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In This Issue
- Editor's Notes
- Spotlight - Play Like A Man, Win Like A Woman
- Corporate Women Gain Ground - Women are moving up the corporate ranks
- Stepping-Stones to Self Esteem (Part 2) - Three ways to build your self-esteem
- What's New! - Additional NEW Articles, our Expert's latest Advice, Teleclass updates, etc.
- Marketplace - Resources & Services
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Now on to the good stuff. Although economy is still in a slump, corporate women are moving ahead. Men still are winning the wage race, but more women are getting the corner office (Corporate Women Gain Ground). As most of us know, self-confidence is one of the keys to success. But, even if your confidence is lagging, you can take steps to improve it (Stepping Stones to Self-Confidence).
Today, having a professional wardrobe is another essential. As companies are turning away from super casual, we all need to be careful of slipping into sloppy (Ins and Outs of Business Casual). For more tips on getting ahead don’t miss this issue’s Spotlight: Play Like A Man, Win Like A Woman.
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Despite the fact that we've made it to the next millennium, in many ways business is still a man's world. And one of the biggest barriers we face are our male colleagues' perceptions. So what can we do? According to Gail Evans one way to overcome these barriers is by learning to think like a man. No, that doesn't mean giving up our female advantage. It means understanding male perception. Learning the unwritten rules of business in order to even the playing field. In Play Like A Man, Win Like A Woman Evans discusses the different ways men and women approach business situations. Using humor and candor, she explains the importance of adopting several innately male behaviors like team playing, risk taking and speaking up for what you want. Evans also notes several things that men can do at the office but women can't (like wearing sloppy attire). |
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Play Like A Man, Win Like A Woman is an engaging read, which illustrates how women sabotage themselves at the office and provides practical advice on how to succeed. If you've spent any time in the workforce, I think you'll identify with many of the book's examples. Just like I did. (I read this book when it first came out. Now that it's available in paperback there's no reason to miss out.) |
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Slowly but surely, corporate women are moving up the corporate ranks
By Annette Richmond, MA
By all accounts, our economy is going through a rough time. While the overall unemployment rate remained at 6 percent in December, the unemployment rate for adult women increased from 5 percent to 5.3 percent, according to the January report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Still, there is some good news for women. Even as the economy continues to stagnate, women in corporate America are moving up the ranks. Currently, women represent 15.7 percent of corporate officers in America’s 500 largest companies up from 12.5 percent in 2000, and 8.7 percent in 1995, according to Catalyst’s 2002 Catalyst Census of Women Corporate Officers and Top Earners study. Read more
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Stepping Stones to Self-Confidence (Part 2) |
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Three ways to build your self esteem
By Lois Raats, M.Ed.
Becoming more self-aware is an important first step on the road to self-esteem. But while you're noticing, you also need to accept what you're finding out about yourself.
People often have a lot of trouble with this step, because their thoughts and assumptions get in the way. Thoughts like "What's wrong with me?..." "I shouldn't be feeling this way..." "Why can't I get over this?" "It must be my fault..." stem from embedded assumptions like "I'm not worthwhile", "My feelings don't count"; "I have less right to take up space on planet Earth than s/he does"; "I have nothing important to contribute here". Read more
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Additional Articles
The Ins and Outs of Business Casual - Know the difference between casual and careless - By Diana Pemberton-Sikes
Business casual: What does it really mean? On a bright spring day several years ago, when the sky was bright blue, the tulips were in full bloom, and I was considering playing hooky as I walked into work, one of my accounting clerks sped by me in a flesh. Or was that flash? I still don't know. Read more
Ask the Expert
Want some tips on going from college to corporate? Read what Sherry Maysonave has to say. Wondering how to handle the second interview to use? Get some tips from Amy Ertel. Think you're ready to start a business? Read advice from Dawn Rivers Baker. To post your question visit Ask Our Experts.
Networking - Change! Looking for a place to network with other women? A place to get support, share information and advice? Join our discussion group In Transition. To subscribe, send an email to InTransition-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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