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- Tough Love from A Working Mother - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Christine Brown-QuinnWhat do working mothers worry about the most? It’s the kids of course. Whatever the setting, the question I get asked the most is “Will the kids be alright?” It’s made me realize that we tend to look at the glass half-empty rather than half-filled when it comes to blending work and family. We ...
Views: 1595 - 5 Mistakes Women Make in Dressing for the Boardroom - by Submitted on May 21, 2011 from Christine Brown-QuinnYou can’t judge a book by its cover, but we do. With women still occupying the minority of boardroom seats, we need focus on all angles of the diversity conundrum. One angle often overlooked is appearance. Given that women are a minority in certain professions (and at the higher echelons of ...
Views: 4438(1 vote) - Golden Skirts – Female Board Members Get Recycled - by Submitted on May 21, 2011 from Christine Brown-QuinnAgainst a backdrop of females surpassing males in undergraduate degrees, some professional qualifications (e.g. law & medicine) and most recently post graduate degrees, progress at the board level has come to a standstill both in the US and the UK. According to the non-profit Catalyst, women ...
Views: 1998(1 vote) - How to Get More Women Leaders – Sheryl Sandberg’s Advice - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Christine Brown-QuinnWhere are all the women leaders? Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, offers some of the best advice on the subject. We’ve all heard about mentoring, networking, company diversity programs, as well as changes in attitude about how and where work gets done. These are all important initiatives, but ...
Views: 1875 - Working Mothers – The Kids Are All Right - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Christine Brown-QuinnThe Science Daily recently reported the results of a 50-year long research project conducted by the University of California, Irvine under the headline “The Kids Are All Right: Few Negative Associations With Mom’s Return to Work After Having Children”. Once again the headline is framed in a ...
Views: 1236 - Top 3 tips for College Graduates - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from Christine Brown-QuinnAs we quickly approach the graduation season, the question becomes what to get our budding new professionals? Congratulations! My suggested gifts are filled with wisdom (rather than monetary value). Here are my top three ideas: 1. Teach your kids how to do their own laundry (if they ...
Views: 1094 - Reprieve for Working Mothers: New Study Unveils Positive Impact on Child Development - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Christine Brown-QuinnResearchers at Columbia University in the U.S. have confirmed what rational mothers and fathers already knew: it’s the relationship we develop with our kids and the happiness of the family unit that counts the most.The research included 1,000 children ranging from birth to age 7, and considered ...
Views: 2371 - Careers Advice: What they don’t teach you in business school - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Christine Brown-QuinnWhat do MBA students need to know in order to achieve career success? This is the question I asked myself before presenting to students at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business as part of their 2010-2011 MBA Leaders Series. I decided to condense 20+ years of experience in ...
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