Women
101 Minutes With Arianna Huffington
It is her first visit to her newsroom since she left for a two-week trip to Italy and Greece, and she is ready for some employee hug time. “It’s so good to see you,” she cries to a pair of slightly startled assistants among a number of young people typing away methodically, many with headphones plugged in. “Would you like lunch? I’m buying lunch.”
How Sex Hurts The Workplace, Especially Women
Sex in the workplace doesn’t just hurt those parties involved. Sure, Mark Hurd’s recent scandal produced three obvious casualties: Mark Hurd, Hewlett Packard and its shareholders, and even, to an extent, Jodie Fisher.
Women 2.0 Labs – New Pre-Incubator This Fall 2010!
Women 2.0 Labs is a 5-week pre-incubator for engineers, designers, business and marketing mavens to begin to develop high-growth technology ventures in San Francisco, CA. This Women 2.0 program is open to both women and men.
Deadline to apply for your spot at Women 2.0 Labs: September 4th, 2010.
In Her Heels: Interview With “Formerly Hot” Stephanie Dolgoff
Joining me today is Stephanie Dolgoff, author of the new book, My Formerly Hot Life. Stephanie is a contributing editor at Parenting. Before that, she was a contributing editor at Real Simple, health director and features director at SELF magazine, and prior to that, executive editor and senior contributing editor at Glamour. She’s written for “O” The Oprah Magazine, Fitness, Health, Parents, Redbook, Seventeen, CosmoGirl, Ladies Home Journal, Prevention, American Photo, and many others!
Women Rebels With A Cause = Entrepreneurship
Frances Osborne provides her suggestions on books about female adventurers (much like women entrepreneurs) that offer a thrilling ride. These are each worth a look.
Voice Of Experience: Dorothy Collins Weaver, Co-founder And CEO Of Collins Capital
I’ve been blessed with lots of energy and a love of the vertical learning curve,” said Dorothy Collins Weaver, Co-founder and CEO of Miami-based hedge fund of funds, Collins Capital.
Wave of the Future: More Women at the Business Table as Both Equal and Different Partners with Men
Learn what motivates women in the workplace (discover where companies go wrong and why many women leave Corporate America for entrepreneurship) and find out how companies that learn to adapt to women will be better able to respond to the challenge of an aging workforce and the demands of the next generation of knowledge workers.
Woman’s Entrepreneurial Sweet Spot?
She argues that Y Combinator participants are mostly in there early 20s but that a woman’s “entrepreneurial sweet spot” is around age 40. Venture capitalists Fred Wilson weighs in, saying that while there certainly is a shortage of women entrepreneurs, “a different model is required if this were to work” (though he’s not sure what that is.).
Women 2.0 Founders Named “Most Influential Women in Technology 2010″ in Fast Company Magazine
We recognized a lot of Women 2.0 entrepreneurs on Fast Company’s “Most Influential Women in Technology 2010″ list.
Three Women Entrepreneurs’ Perspectives On Social Media
On Thursday, April 15, 2010, the Center for Women and Enterprise in partnership with Babson’s Center for Women’s Leadership hosted a panel with three successful women entrepreneurs (Jill Cartwright, President, Go Gaga; Heather K. Margolis, President, Channel Maven Consulting; and, Kaarina Kvaavik, Chief Officer of ABLE Innovations) who de-mystified the world of social media through the lens of their experiences. The discussion was practical and enormously helpful in providing an inside look at how social media has significantly enhanced the growth of each of their three businesses.
She Writes: A Best Seller
I know someone out there in Lipsticking Society-land has a winning book in her just waiting to be part of this great contest. Remember – even if you don’t WIN – your book will be reviewed by experts and you may get a book contract or advice on what do do next. There is no way to lose!
Betty Takes On Walmart
The implications of this case is huge, not only for Walmart, but for all companies that uphold discriminatory practices against women. If, in fact, Walmart loses the lawsuit and must pay back wages to over a million women, they will certainly suffer financially. This case could cost Walmart billions of dollars.
Partner event: Women 2.0 Save 20% On Smash Summit
SMASH Summit on Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 in San Francisco, CA is an exploration of social media marketing strategies, tactics, tools, and campaigns used by the most successful online companies to acquire and retain customers on search, social, and mobile platforms.
In Her Heels: Interview With Globe Trotting Woman Entrepreneur, Jenny Buccos
In 2003, after months of brainstorming I founded ProjectExplorer.org hoping to use my newfound love of travel as a way to educate young people by presenting compelling stories of the world’s cultures, histories, and people. My goal was, and is, to educate, inspire, and inform. In five short years, ProjectExplorer.org went from my simple idea to a world-class, award-winning program that is sought out by Tourism Boards to produce a series in their country.
Why Women Experience Money Malfunctions
For years I thought I was selfish if I did something for myself. It took forever to get past that feeling of selfishness. It didn’t change until I read this definition: Selfish is when you are not doing something someone else wants you to do.
Ten Laws Of Enduring Success
Maria Bartiromo of CNBC once spoke at a General Electric (GE) women’s meeting about–investing, the Fed, inflation and Wall Street. She did afine job in her presentation, and then was asked the question, “How she has succeeded so well in face of all the prejudices and attitudes toward women on Wall Street?” by one of [...]
Getting More Women On Boards
The organization Women in the Boardroom hosts executive leadership events in 15 cities across the U.S. to assist women in accessing opportunities for board service. There will be a Women in the Boardroom event in Boston on September 13, 2010.
Progress of Hispanic Woman Slowed By Economic Downturn, But Ascent Continues
Every April, HispanicBusiness Magazine tracks this progress, and recognizes the strides made by some of this nation’s outstanding Hispanic women.
Interview With Founder Of Beauties On The Go And Director Of The TEEN LUVE Program
Beauties on the Go was created to simplify women’s lives and bring out their inner and outer beauty by inspiring and supporting them by providing resources that help in every aspect of living. Beauties on the Go is a community created by women for women that lead busy lives.
A Glimpse Into The She-conomy Following The Recession
The second annual survey by Women & Co., a financial community where wisdom, wealth and women meet, backed by Citigroup, uncovers how the economic downturn has impacted what women are thinking, saying, and doing when it comes to money in today’s She-conomy.