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Turn Your Stereo On and Your Stereotypes Off
Posted by gansie on September 14, 2009
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News to Chew On: Link Love for Lunch
Posted by gansie on September 10, 2009
“Women start small businesses at twice the rate as men and usually have less capital, so these health insurance costs have a more severe impact on female entrepreneurs,” -BPW Foundation CEO Debbie Frett [Women's eNews]
Pregnancy discrimination on the rise. [Miami Herald]
Legal Mamas. [Working Mother]
Green collar jobs can be the great equalizer for underrepresented populations. [New America Media]
Former self-described “Male Chauvinistic Pig” calls women “most under utilized asset this country has.” [Material Handling Wholesaler]
Google maps green tech jobs across the country. What can’t Google do? [Triple Pundit]
Help for homeless women veterans. [Tampa Tribune]
Obama to make changes in work savings policy easier for both employers and employees. [CNN/Fortune/Money]
Older women consider plastic surgery to gain advantage in workplace. Ugh! [AARP]
Michelle Obama’s fashion now warrants an entire book (although we’ll be waiting for the 8 year encyclopedia edition.) [Mrs.O]
Men win equal pay case – What? [Courthouse News Service]
Can Motor City turn into Emerald City? [The Michigan Messanger]
How abortion fits into the health care debate. [Daily Kos via RH Reality Check]
Lilly Ledbetter still matters. [Opelika-Auburn News]
How to retain and reward older workers. [Harvard Business Review]
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