 904 )

Woman Executive Is Not Shy When Opportunities Knock

 By n/a - Patricia Woertz is a female and a chief executive officer, and very determined that people not view her as a female chief executive officer. (Added: 7-Sep-2006 Hits: 964 )

It's Not About the Coach

 By Marshall Goldsmith - I don't hold myself up as "coach as expert." I'm much more a "coach as facilitator." Most of what my clients learn about themselves comes not from me but from their friends, their colleagues, and their family members. I just try to provide help when needed and assist them in not wandering too far off course. (Added: 8-Sep-2006 Hits: 426 )

Women Find New Path to Work

 By Mallory Stark - Professor Myra Hart's New Path program helps Harvard Business School alumnae re-enter the work world. Here is a look at what participants learned about life, work, and the quickly changing world of business. (Added: 7-Sep-2006 Hits: 792 )

5 Steps to Getting the Raise the You Deserve - A Guide for Women

 By n a - Women often feel their work should stand for itself and therefore tend to wait for someone else to tell them when (and if) they deserve increased rewards or recognition, such as a raise. Rewards and recognition are a crucial part of your job and play a significant role in your confidence and sense of control over your career. Unfortunately, you relinquish a lot of control by waiting for others to bestow favorable things upon you. (Added: 16-Feb-2006 Hits: 710 )

Dress For Success

 By n a - Do you know how to dress for work and success? The guidelines are general and usually depend upon your age, position, industry. Read this list of recommendations as a reminder to maintain your good dress sense. (Added: 1-Feb-2006 Hits: 585 )

Women Who Step Out of the Corporate World Find It Hard to Step Back In > Women Who Step Out of the Corporate World Find It Hard to Step Back In

 By n/a - Women executives who leave the corporate world when they hit a glass ceiling, want to raise a family fulltime or decide to focus on other interests, encounter frustrating roadblocks in their attempts to re-enter the workforce, according to new Wharton research. (Added: 7-Sep-2006 Hits: 356 )

Are You Being Coached?

 By Ryan Underwood - People seek out coaches for two common reasons: navigating some transition in their lives or careers, or having some inkling that they're jerks, and that antisocial behavior is holding them back. (Added: 8-Sep-2006 Hits: 367 )

Women Working in the Media

 By n/a - Since the 1960s, feminists have argued that "it matters who makes it." When it comes to the mass media, "who makes it" continues to be men. Find out why this is so. (Added: 8-Sep-2006 Hits: 358 )

Women Face Glass Ceiling in Hiring

 By Dawn Rosenberg McKay - magine you make reservations at a restaurant that is famous for preparing a special chicken dish, which you order when your day to dine arrives. The waiter looks at you and says "No! I think you'll like the fish dish better." He hurries away to put your (his) order in before you can protest. Imagine now, that it's not a meal, but your career course that is being decided by someone else. Someone who thinks he or she knows what would be a more suitable track for you. (Added: 1-Feb-2006 Hits: 936 )

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