Investing in Safe Sex
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Mattel Looks to Bolster Business through Virtual Barbie and Gender Stereotypes
Looking to cash in on trends like "Second Life" and increased usage of the Internet by girls, Mattel launches BarbieGirls.com. Does using technology to play Barbie encourage savvy girls or just reinforce tired gender stereotypes?
Women of the Fortune 1000
Photo: Stewf , Creative Commons, Flickr Last week, Fortune put out its 2007 rankings of America's largest companies. The good news? More women are in charge this year than in 2006. The bad news? The number of women in charge of Fortune 1000 companies is pathetically low. However, they are leading a more diverse mix…
Does American Know Why Women Fly?
Stockholders should pay close attention to whether American Airlines' new gender marketing campaign to attract more women travelers will add revenue or crash and burn in a cash-squeezed industry.
The Best of “Working Mother’s” 100 Best Companies
Not all of Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies are truly woman- and family-friendly, as noted by Ann Friedman in the March 2007 issue of American Prospect. Here's a closer look at the companies that are the top of Working Mother's limited list.
Is There Any “Best Company” for Working Moms? (Part I)
Photo: Childish David , Creative Commons, FlickrAn excellent article by Ann Friedman in the March 2007 issue of American Prospect outlines the true lack of supportive work environments for working moms.
The Most Overlooked Investment
While I cringe at categorizing child care (a.k.a. early childhood development programs) as a “women’s issue,” the rest of society seems to classify it as such. Yet evidence presented by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis indicates that investments in high quality child care and early education programs outperform anything that can be achieved in…
The Triple Bottom Line in Real Estate Investments
Real estate investors who care about sustainable development and diverse communities may want to take a closer look at community development finance. It is also a good way to support women in real estate, as this field skews heavily female.
Other WWW (Women, Work, and the Web) Guides
Clearly <ahem>, The Panelist <ahem> is the premier resource for women, work and the web, but here are two other great sites to think about:
Social Entrepreneurship
I was very impressed with Nicholas Kirstof's NY Times column today on social entrepreneurs at Davos. He highlighted some interesting work that is going on around the world, and more critical in my mind, projects that are conceived, led, and run by women for other women. In fact, social entrepreneurship seems to be an area…
Do Women Really Need Special Financial Planning Assistance?
Citigroup (C ) offers a membership program to women called Women & Co.. Women & Co. offers “privileged access to professionals and resources that can help you define and work toward your financial goals.” Here are the reasons that Citigroup feels that women need their help for $125 per year: “The statistics don’t lie. The…
Breast Cancer for Fun and Profit
October was a busy month for issues of concern to women. Beyond Domestic Violence Awareness Month, it also marked the passage of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Much like Halloween, Breast Cancer Awareness activities involve trick or treating as hundreds of companies strive to capture women’s dollars with empty promises of raising funds for breast cancer…
The Ballbuster vs. The Nurturer: Which Type of Woman Executive is More Effective?
A December 2000 story by Katie Dean in Wired noted that new research by University of Michigan B-school professor Theresa Wellborne “found that for rapidly growing IPO companies, the initial stock price, stock price growth, and growth in earnings over three years were higher with women executives.” Wellborne’s report goes on to also note that,…