Sunday, May 20, 2012

Archive for the ‘News for Successful Women’ Category

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. more »

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 [...] more »

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. more »

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. [...] more »

From the Business Standard — It’s woman power on the Internet

By M Saraswathy, Mumbai – Shaifali Aggarwal, a single woman in New Delhi, always found it difficult finding people to carry out household repairs. Even if she had to get a door-lock repaired, she often waited for around one-and-a-half months, as she, being a working woman, never got the time to get them fixed. It was then [...] more »

From Businessweek — Actress who sued Amazon over age IDs herself

By Gene Johnson – An actress who filed an anonymous lawsuit against Amazon.com and its Internet Movie Database for revealing her age identified herself in a federal court filing Friday. more »

WOMEN AT WORK: The serendipitous side of networking

By Leah Eichler – Deborah Gillis had just returned to work leading a business consulting practice, after being treated for breast cancer, when a former colleague invited her to lunch out of the blue. more »

Voices Affiliate Cheryl Edington Shares Newsletter with Tax Info

Check out the Baer & Edington newsletter, provided by Voices Affiliate Cheryl Edington. Among other things, it includes an article on year-end tax planning strategies and a list of 20 expiring tax breaks. more »

National Women’s Business Council Submits 2011 Report

WASHINGTON  – The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) submitted its 2011 Annual Report to the president, Congress and U.S. Small Business Administration, providing its list of policy and program recommendations for how the government can best assist women-owned businesses. more »

From Fox Business — The Case for Female Entrepreneurship and Leaders

Over the last year, there’s been a lot of noise about the lack of women at the executive level. Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, is talking about it, major newspapers and publications are writing about it and news outlets are creating dedicated sections on their websites to the issue. more »