A study of Swedish women breast cancer survivors has found that most of them return to work after receiving treatment. Three-fourths of the 505 women surveyed went back to the workforce 16 months after having been diagnosed with the Big C.
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Including white men in diversity training makes for a more inclusive workplace, a new study released by Catalyst this July 2012 finds. Find out how including white men transformed the mindset and behaviors of participants in as short as four months.
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Women who hold demanding jobs have a much higher risk of suffering from heart attacks, stroke, or even dying from heart disease.
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Wavemakers is a joint weekly feature by Femme-O-Nomics’ founder Leah Eichler and Mic Berman that profiles female innovators — women who are constantly blazing new trails, inspiring others and revolutionizing the status quo. This week we meet: Sara R. Cohen, a fertility lawyer.
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A gender and wage gap exists for women in media, a study released by Catalyst in July 2012 reports. The survey revealed that women were underrepresented in top management and governance positions in various media outfits around the world.
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We bring you a book review for “How Ella Grew an Electric Guitar: A Girl’s First Adventure in Business” written by Orly Sade and Ellen Neuborne. Parents who want to go beyond telling their children that “money doesn’t grow on trees” will find that this fun story told from the eyes of someone their age will actually do more than educate.
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The Story Exchange is a global video project by Karin Kamp about empowering women to start their own businesses. It’s all about women inspiring women. By telling the stories of successful entrepreneurs from all walks of life and sectors it encourages others to gain economic freedom, create the lifestyle of their choosing, and uncover their full potential. The latest story highlights how the universe works in strange ways to get you where you need to be.
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While on the campaign trail this week First Lady Michelle Obama said that the conversations she has with American women are “completely therapeutic” for her as a working mother. “Being able to hear about the challenges, to be able to share our ups and downs in life, these kinds of conversations become one of the favorite things that I get to do as first lady,” Obama said.
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This is the second instalment of the entrepreneurs series covered by the Broad Experience, a show on women, workplace and success. Ashley Milne-Tyte is a regular contributor to Femme-O-Nomics and in this podcast she talks to Amanda Pouchot, co-founder of The Levo League, a startup that wants to ensure young women make it to the top. According to Amanda, this generation is better placed than any other to do just that.
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Wavemakers is a joint weekly feature by Femme-O-Nomics’ founder Leah Eichler and Mic Berman that profiles female innovators — women who are constantly blazing new trails, inspiring others and revolutionizing the status quo. Our latest woman making waves is Zahra Al-harazi – the CEO and creative director at Foundry Communications.
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