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Pop quiz – name five business leaders in five seconds. How’d you do? Did you name leaders like Jim Balsillie, Ted Rogers, Jack Welch, Warren Buffet and Steve Jobs? Funny thing, they’re all men, aren’t they? Let’s try it again. Name five female business leaders. Tick, tock…still waiting. Alas, you weren’t the only one who [...]

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Mean Girls?

by Angelica Rodriguez on October 15, 2009

It’s bad enough we have to prove ourselves in a male-dominated workplace, but sometimes it feels like we have to watch our backs even with women.
Competition among women is an age-old issue. From trying to outperform each other in front of bosses to competing for recognition, competition between women is hardly something new.
Here are some [...]

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Tickled pink

by Jenni Dunning on February 11, 2009

The owner of an all-female PR firm explains how getting ahead in a man’s world can be difficult

Anna Von Frances is a veteran of the boys club.
Working for years behind the scenes for caterers, bars and even funeral homes, she’s an expert on how to survive in the male-dominated promotional industry.
For about the last [...]

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Women in crisis

by Frances Olimpo on February 9, 2009

You know the saying that if women ruled the world, we’d all be living in a better place?
With the economic crisis blaring from headlines across the world, there’s an opportunity for us to see what happens if it becomes true.
So far, in the forefront, most stories surrounding the financial apocalypse have centered around a cast [...]

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It’s been said that moving, starting a new job and losing a loved one are three of the most stressful events in one’s life. In my experience, they go together like three rotten peas in a pod. You get a great new job, in a new city and your relationship falls apart.
Having moved [...]

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