Women CEOs accept larger pay-cuts
Total pay among CEOs declined by 18.5 percent for women and 6.1 percent for men in 2008. On average, women CEOs earned 58 percent of what male CEOs earned
in realized compensation last year according to a new study. Learn what men are doing to boost their pay in this recession.
Women hold up half the sky
I love this post by 84-year old Bill Gates Sr. in his book review of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity Worldwide. Bill says, "To everyone around the world who has asked me what it takes to raise a successful son like Bill Gates, my first response is: Make sure he can learn from a strong woman." His comments are such a wonderful perspective on how men can benefit from strong women - I encourage you to read his entire post.
Twittering their productivity away
As more and more social networking, blogs, twitters and other ways to "connect" are pushed onto the market, it's harder than ever to keep team members focused. How can you ensure your priorities stay their priorities?
When a "Free Trial" isn't free
Many so-called "free trials" for wrinkle creams, weight-loss products, and makeup samples are scams. Just about all of them ask for a credit card number for shipping and handling charges. You'll usually get the product alright - so it isn't outright fraud - but the creams, pills, and samples are worthless: what they really want is your credit card number based on the legitimacy of the trial so they can charge you for future products, the terms for which are usually hidden in some fine print that's almost impossible to find.
Are the kick-ass women of the bible at risk?
For all you working women - especially moms - who feel guilty about late hours and day care, just read about the Wife of Noble Character, a kick-ass woman who built her own business, written about in a biblical passage over two thousand years ago. She's a shrewd investor and is loved and respected by her kids, her husband and her community - you can't help but be inspired by her. But is this inspirational woman straight out of the bible at risk? A conservative group is out to re-write the bible to remove "modern emasculation of Christianity". How will the bible's strong female characters fare?
Why Wall Street needs more women
From CBS News, yet more evidence that women are better at investing than men: "A recent report showed that while all hedge funds had an annual return of almost 6 percent, hedge funds run by women did better with a return of 9 percent. And during the downturn last year, while all funds dropped 19 percent, funds run by women went down just below 10 percent." That means that during the worst of this downturn, women fund managers performed nearly twice as well as their male counterparts. Why?
Flushing virgin forests down the toilet
I had no idea that our choice of toilet paper could mean so much - But the reality is that the soft, triple-ply premium wipe is actually wiping out virgin forests too. "...the NRDC estimates that if every household in the U.S. replaced just one 500-sheet roll of virgin-fiber TP a year with a roll made from 100% recycled paper, nearly 425,000 trees would be saved annually." Read this Time article to learn which brands help protect forests, and which literally flush them down the toilet.
Great Recession harder on men?
In this article, Time declares that this recession is going much easier on women, mainly because it has hit male-dominated industries like construction and manufacturing. (I'll add banking to this list.) In contrast, women dominate healthcare, education and government, the sectors least hit (thus far). Could there be another reason?
Companies with more women execs fare better
From the Washington Post: "There's a sound business reason why Norway now mandates that corporate boards be 40 percent female. Why Iceland, after its embarrassing financial mess, put major banks and its government in female hands. And why Hermes, the only French company to outperform expectations during the recession, also has, you guessed it, a management structure dominated by women." Read article here.
Girl jocks make the best CEOs
I’ve found that women who play team sports have better skills to compete in a male dominated business world. Whereas men have learned to have a knock-down, drag-out battle and walk away friends, women are supposed to value the relationship as much as the outcome and are taught not to rock the social boat. Sports helps women learn they can compete and still be friends. Here are some tips to improve your competitive response.
