Did you ever think a dictionary could be sexist? JennieSue tells us why some words just shouldn’t exist. As of this month, “Mumpreneur” has officially made it into the Collins dictionary. It’s always been a word that makes me really angry, but actually adding it to the dictionary, giving it the official “this is an ...
Australian businesswomen are attempting to blame their lack of climb up the success ladder on a lack of nannies. Wait, what?! Okay. I get their anger with the business world. For starters, there is only 16.4 percent women on Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) 100 boards and only 68 boards with women on the ASX 200 ...
Labour Day is today! A day to celebrate all of the hard workers and the yearly achievements of the average hard-working citizen. Women have come pretty damn far from the installment of the holiday in 1882. Not only have we made strides in equality surrounding all aspects of life, we have taken some pretty large ...
Forbes has announced its list of the world’s 100 Most Powerful Women for 2011, complete with powerhouses like Oprah, J.K. Rowling, Diane Sawyer and even Lady Gaga. Let’s examine the results. Are these women worthy of such power? Bear with me here. We have the second most powerful, Hilary Clinton, US Secretary of State and ...
Forbes’ annual list of the world’s most powerful women was released this week and brought with it some welcome changes to the landscape of powerful ladies. This year more of the top spots than ever seemed to be filled by women of colour or non-Western background, women of all ages and from increasingly diverse fields ...
We know that men like sexy women, pretty faces, nice boobies, curvy figures, and beautiful hair. They also tend to be bosses and attain higher positions within businesses over women. So, do we use what we know to get ourselves ahead? Samantha Brick seems to think so. “If I had a choice of how to ...
Are you a woman who wants to share her knowledge with the world and the millions of young students trying to find sources for the research papers they’ll be finishing at the last minute in the upcoming school year? Apply to work for Wikipedia. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is calling for more women to become ...
UK businessmen give into demands of relentless businesswomen, allow them entrance to the sacred boardroom. A code of conduct created by 20 leading executive search firms is now promising that 30 percent of board nominees for FTSE 350 companies will be women. “By implementing these principles and working with FTSE 350 chairs and boards, the ...
They say, “don’t judge a book by its cover.” In that same logic, don’t judge a dream’s content at face value. To a certain extent, you probably already know not to do that. But when you have a steamy dream about a co-worker or a boss, it’s hard not believe that it simply means you ...
Sandra Rawline had built a solid career for herself at Capital Title of Texas, a real estate company. She started out as a receptionist but made her way up the ladder to become an escrow officer and branch manager, earning a few “outstanding employee” awards along the way. Yet, she was fired in 2009, and ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
