Posts Tagged: women
Safe and Sexy
Watch this video about a performance piece by Sarah Hughes. Over the span of more than 10 years, Hughes has traveled the globe documenting people in one outfit in which they feel safe and comfortable and one in which they
Safe and Sexy
Watch this video about a performance piece by Sarah Hughes. Over the span of more than 10 years, Hughes has traveled the globe documenting people in one outfit in which they feel safe and comfortable and one in which they
Wiki as Source
This is definitely true for me personally. The public is increasingly going to Wikipedia as a research source: According to a recent Pew survey, the percentage of all American adults who use the site to look for information increased to
Wiki as Source
This is definitely true for me personally. The public is increasingly going to Wikipedia as a research source: According to a recent Pew survey, the percentage of all American adults who use the site to look for information increased to
Women, Men and Jobs
Our recession has been around long enough for left and right-leaning thinktanks to collaborate on papers on topic. I thought this one from the American Center for Progress and the Hamilton Foundation was worth skimming through. And for the second
Women, Men and Jobs
Our recession has been around long enough for left and right-leaning thinktanks to collaborate on papers on topic. I thought this one from the American Center for Progress and the Hamilton Foundation was worth skimming through. And for the second
All the Business Ladies
Excellent article in the Wall Street Journal last week – women business numbers with suggestions on how to close existing gaps. The phenomenal growth of women-owned businesses has made headlines for three decades—women consistently have been launching new enterprises at
All the Business Ladies
Excellent article in the Wall Street Journal last week – women business numbers with suggestions on how to close existing gaps. The phenomenal growth of women-owned businesses has made headlines for three decades—women consistently have been launching new enterprises at
Femivores
More lefty liberals writing about their friends from the New York Times. Fascinating – read it here. Femivorism is grounded in the very principles of self-sufficiency, autonomy and personal fulfillment that drove women into the work force in the first
Femivores
More lefty liberals writing about their friends from the New York Times. Fascinating – read it here. Femivorism is grounded in the very principles of self-sufficiency, autonomy and personal fulfillment that drove women into the work force in the first
Modern Marriage
Modern American marriage was the subject of this article in the Christian Science Monitor this week. Some interesting stats contained within: Only 50 or 60 percent of Americans say that adultery would be an automatic deal breaker for their marriage,
Modern Marriage
Modern American marriage was the subject of this article in the Christian Science Monitor this week. Some interesting stats contained within: Only 50 or 60 percent of Americans say that adultery would be an automatic deal breaker for their marriage,
Magazine Attempts to Please Advertisers
Vocab word for the day: quasquicentennial Another example of magazine attempts to more deeply connect readers with advertisers. Good Housekeeping magazine will pay tribute to the achievements of women who have inspired, informed, educated, captivated and sometimes infuriated Americans during
Magazine Attempts to Please Advertisers
Vocab word for the day: quasquicentennial Another example of magazine attempts to more deeply connect readers with advertisers. Good Housekeeping magazine will pay tribute to the achievements of women who have inspired, informed, educated, captivated and sometimes infuriated Americans during
Direct Selling Thrives
The nation’s unemployment rate is hovering at 10.6 percent, but direct-sales companies like Tupperware, Avon, and Mary Kay are thriving and continue to draw in new salespeople. Mary Kay has seen a 22 percent increase in global sales consultants between
Direct Selling Thrives
The nation’s unemployment rate is hovering at 10.6 percent, but direct-sales companies like Tupperware, Avon, and Mary Kay are thriving and continue to draw in new salespeople. Mary Kay has seen a 22 percent increase in global sales consultants between
Workforce Changes = Societal Changes
What will our families’ economic structure look like in 5 years, 20 years, when I’m old and gray? All Americans (citizens of most of the world?) think about these things more frequently than we ever thought possible, I’m sure. As
Workforce Changes = Societal Changes
What will our families’ economic structure look like in 5 years, 20 years, when I’m old and gray? All Americans (citizens of most of the world?) think about these things more frequently than we ever thought possible, I’m sure. As
College Application Videos
Application videos are no longer just for Elle Woods! And further documentation that teen girls are a super-engine of content creation on the web. This year Tufts University, for the first time, officially accepted short YouTube videos that students could
College Application Videos
Application videos are no longer just for Elle Woods! And further documentation that teen girls are a super-engine of content creation on the web. This year Tufts University, for the first time, officially accepted short YouTube videos that students could
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