Monday, September 06, 2010

Archive for the ‘U.S. News’ Category

From the Los Angeles Times — New rules may help women-owned firms get federal contracts

In 1994, Congress passed a law requiring that a minimum of 5% of the money spent on government contracts go to the nation’s businesses that are majority-owned by women. more »

From The Wall Street Journal blog — The Venus-Mars Split in Confidence and Shopping

By Kathleen Madigan Women are from Upbeat Town, men are from Cautionville. That’s the reading from a survey released by Citigroup Thursday. The survey of 1,070 women and 935 men showed a gender divide when it comes to assessing the economy’s recovery. Since women traditionally make the bulk of households’ buying decisions, their better moods could [...] more »

From CNNMoney — How plunging into debt led to sales of $1 million

By Gary Stern NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — For 12 years, Andrea Herrera played it safe and stayed out of debt. more »

From Forbes — The Fastest-Growing Jobs For Women

By Jenna Goudreau Want to stay ahead in the workplace? Here’s where you need to be. more »

From Fierce Wireless — 2010 Top Women in Wireless

Welcome to the 2010 FierceWireless Top Women in Wireless list. This is the third annual edition of this popular feature in which Fierce editors track the female stars in the wireless industry. more »

From Salon.com — What’s on TV: Not women’s sports

Less than 2 percent of sports news covers female athletes, but why? more »

From the Wall Street Journal — When Your Co-Worker Is Your Spouse

Since starting a residential- and commercial-painting business together in 2008, Karen and Don VanGordon have sometimes clashed when the strain of plunging income, long hours and cramped home-office quarters become too much to bear. more »

From The Washington Post — Minority-owned businesses on the rise, data show

By Carol Morello, The Washington Post Minorities own one in five small businesses in the United States, while women own almost one in three, according to new census statistics showing the numbers of minority and women entrepreneurs soaring between 2002 and 2007. more »

From Inc. — How I Did It: Leslie Blodgett of Bare Escentuals

A cosmetics queen and her loyal fans. As Told to Liz Welch more »

From e Yugoslavia — U.S. Women Hit By Facebook Addiction

By Dimitar Miscevic The news.com au has reported on Sunday that nearly 33% of young American women enter their Facebook account prior to brushing their teeth or going to the bathroom in the mornings on regular basis. more »