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IT Needs More Female Role Models: Young women need more technology mentors and role models if the UK is to attract women to tech jobs, says BlackBerry's creators, RIM. Research for RIM found that 73 per cent of girls aged 11 to 16 believe the UK lacks women role models in the tech...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Women, Information Technology, Role Model, Humraz, MentorSET, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, BNET UK Staff; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Can DSW Catch Up To Zappos?: There are women who buy shoes and then there are Women Who Buy Shoes. For the latter, the launch of DSW.com -- DSW Shoe Warehouse's online store -- comes as super news. Is it too late to blunt the impact of online shoe pusher Zappos.com? The bricks-and-mortar...; Tags: Shoe, Advertisement, Women, Zappos, DSW, Gender And Diversity, Sales Strategy, Human Resources, Sales, Lisa Everitt; Blog posts 2008-05-02
11 Bonehead Business Decisions You Must Avoid: Think you're making smart moves for your company? Maybe not. BNET sister site TechRepublic lists 11 dumbÂ decisions that can take down just about any business, large or small. Start with these two: #2: "Human beings can be replaced with machines to answer our phones"Â Today, it's a treat when...; Tags: Gender and diversity, Rick Broida, women, Very few voicemail system; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Should UK Boards Follow Cameron's Lead?: Conservative Party leader David Cameron's promise to fill one-third of his Cabinet posts with women if he makes it to Number 10 has had employment lawyers up in arms. Positive discrimination, points out Glovers solicitors, contravenes EU discrimination laws. Anyway, affirmative action breeds resentment in the ranks and is seen...; Tags: Women, Equal Opportunity Commission, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, BNET UK Staff; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Are You a Management Imposter?: Do you feel as if you are pulling the wool over the eyes of your workmates, hiding your incompetence? You are not alone. There is even a name for it: Imposter Syndrome. Management consultant Gill Corkindale takes up the subject of business professionals with...; Tags: Blogging, Recruitment & Selection, Sean Silverthorne, Imposter Syndrome; Blog posts 2008-05-08

April Retail Roundup: Discounters Come out Ahead: The news: Anemic retail sales in April shouldn't surprise anybody. Any gain was attributed to Easter happening in March this year, creating one more weekend trading day in April 2008 than in 2007. If you combine March and April, the Wall Street Journal said, sales rose 1.1 percent, right in...; Tags: Shoe, Saks, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Gender And Diversity, Sales, Human Resources, Lisa Everitt; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Women and the Power of Negotiation | Useful Commute Podcast: Research confirms that women are reluctant to negotiate -- at work and at home -- and continually underestimate their value. In this podcast, "Ask For It" coauthor Sarah Laschever explains how women can maximize their bargaining power and ask for their fair share of raises, promotions and perks. ...; Tags: Gender and diversity, Podcasts, BNET staff, women, negotiation; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Can Yahoo Out-'Shine' Glam and iVillage?: "April is orgasm month!" proclaim bloggers Em and Lo in one today's posts on Yahoo's new women's site, Shine. "Why? Because we say so."Shine looks to have jumped out of the gate at high speed after hiring eight experienced editors to create and manage the site's content. ...; Tags: Women, Yahoo! Inc., iVillage Inc., Shine, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, David Weir; Blog posts 2008-04-06
Osteoporosis: Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mass and micro architectural deterioration of bone tissue with a consequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fractures. It is not a component of normal aging but a disease process that is both treatable and preventable. Despite this fact, osteoporosis is a problem...; Tags: Gender and diversity, fracture, women; White papers
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals: The Louisiana Office of Public Health (OPH) is responsible for the administration of the State's Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program. Because of the program's growth and the need to evolve their technology, the Louisiana OPH sought a new system to help manage the demands of the growing program and...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, CIBER Inc., public health, women, Web browser; Case studies
Capitalizing on Your Strengths: One of the qualities of superior men and women is that they are extremely self-reliant. They accept complete responsibility for themselves and everything that happens to them. They look to themselves as the source of their successes and as the main cause of their problems and difficulties. When things aren't...; Tags: Gender and diversity, women; White papers
6 Tips For Bridging The Communication Gap: As you may have observed, women and men who work closely together often get tied up in communication knots, especially over issues that involve power, advocacy, and managing the troops. That's because the sexes have distinct ways of communicating. They request action and advice differently. Their verbal responses and timing...; Tags: Gender and diversity, Microsoft Corp., women, workplace; White papers
Single Mother Resources Directs You Towards Success: There are a vast number of women that successfully raise their children. However there is also a great number of single mother's that must bear the burden of covering their own costs as well as their child's, all on one income. Whether a mother is working full time or going...; Tags: women, income; White papers
Designing Women Stitch Up A Multi-Million Dollar Business In Ft. Wayne, IN: The two new neighbors Barbara and Patricia shared an interest in fashion design. They developed some prototypes for soft, quilted duffel bags and purses. The items were the hit of an in-home clothing show, and demand grew. Barbara and Patricia found themselves searching for experienced seamstresses, deals on wholesale fabric,...; Tags: P&L, women, finance; Case studies
Breast Cancer: Breast cancer is the most common cancer occurring among women and accounts for 30% of all cancers diagnosed in women. In the year 2000, invasive breast cancer was diagnosed in an estimated 182,800 women in the United States. Last year, 40,800 women died with breast cancer. More importantly, in situ...; Tags: Gender and diversity, women, physician, Y2K; White papers
Case Study VII-Keystone Health Plan East (Philadelphia, PA) Baby BluePrints/Baby FootSteps: The program includes a strong emphasis on breastfeeding education and support for all pregnant members Keystone Health Plan East's goal for breastfeeding promotion is "to inform women about the benefits of breastfeeding and to support those who decide to do so, without in any way making formula-feeding mothers feel guilty...; Tags: Gender and diversity, HEALTHCARE, HMO, women, line of business, health care, benefit; Case studies
Business Risks of Spam: No spam-blocking technology can recognize all spam, but as with pornography, you know spam when you see it. With much of the spam falling into this category, that's one reason businesses large and small are looking for ways to block the junk messaging from appearing on their employees' computer screens....; Tags: Cyberthreats, Protiviti, spam, harassment, computer screen, messaging, disk, environment, computer; White papers
Gynecologic Cancer: This article discusses and provides in-depth information about Gynecologic Cancer and the treatment and drug research for it. The use of laparoscopy in the treatment, evaluation and staging of cancers of the female reproductive tract is one that is constantly evolving. Although its use is well recognized in some situations...; Tags: Treatment, Women, Cancer, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources; White papers
THE PROBLEM OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT2: This article is based on the problem of sexual harassment. Workplace sexual harassment is a serious problem in the United States, and the dimensions of the problem continue to expand. A large part of the problem with sexual harassment is the difference between legal definitions and individual perception. However, an...; Tags: harassment, absence, workplace, career; White papers
Hitting Targets In Cardiff: The Black Association of Women Step Out (BAWSO) is a women's aid group for black and ethnic minority women based in Cardiff. There are nine staff, six volunteers and the organization has an annual income £222,000. Volunteer placements include working in the refuge, assisting on the 24-hour helpline and administrative...; Tags: women, income; Case studies