Sunday, January 29, 2012
From The Washington Post – Associated Press picks Mary Junck for board chairman Voices in Action — Speech motivates heart-warming community service From The Washington Post — Wal-Mart names Rosalind Brewer as Sam’s Club CEO, first woman to hold CEO position Voices Women in Business
From The Washington Post – Associated Press picks Mary Junck for board chairman

Mary E. Junck, the CEO of newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises Inc., was named chairman of The Associated Press board of directors Thursday.

Voices in Action — Speech motivates heart-warming community service

By Voices Affiliate Mary Ropp (co-written by Hilary Ropp) – She Came, She Spoke, They Did It! Not long ago, I asked Mariel Liggett to speak at our Voices Spotlight on Leadership Luncheon in November.

From The Washington Post — Wal-Mart names Rosalind Brewer as Sam’s Club CEO, first woman to hold CEO position

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s biggest retailer, said Friday that it has named Rosalind Brewer as CEO of Sam’s Club — the first woman and the first African-American to hold a CEO position at one of the company’s business units.

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From The Washington Post – Associated Press picks Mary Junck for board chairman

Mary E. Junck, the CEO of newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises Inc., was named chairman of The Associated Press board of directors Thursday.

Voices in Action — Speech motivates heart-warming community service

By Voices Affiliate Mary Ropp (co-written by Hilary Ropp) – She Came, She Spoke, They Did It! Not long ago, I asked Mariel Liggett to speak at our Voices Spotlight on Leadership Luncheon in November.

From The Washington Post — Wal-Mart names Rosalind Brewer as Sam’s Club CEO, first woman to hold CEO position

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s biggest retailer, said Friday that it has named Rosalind Brewer as CEO of Sam’s Club — the first woman and the first African-American to hold a CEO position at one of the company’s business units.

From Harvard Business Review — Why Men Still Get More Promotions Than Women

by Herminia Ibarra, Nancy M. Carter, and Christine Silva – Nathalie (all names in this article are disguised), a senior marketing manager at a multinational consumer goods company and a contender for chairman in her country, was advised by her boss to raise her profile locally. An excellent intracompany network wouldn’t be enough to land her the new role, he told [...]

From Voices — Battle High School leaders named

Voices Editor-in-Chief Leigh Spence is among seven leadership positions named today for Muriel Williams Battle High School. The staff members will serve as key leaders in the opening of the new school.

Voices Exclusive — Business licenses issued to women, January

One woman has been issued a business license in Columbia so far this month.

From The Columbus Dispatch — Study: Women scrimped during holidays

By Tim Feran – Women were more prudent spenders than men during the holidays, according to a new study by market research company NPD Group.

From Technorati — Corporate Boards Adapt to Gender Equitability

By Lisa Stephens – It’s not so much whether women are eligible for board appointments, but more so whether women are adequate potential for the specific needs of the position to be filled. It’s not so much whether and how many women are appointed as board members, but more so whether each appointment meets its obligation. [...]

From Fast Company — Generation Flux: Beth Comstock

BY: ROBERT SAFIA — NJanuary 9 – A conversation with Beth Comstock, GE’s chief marketing officer. She is responsible for Ecomagination and Healthymagination, GE efforts that account for billions of dollars in sales.

Going to the Adult Prom this Saturday?

The first annual Adult Prom hosted by Y107, Clear 99, and The Eagle 93.9 is a black-tie fundraising event benefiting Ronald McDonald House and Children’s Miracle Network. The event, debuting on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 7 pm, will be at the CBO Event Center at the Elks Lodge.