“I wipe my baby’s chin with my college diploma and wonder, ‘How did I ever get here?’”
– Joy Rose from the band “Housewives on Prozac”
I’m sure any mom on the planet can relate to that quote and the sense of exhaustion and bewilderment that it implies. (more…)
Women managers, women business owners and other business women must sometimes contend with unenlightened behavior and attitudes from male colleagues.
You can either choose to get your dander up each time, which induces stress and health issues that hurt you (not the guy) or figure out how to deal effectively with it. (more…)
While the corporate world may no longer be a man’s game, the sad truth is that businesswomen are still paid less than men for the same positions, and fewer women than men fill the top positions. Further, when a woman is assertive and works hard to get ahead, it can be misinterpreted whereas this behavior is admired and rewarded in men. (more…)
The transition to business wear can be pretty tricky sometimes. You want to “WOW” your co-workers without going overboard.
It is important to remember that not all casual clothing is appropriate for business wear.
In order to do this effectively, the sophisticated woman needs a few basic business wear essentials. (more…)
Work at home moms face challenges that are very unique. The decision to work outside the home or stay with your children is difficult, with each option having advantages and disadvantages. If you stay home you may lose income and you will lose interaction with fellow employees, and if you work outside the home you live with separation from your children and pay caregiver expenses. (more…)
So, you have to start making an income, but you have no real skills, and you haven’t been out in the work force since dirt was created. Let’s face it, in the divorce process, women most often end up with the short end of the stick financially. But what can you do? What employable skills do you have? (more…)
Increasingly, women managers are choosing to “opt out” when corporations fail to meet their professional needs. Opting out—the latest catch phrase within corporate circles—describes the growing trend of leaving corporate positions for alternative career paths. (more…)
Many women in business find that in order to meet their business’ financial needs, they turn to searching out a loan source. Business loans for women are widely available through the Small Business Administration and a variety of other sources such as banks, credit unions and other financial institutions. Loans, however, are not the only source for financing. In some instances, business grants for women are available. (more…)
So says a survey by the UK Government sponsored Business Link and they are quite right.
Thousands of women have turned their back on the monthly salary cheque preferring instead to take the often daunting step of running their own businesses. (more…)
Women in the U.S. with fledgling Internet marketing businesses can obtain government assistance online to help their business grow.
Sometimes it seems that the world of Internet business is an entirely separate world from that of brick-and-mortar business. However, to the government all legitimate small businesses are equal. There are a wealth of publicly funded resources available to the female online entrepreneur. The question is, how to find them? (more…)
