Today Women On Business has a guest post from author Danielle Weinstock who includes an excerpt from her new book, Can an Elephant Curtsy on Cue? Life Lessons Learned on a Film Set for Women in Business. This is a great book to help women in business be inspired about their jobs or find the right job that inspires them. Without further ado, following is Danielle … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2008
Do Women in Business Really Matter?
I read an unsettling article on CIO.com today called "Do Women in Business Really Matter?" It disturbs me for a few reasons, bus most of all, I can't believe CIO would allow such a one-side, politically incorrect article to be published. That says a lot about their brand, and not good things.  Rather than swaying you by summarizing the article in my own words here, … [Read more...]
How Businesswomen Can Get on Corporate Boards of Directors
In a "Women in Business" Roundtable at the University of Illinois College of Business last month sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers, three prominent businesswomen from the Chicago, Illinois area (Doris Christopher, Ann Cresce and Jean Reagan) addressed the gender gap in corporate board rooms and provided suggestions for how women can increase their chances for getting in those … [Read more...]
Women Lead the Social Media Gender Gap
While women trail men in the business gender gap, they lead the show when it comes to the social media gender gap. It makes sense. The interesting part about this from a business perspective is the following: Will the realization that women dominate social media mean companies will hire more female executives to lead the teams targeting Web 2.0? Only time will tell. Already, … [Read more...]