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Kelly Cutrone’s Assistant Has A Death Wish Apparently
Wow. This guy has some nerve to steal from Kelly Cutrone, one of the toughest women in fashion. Yesterday the People’s Revolution founder tweeted, “One of my old assistants is getting arrested this week for grand larceny – stealing money from People’s – cannot wait – revenge is sweet.” The former assistant’s name is Brunson Stafford and he apparently stole money and samples from People’s Revolution. More »
Afternoon Grind: Energy Drinks And Gay Marriage
Divorce lawyers say more women are paying child support (YourTango)
How Heidi N. Moore does money (The Hairpin)
How to show your gratitude at the office properly (SavvySugar)
Gay marriage should have an affect on your marriage (DivineCaroline)
You’re not imagining it. Why having kids is getting more expensive (LearnVest)
The science of energy drinks (YouBeauty)
Wendy Tan White’s Moonfruit acquired for $29 million by Yell (Women 2.0)
10 Signs You Are A Super Successful Person
What do Warren Buffett, Sheryl Sandberg, Hillary Clinton and Tina Fey all have in common? Well, they are all super successful and according to Michael Hess of CBS News they may all enjoy stealing newspapers from flight attendants. Hess, who has observed many super successful people, found that many of them exhibit the same kind of behaviors. So if you want to know if you too are a super successful person (looking at your bank account would also work, but only in some cases) see if you have any of these traits.
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The Tax On Women: It’s An Unavoidable Part Of Capitalism
Women pay more for things like deodorant, shampoo and even health insurance. In fact, some estimates think that ladies pay as much as $1400 a year because of their gender. But is that sexism at work or it simply the way that the markets work? More »
Jennifer Lopez And 6 Other Women Rule The Forbes ‘Celebrity 100′ List
Forbes put out what feels like its 87th list this month with the release of the Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Jennifer Lopez, with her $52 million in earnings in the last year and omnipresent-like quality, topped the list. Six other women including Oprah, Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga managed to nab spots in the top 10. According to the Washington Post, this female heavy top tier shows the importance of “us ladies in the whole being-famous-and-generating-money business, the sort of significant thing that studio moguls should probably pay attention to.” More »
Are Infographic Resumes The New Norm?
Infographic resumes have gained considerable buzz and are being touted as next big thing to replace traditional resumes. But are they a legitimate replacement for the increasingly less popular, long-established resume or are they another fleeting Internet trend? More »
My Husband Has The Summer Off Work. Will He Drive Me Crazy?
I work from home, and my husband is a college professor. During this most recent school year, our first together as a married couple, we were a pretty normal working pair: We’d have coffee together in the morning, he’d leave home for campus, I’d get to work, and he’d be home in time for dinner. But now school is out, and everything is about to change. Not my work load, which continues unabated. But suddenly my husband is free to do his own writing and reading, and basically hang around the house all day, every day, flaunting his big, fat summer vacation in my loser, year-round-employee face. Argh. More »
‘I Was Sent Home From Work Because Of My Outfit’
Dress codes in the office have changed a lot over the years. Historians say it was in the 1960s that the rules for what to wear began to disintegrate. But there are still some employers that are very set in their ways and always expect a certain uniform in the workplace which not everyone is aware of or wants to believe, especially when it is 85 degrees outside. Can you imagine being sent home from work on a hot summer day because you weren’t wearing pantyhose? Well, this has actually happened. We talked to some people who were sent from work because of their outfit. More »
This Is Why Your Boss Doesn’t Trust You
One small business owner says that if your boss doesn’t trust you, there’s probably a good reason. It’s your job to figure it out. More »
Looks Always Come Into Play No Matter Where Women Are On The Career Ladder
Two women in extremely powerful positions, Rebekah Brooks and Hillary Clinton, have been in the press a lot lately and instead of focusing on the fact that one of these women may have broken a law and the other is the foreign affairs leader for the most powerful country in the world, the press is focusing on their looks. This shows that a woman’s looks are always part of the focus, no matter how far up they are on the career ladder. More »
3 Things You DON’T Want to Do In Your Video Interview
Video interviewing is going to take recruiting by storm if it hasn’t already, and as a job seeker, you should make sure that you acclimate yourself to this interview style. However, with new technology comes a learning curve for those who use it. Fortunately, video interviewing is a breeze once you know the do’s and don’ts! More »
How To Fix An Economy In One Easy Step: Get More Women To Work
Only half of all women in South Korea participate in the workforce, one of the lowest rates in the industrialized world. (In the US, about 60% of women and 74% of men are considered to be workforce participants.) That’s a problem for South Korea, which is worried about the slow growth of its economy. One solution experts have proposed: Get more women to work. More »
Morning Grind: Toxic Bosses And A Fifty Shades Of Grey Workshop
Flashy or fresh: Which celebrity look do you prefer (The Frisky)
Glee recap: Two graduation mysteries solved (The Stir)
CEO or not: You always need feedback (Women 2.0)
Would you got to a Fifty Shades of Grey workshop (HuffPo Women)
The 15 most valuable college majors (Forbes Woman)
8 cool uses for lemon (SavvySugar)
4 Types of toxic bosses and how to handle them (The DailyMuse)
Your Phone And Computer Addiction Are Breaking Your Face
According to new research, smartphone and laptop use, could cause facial skin and muscle to lose its elasticity AKA technology is breaking your face. This condition, known as smartphone face, is behind the growing trend for skin tightening treatments and chin implants. More »
This May Have Not Been A Banner Year For Women In Film After All
It seemed like it was a great year for women in Hollywood with the box office and critical success of female-driven films such as Bridesmaids and The Help. For goodness sake, Bridesmaids sparked a whole film and television trend of female-driven comedies starring women and written by women. But according to a new report, “Females were ‘dramatically under-represented’ in the United States’ top 100 grossing films last year, accounting for 33% of all characters at a time when they made up nearly 51% of the U.S. population. More »
Afternoon Grind: Mother-in-laws And Packing Work Lunches
Cat fights between the cast of What to Expect When You’re Expecting? (YourTango)
The easy way to deal with a passive aggressive mother-in-law (DivineCaroline)
6 handy tips for packing work lunches (SavvySugar)
Coworking from afar (The Hairpin)
It’s probably good that Obama isn’t that familiar with Fifty Shades of Grey (TheJaneDough)
The road less traveled: Navigating a non-traditional career path (The DailyMuse)
7 reasons your TV is ruining your finances (LearnVest)
Good Luck Ladies: Study Shows Only 1% Of Companies Offer Work Flexibility
Only 1% of companies surveyed stated that recruiting and retaining female employees was a factor in developing workplace flexibility and family-friendly initiatives. But if companies don’t change their cultures to recruit women and retain their female employees, they may risk losing them. More »
Are Female Fashion Designers At A Disadvantage Because They Aren’t As Social As Men?
A few weeks ago Nicole Phelps of Style.com asked why aren’t there more successful female fashion designers in New York? It seemed like an odd question considering that when most of us think of fashion we think of women. But actually Phelps pointed out that though fashion seems like a more female friendly industry it is actually another boys’ club. A more glamorous, satin-adorned boys’ club but a boys’ club none the less. At the CFDA Awards last June the prizes were given out to 18 men and three women. The stats are similar for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. And yet, 85% of Parsons’ student body is made up of women. So why are the women not getting the glory as designers? According to Phelps, women may be at a disadvantage because they aren’t as social as their male peers and this may be holding them back. We decided to talk to some women and men in the industry and see if this was really the case.
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Should Companies Promote Young Workers To Connect With Gen-Y Consumers?
NARAL Pro-Choice President Nancy Keenan is resigning so that the organization can bring in “new blood.” She says the group needs perspective from younger women to stay relevant with changing voter demographics. Should for-profits follow their lead to reach Gen-y consumers? More »
