2006

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Women in the News. for Better or Worse

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Just like the pledge taken in marriage “for better or worse&# we women in business are in it &# for better or worse." And this past week, it may have been “for worse.&# Every time I reached for the paper, I had a pit in my stomach. What appeared to be the never ending saga of HP Board member investigations resulted in former Chair Patricia Dunn’s indictment.

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Studies Reveal that College Women Work Harder Than Men - Is This Good News for Women?

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"At Colleges, Women Are Leaving Men in the Dust" - the front page story in "The New York Times" today (7/9/06) - appears to be good news for women's equality in the workplace. But I'm not so sure. You may think I'm crazy, but let me explain. The article reports on why women are excelling beyond men in college: Attitude. Work ethnic. Perfectionism.

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Who's Hunting Who?

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Last week “The Wall Street Journal&# (Jeffrey Zaslow, Moving On column) reminisced about a “Newsweek&# cover story, “Too Late for Prince Charming?&# which appeared in June 1986. The article fed fear into the hearts of women over 30 by reporting on a study by Yale and Harvard researchers that showed “that 30-year old white, college-educated single women had only a 20% chance of finding husbands.

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Sherry Lansing, Billie Jean King and More

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First, thank you to the women who have taken time to comment on the WLE Blog -- most recently Sue Moore and Tanis Cornell. It is so great to get the conversation going about issues that are important to women and to comment on how the media portrays those issues. More often than not, those commenting in print seem locked in the past. They even interpret results of studies through "yesterday's" eyes, per the last blog.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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What Did Betty and Coretta Think About Desperate Housewives?

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Betty Friedan and Coretta King are huge icons and ultimate women of substance. Their passings are a true loss. Betty truly shifted the world for women (and men) with her book "The Feminine Mystique." Coretta was committed to social justice, even before she married Martin Luther King. Both were headstrong, outspoken and courageous. Their causes - while different - were very much the same.

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Saying Good Bye To Great Women

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We have lost many great women in 2005. Thank you to Beth Polish, a business leader and innovator, for bringing to my attention a news item (NY Times) on New Year's Eve about the passing of author Rona Jaffe. Many of us had the opportunity to meet Rona, when she surprised us by attending a WLE Business Spa Retreat in Puerto Rico. Never having met her, we kept asking each other, is she "the" Rona Jaffe.

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Women's Leadership Exchange - Blog - I Won't Say Good Bye to Ann.

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