1. You need to change your mindset To succeed in business, remember that “work is not school”. They are in fact two very different worlds, which explains why the means to succeed are not the same. The problem is that women, often affected by the “good student” syndrome, do not realize the need to change…
Getty What do young workers, and the French in general, think about professional equality and the place of women in companies? This is what the Great Place to Work Institute, which publishes an annual ranking of the best places to work for everyone, wanted to know. Here are the main results of the survey, as…
Summer 2012. A tsunami shakes the feminist planet. One of them, Anne-Marie Slaughter, the first woman to hold the prominent position of director of strategic planning at the White House, adviser to Hillary Clinton, resigns two years after reaching the top. Reason? To devote herself to her sons, ages 12 and 14. “I worked my…
These women who give up their careers: what leads them to quit their jobs The arrival of women in the world of work The generation of women the author is talking about, mine, is the generation of women born between the mid-60s and the early 80s. This generation sees all its daughters entering the world…
The landscape of the U.S. job market has changed considerably in recent years. One of the most notable trends is the increasing participation of women in the workforce. In 2000, women held approximately 40.5 percent of all jobs in the United States. As of 2016, 43.1 percent of all U.S. workers were female. The overall…
When it comes to equal pay for equal work, the U.S. still has a long way to go. Yet even though women workers were paid 78 cents for every $1 earned by men in 2013, there are some fields where women are making inroads, according to a new study from employment site CareerCast. Many…
Non-comedogenic skin care to the rescue of blemished skin To rebalance your skin in a sustainable way and fight against imperfections, opt for non-comedogenic skin care products. These avoid pore-clogging formulas and occlusive agents to limit the formation of blackheads. PATYKA Advanced Research answers your questions and gives you the specific care you need to…
The image of the single, childless “career woman” is drawn so sharply in our minds, so deeply ingrained in culture and overused in media, it obfuscates the real story. Contrary to popular belief, most working women are not putting their careers ahead of love, marriage and motherhood. Never mind that there are no “career men”…
Guest Post by Peggy Drexler, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Weill Cornell Medical College When I met Sandy, a rising executive at a big-time digital media company, she had two children under two years old. She had been climbing ladders for more than a decade—since the day she left college, basically—but…
Working abroad is beneficial to anyone’s career path, but there are unique challenges facing the career woman. How can women improve their prospects of finding work abroad and what are the long-term benefits? Women need air miles to improve their international career prospects, but the first challenge many ambitious women face is getting an assignment…