Mine's Bigger than Yours: Challenges of Being a Female Breadwinner
Mon 05 December 2011
, Leapredactie, www.theglashammer.com
Shhhh… The woman in the office next to you, your high-flying sister, perhaps even you… is earning more than her male partner. More and more women do, yet it’s a secret we don’t discuss. Dr. Suzanne Doyle – Morris wrote a book about it: Female Breadwinners: How They Make Relationships Work and Why They are the Future of the Modern Workforce. read more >
10 Things Baby Boomers Won't Tell you
Mon 21 November 2011, LEAP, smartmoney.com
The aging Me Generation is still putting itself first, according to an article by Catey Hill for smartmoney.com. You a baby boomer? Then this might hurt. Or are you the offspring of baby boomer-parents? In that case: be warned!read more >
Negotiate for…your family, friends, colleagues
Tue 15 November 2011, Tina Vasquez, www.theglashammer.com
According to Matt Wallaert of GetRaised, a site created to help women plan for and request a salary increase, one of the biggest obstacles women encounter when asking for a raise is just that, working up the nerve to actually ask. “We need women to perceive asking for a raise as less threatening. Many women have an easier time doing it when you explain that when they get a raise, it helps others: their kids, their family, and blazing that trail will also be good for other women. We need to remove the inhibiting pressures. When women go into a negotiation with facts and concrete information that will help their employer see their value, it takes away the fear associated with the response.”read more >
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