Topic: female executives

New Facebook Exec’s Schedule Is The Key To Retaining Top Women

New Facebook Execâ��s Schedule Is The Key To Retaining Top Women

Nicola Mendelsohn is a great example of how we are going to keep top women in the workforce after they have children. More »

New Facebook Exec Is Only Working Four Days A Week

I know we’re all sick of hearing the phrase “having it all,” but can I please use it once more? Because Nicola Mendelsohn really, really has it all. More »

How to Tell Your Husband You’re A Billionaire

How to Tell Your Husband Youâ��re A Billionaire

Sara Blakely, founder of the miracle that is Spanx, recently spoke at the Women in the World Summit. She talked about how her failure at trying to be a lawyer led her to becoming a billionaire (at 42, she was the youngest woman to grace the cover of the Forbes‘ Billionaire list) but she also talked about how she had to tell her husband she had a bit more money then he may have thought (back before 2009). In her tale, she gave some good tips on what to do when you need to tell your husband you are a self-made billionaire. You know, should you ever be in that situation. More »

New Study: Women From Top Schools Are More Likely To ‘Lean Out’

It’s not often that an academic researcher says she’s “absolutely infuriated” by the phenomenon documented by her own study. But that’s what the conversation about women at work can do to people. More »

What Marissa Mayer’s Fashion Sense Says About Her Management Syle

In the workplace, the way you look has a huge impact in your own confidence as well as the way others view you — especially if you’re in a management position.

Your fashion sense can reveal your personality, your preference, and, inevitably, your management style. To get a better perspective, we spoke to Tiffiny Dixon, the founder of MEO, a fashion consultancy, about how Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer‘s fashion sense translates into her management preference. More »

Some Of Lululemon’s Biggest Fanatics Want CEO Christine Day Fired

Some of Lululemon’s biggest fans are calling for the CEO’s firing after the retailer announced it was recalling some pants for being too transparent.

Carolyn Beauchesne, author of the blog Lululemon Addict, claimed in a post that Christine Day “ruined” her favorite brand. More »

‘I Didn’t Bake the Cupcakes’: How a Fortune 200 COO & Mom Found Balance

â��I Didnâ��t Bake the Cupcakesâ��: How a Fortune 200 COO & Mom Found Balance

It’s the big question that no one seems to have the answer to: How do you raise a happy family, keep your marriage strong and still propel your career forward?

Well, why not ask someone who did it? More »

Sheryl Sandberg Defends Marissa Mayer And All Women

Sheryl Sandberg is promoting her book and launching a national movement to empower women, but she still has time to defend her friend and fellow Silicon Valley power woman Marissa Mayer. In this week’s TIME cover story she had a lot to say. More »

Stunning Photos Of Martha Stewart As A Young Model

Before she was the queen of American home life, Martha Stewart was a model.

Stewart began modeling at age 15, and continued when she was a student at Barnard College as a way to supplement her income. Her clients included everyone from Unilever to Chanel. It’s not difficult to see why Stewart excelled at the job–she’s gorgeous.
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Male And Female Executives Think They Can ‘Have It All’

Well, we can officially shut down the conversation about whether or not it’s possible to “have it all”: It is! A new survey of 4,100 executives from around the world finds that 70% of them, both women and men, believe they can have both a successful family life and career. There’s just one teeny-tiny catch: They don’t think they can have it all at the same time. More »

42 Successful People Share The Best Advice They Ever Received

The most successful people in the world didn’t get where they are on their own. Along the way, they received some guidance that changed their views and, inevitably, got them to the top.

In its latest “Influencers” series, LinkedIn asked 70+ top professionals in banking, real estate, public relations, energy, technology, and media to answer the question: “What is the best advice you’ve ever received?” More »

IT’S PERSONAL: Macy’s Execs Are Disgusted By Martha Stewart

Executives from Macy’s testified yesterday at New York State Court in Manhattan about how Martha Stewart allegedly broke an exclusive deal with the retailer, opting to sign with rival department store JCPenney.

It became immediately apparent that this is a very personal fight. More »

The 10 Best Companies To Work For If You’re A Lady

The 10 Best Companies To Work For If Youâ��re A Lady

The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), a division of Working Mother Media, released its annual list of the top 50 companies for executive women. These companies are selected based on their commitment to making it easier for women to succeed in their careers. If you want feel secure in your career even if you (gasp!) end up taking maternity leave, these are the companies you want to work for. More »

There Are (A Few) Other Women At Davos Besides Charlize Theron

The number of women invited to Davos, the famous conference of the world’s biggest business and political elites, has always been a bit of a sore spot. Despite a new quota which requires that the biggest companies send at least one woman for every four men, the percentage of women attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) is at 17% for the second year in a row. Check out this awesome graphic from Quartz to understand how hard it will be to find women at Davos.
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