Professional Women's Village @ Blogspot

On that great decision we women have to make: to have children or not

2009-11-10T08:12:00.005-05:00

As someone who has surrogate-mommed, gratifyingly in one experience, frustrated in another, but who has chosen not to have kids of my own, I found this article sensitive and its author objective...

The International Women’s Media Foundation Launches South Asia Iniative

2009-11-06T10:22:00.001-05:00

NOVEMBER 5, 2009 IWMF Launches New South Asia Initiative The International Women’s Media Foundation will bring together women journalists in December for the South Asia...

Military Coup Reverses Honduran Women’s Gains in Human Rights

2009-09-02T15:48:00.006-04:00

For those of you, Latinas and not, who have been following the radar-slipping deteriorating events surrounding the recent coup in Honduras, here's an article from the Women's Media Center that visits...

Women and the Afghan elections

2009-08-19T14:32:00.007-04:00

I'm on this group's listserve, having met a number of their representatives at an Islamic street fair in New York. For a further look at the heinous treatment of women that continues, and will keep...

My girl Toto's back in town

2009-08-10T11:13:00.005-04:00

It was great Friday night seeing Toto la Momposina and her merry Tambores at the Queens Theatre in the Park, and it’s been great to see the Queens Latino Cultural Festival back in the groove this...

White House Focuses on Violence Against Women

2009-07-10T06:51:00.002-04:00

The ever-vigilant The Women's Media Center reports on Lynn Rosenthal, the new White House advisor on violence against women.

Women Immigrants - The New Face of Migration

2009-07-09T06:47:00.001-04:00

New York: Community Meeting - Women Immigrants: The New Face of Migration Join Pollster Sergio Bendixen, New York's leading immigrants rights advocates and ethnic media as they discuss the role of...

Special Initiative: Women in Senior Leadership in Retail Management

2009-07-01T21:34:00.001-04:00

Women For Hire is working on a major initiative to support the advancement of women in senior retail management leadership roles throughout the country. This is a unique opportunity to share your...

Another first for a black American

2009-06-15T23:13:00.003-04:00

Here's the story of a woman on a stormy journey, but with amazing determination: America's first black woman rabbi.

Finally, the Magical World of Disney Is About to Include an African American Princess

2009-06-15T12:31:00.002-04:00

Thanks to the Women's Media Center for this one. by Rachell Arteaga Granted, it’s a fairy tale—the furthest thing from reality. But a wide audience of little girls is likely to take Tiana, the new...

New Catalyst Research Reveals Workplace Barriers for LGBT Employees

2009-06-07T19:53:00.001-04:00

LGBT employees report unique experiences of exclusion and echo similar workplace hurdles to women TORONTO (June 3, 2009) — Even in Canada, a country with legislated human rights protections for...

Poll Finds Women Immigrants Confront Many Barriers

2009-05-15T06:42:00.003-04:00

NEW AMERICA MEDIA RELEASES HISTORIC POLL DETAILING DEMOGRAPHICS, CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES OF WOMEN IMMIGRANTS TO THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON—New America Media (NAM) today released an historic poll...

Fooled Again

2009-05-03T23:30:00.008-04:00

With a feeling of YES I posted an article on our home page signaling that women had finally closed the pay gap with men--in government jobs. And now, much to my dismay, I must report that the...

Catalyst Honors 4 Initiatives with 2009 Awards

2009-04-09T14:34:00.001-04:00

Baxter, CH2M HILL, Gibbons, and KPMG Initiatives Honored With the 2009 Catalyst Award Award celebrates innovative initiatives that advance women and business NEW YORK – The 2009 Catalyst Award was...

Women's Economic Equality--The Next Frontier in Women's Rights

2009-03-25T18:13:00.006-04:00

Legal Momentum and Cornell University ILR present Women's Economic Equality The Next Frontier in Women's Rights Click Here to Register Thursday, April 2, 2009, 6:30 p.m. Cornell University ILR...

The 25 most women-friendly cities

2009-03-19T11:56:00.003-04:00

After leafing through Women.Co's travelogue of world cities least accommodating to women workers--The list seems overly selective, not specific enough and heavily disses India. Nonetheless...--this...

Rihanna, muster up some dignity for your fans' sake!

2009-03-01T20:09:00.002-05:00

I’m going to try the keep the indignation bordering on rage and the sadness I’m feeling out of my introduction to Women’s History Month you’ll find soon on the home page; I’m hoping the blog will...

FYI: Midlife women and activity study. Any takers?

2009-02-27T11:37:00.001-05:00

This is Chia-Chun, a doctoral student and a Graduate research assistant in school of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin. Now I am working with Dr. Eun-Ok Im, and she is currently conducting an...

Bartering while out of work?

2009-02-27T10:56:00.003-05:00

Women for Hire are on the mark. I've recently joined. Good networking, info, support. We're looking for people who recently lost their jobs, but are not...

Talent Management Systems Unwittingly Biased Against Women

2009-02-25T11:08:00.002-05:00

Reinforcing Male Leadership Traits Can Limit Opportunities for Women in Business Leadership New York (February 25, 2009) – Gender biases and stereotypes can be unconsciously embedded into talent...

Am I missing something here?

2009-02-09T16:21:00.006-05:00

...Or will approval of this new pharmaceutical encourage African women to go out and get HIV/AIDS? Check out the protocols: "The women were counseled to have their partners use condoms." Meaning, of...

YWCA Survey Shows Greater Economic Concerns Among Black Women Than White Women

2009-01-14T14:27:00.004-05:00

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Black women stand apart from White women on a range of worries about workplace, education and health care issues. Major obstacles to their own progress over the...

Jobless or not here I come...

2009-01-09T11:41:00.000-05:00

Jobless rates are at its highest 7.2% as of December! This is the headline in most of the papers. I was reading an article on cnn.com “Take this job or shove it” www.cnnmoney.com. In these tough...

Why do women self-abort when abortions are legal?

2009-01-07T10:01:00.000-05:00

For me, having had an illegal surgical abortion (no anesthesia, not even Tylenol), this article from The Times (For Privacy's Sake, Taking Risks to End Pregnancy)was a difficult, especially poignant,...

Job Hunting? A career change may be in order

2008-12-28T09:27:00.001-05:00

With unemployment figures skyrocketing and businesses biting the dust, the picture painted is of a long-term crisis and much hardship if not anxiety for many of us. The promise of at least a partial...