Yes, people lie. And according to a new study, they especially lie to women because they perceive that women are easily deceived in negotiations. According to Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, women are more likely to be lied to than men, and negotiators opportunistically deceive them to get ahead. Lies told to women Laura […]
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It’s not every woman for herself in the world today. In fact, more and more women are reaching out and helping other women gain self-confidence with them. Women today are becoming aware of the importance of asking for help, as well as empowering other women. Women Mentors Building strong support systems, women are mentoring one
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When Ali Warren discovered firefighting, she thought she had found her life’s work. But other firefighters had different ideas. She had to gain self-confidence to overcome the prejudice against the one thing she could not change, being a girl. Ali told her classic story of empowerment in her book, Where Hope Lives. Empowering Women to
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Here’s news that should help build women’s self confidence and increase women empowerment! Women are developing greater cognitive skills faster than men. According to a study published this week, the gap in cognitive gender differences is narrowing. Although the gap is unlikely to go away completely, the change reflects our cultural perceptions of men’s and
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Are women who own small business still far behind their male counterparts when it comes to getting loans and government contracts?
Success is not just about taking a seat at the table, it’s about believing that if you say or do the wrong thing, you will bounce back and try again. In fact, growth is difficult if not impossible when you see failure as a pronouncement of your potential. That’s why we all need to work
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The news is in, and we have work to do! Today white males are outnumbered by women and minorities two to one in the workforce, but they still make up the vast majority of executives. Why? It could be because women and minorities are being penalized for hiring or promoting members of their own group.
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If you want to find something, a place, a service or some good advice, whom will you ask? A woman, of course! Women are the greatest Yellow Pages resource ever. If you like what she is wearing, or reading, or the cut and color of her hair, a woman is happy to tell you all
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Last week was the 50th Anniversary of the War on Poverty, and to mark the occasion The Shriver Corps emerged as a new national service partnership utilizing AmeriCorps VISTA members to lift people out of poverty in low-income communities across the country. Partners in the launch include A Woman’s Nation, The Corporation for National and
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In the news and across social media channels, it’s easy to see that currently there is adistinct backlash against feminism, not to mention an often-profound misunderstanding. Feminism has become the new “F” word, and it’s up to any person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes to reclaim it. What
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