Pregnancy and Young Kids Limit Career Options

Pregnancy: a career-limiting move?
It’s a really sensitive issue – not only for women but also for their employers. First, let’s look at women. If a colleague of a female employee gets preferential treatment at work, whether it’s a pay rise or a promotion, and there are obvious signs the female employee missed out solely because [...]

After the Events

Women Techies Unite at SXSW (March 12-16, 2010)

» March 10, 2010 » Posted By Angie »
Updated on March 20, 2010 — Baat Enosh from Women 2.0 shares her story from SXSW.
“It was quite the attraction. There wasn’t a woman who walked by (and lots of men too) who didn’t stop to see what it’s [...]

The Importance of Networking for an Entrepreneur

The Role of Professional Networking in her Successful Entrepreneurial Career – Interview with Ms. Anuradha Acharya, Founder & CEO of Ocimum Biosolutions
Professional Networking is the creation and cultivation of business friendships and acquaintances. Most professionals neglect this important aspect of career development and scrambling to create new professional relationships is something goes wrong with [...]

News and Events for the Career Women – SPRING 2010

Events

World Wide Launch Meeting for Elite Women Around the World®
The MISSION of Elite Women Around The World is to Enhance The Economic Position of Women Globally.
The Elite Women Around The World project is a regional effort with a global reach to create collaboration and alliances among individuals, companies and organizations for the economic advancement and [...]

Me, Myself and the Reunion

Upon my impending India trip some of my friends are planning to have a university reunion, most of us would be meeting after exactly 10 years!
10 years is a lot of time to put on those extra pounds which you don’t want to show .. and I am no  exception.
Since I heard the about the [...]

Woman – A Born Multitasker

Oh well, why be modest, I admit I am a multitasking guru..
I can talk on the phone read a newspaper, feed my child dinner and turn the TV channels to put the favorite cartoon on .. All at the same time!
I sometimes tell my husband that you should also learn to multitask and he always [...]

Making a Full-time Job Part-time

Keep a detailed record of what you do.

Could all your most important tasks be done in fewer hours?
Could less important tasks be discontinued or done by someone else?
Could your job be shared with another part-time employee?

Get information about your salary and benefits.

Assess changes to salary, leave earning, health insurance cost, and retirement and life insurance [...]