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I recently went through a bag of handouts and notes from the Women In Communications national conference in Tulsa. So it was six months ago — so what? At least I went through them and found some gems to share with you. June Werdlow Rogers, a retired DEA special agent in charge, spoke from herRead the Rest…

I just got back from New Orleans, Louisiana — what a great city! Because of my service on the Missouri State Committee of Psychologists, I attended a meeting of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards there. It’s a party town for sure. The purpose of  the midyear meeting was to conduct ongoing discussions aboutRead the Rest…

If “impenetrable mess” is what you think of when you hear the word “technology”, listen up! At a time when women are struggling to make 77 cents to every dollar men make, there are jobs where women are paid more fairly. They are called STEM and they encompass a wide variety of fields that applyRead the Rest…

How to Make the Pay Gap Go Away Are you mad yet? Perhaps you are not willing to wait until 2076 for equal pay to creep into women’s lives? That’s actually how long it will take at the pace of the last 30 years. It doesn’t have to be that way. Women can take controlRead the Rest…

Those crazy feminists, says Joslyn Gray posting on Strollerderby. Look what they did for us! 1. The right to own property. In 1948 New york was the first state to allow a married woman to control property. 2. The right to hold public office. Federal law granted this right to women in 1788, 132 yearsRead the Rest…

I recently read an article by Brock Cannon on “Why You Should Develop the Power of Focus” in the Genshai website. He explains that he is basically writing this for himself, but as with other articles that he has written, he gives a strong message that makes you really think. We have all had/have dreamsRead the Rest…

When I was a teenager, the James Bond films were all the rage.  I was talking about the films with a  family friend who happened to be a psychiatrist. As we talked I saw that he assumed that I was identifying with the sexy females that Bond seduced. “Oh, no!” I exclaimed in horror. “IRead the Rest…

If you could go back and tell yourself one thing at the start of your career based on what you now know, what would that be? That’s the question Media Specialist Tania Yuki posted in summer 2011 on the Women 2.0 LinkedIn Group. Since then more than 230 group members have responded with their advice.Read the Rest…

Questions to ask if you’re unhappy at work …or even if you feel your job might be insecure. Hard times or not, what you want really matters. What kind of work do you want to do? What environment would be your dream job? Have you always pictured yourself doing one certain thing? I came acrossRead the Rest…