Studies have proven time and time again that women are generally risk averse. It is that very tendency that has protected them throughout history, and fortified female business leaders as recently as this decade. But if women hope to get to the corner office and break through glass ceilings, they have got to be prepared […]
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A new study reports that when a man asked to work from home two days a week to take care of his child, nearly 25 percent of human resources representatives found him to be “extremely likable” and less than 3 percent thought he wasn’t committed to the job. The same can’t be said for women,
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Currently, more than a thousand girls in the U.S. play high school baseball, according to Justine Siegal, the founder of Baseball For All. Thanks though to Mo’ne Davis and her showing at the Little League World Series, that number is expected to climb. Davis, who is only 13 years old, has become a media sensation
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We all know that women can work very well together, but a new report indicates that is not always true. A study from Washington University in St. Louis finds that the benefits of adding women to workplace teams increased collaboration and creativity, but only when competition isn’t involved. Researchers discovered that men benefit creatively from
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Women can benefit from a female mentor who has knowledge and experience and can show them “The ropes.” The mentor can be a guide, a role model and a good adviser. In today’s increasingly competitive workplace, a mentor can help a woman not only survive, but thrive in the corporate culture. Mentoring relationships can also
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For decades we have faced a “glass ceiling” when it comes to sports. Empowered women have been working to help other women become aware of the barriers, and help women understand the battles they will face if they want to be coaches or administrators in sports programs or to even be a part of the sports world. In fact,
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The electoral process is seldom described as pleasant. It’s a lot of hard work. The question is, does something about having to face voters contribute to the relative lack of female candidates in American elections? Women won the right to vote in 1920, but initially progress in politics was slow, limited to an occasional woman
It’s staggering to think about, but 40 percent of women with engineering degrees either leave the profession or never enter the field. Why? Because it’s generally an “old-boys club” and that’s not in just one or two companies, it’s industry-wide. This matters a great deal for our daughters, who are being widely encouraged to pursue
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QBE’s Business Resource Group Schedules Lunch & Learn on Women Empowerment I’m delighted to have the opportunity to speak to the women of QBE North America about empowerment. Such an important topic! On August 19, we’re doing a Lunch & Learn in Irvine, California, with a WebEx link to other QBE women across the country.
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Coffee? Exercise? Breakfast? What builds your self-confidence and self-esteem? We all have to start the day somewhere, and some of the most successful people in our history have left examples we can all benefit from. Morning Routines Given the fact that science says that willpower is strongest in the morning, it only makes sense that
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