Women in Business

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Women Will Rule the World
(Source: Newsweek, by Jessica Bennett and Jesse Ellison, 7-6-2010)

What’s Good for Women in the Workplace is Good for Everyone
(Source: Montreal Gazette/Financial Post, by Kim Covert 7/22/2010)

In the Race for Equality, Will Men Become Obsolete?
(Source: The Atlantic, by Hanna Rosin, 7/16/2010)

Women in Business

Obama Pushes for Passage of Woman’s Pay Act
(Source: Reuters, By Patricia Zengerie, 7-20-2010)

Minority, Female Businesses Growing Faster than the US Average
(Source: NWI.com, ByBowdeya Tweh, 7-14-2010)

Third of Women are Earning More than Their Men and Are Main Breadwinners at Home
(Source: DailyMail UK, By Lucy Ballinger and Rachel Quigley, 7-20- 2010)

In Part-Time Jobs, Women Out-Earn Men
(Source: New York Times- Business Section: Economix, By Catherine Rampell, 7-9-2010)

8 Jobs In Which Women Make More than Men
(Source: Huffington Post, By Sara Yin, 7-14-2010)

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The following is an article from Susan T. Spencer:

Women often complain that there is no way to get in the “good ole boys club” in business. As the only female that has been a general manager of a professional football team, the Philadelphia Eagles, my personal experiences say quit complaining and find common ground with men.

I was recently asked by Tracy Byrnes, of Fox Business News, if the world is still dominated by men and my short answer was yes, but that does not mean women are not in the game—they are.

Finding common ground is a simple concept but somewhat more difficult to accomplish. What it requires is to understand the fundamentals of a sport that millions of men love—football. Women in Business do not have to dress, talk, walk, and act like a man in order to fit in, but what she needs to do is learn enough about football to talk the talk.

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