Women's Philanthropy--Women's Issues

Ruth Cavin, Editor and Writer, Dies at 92 - NYTimes.com [published 01.13.11]

Ruth Cavin, Editor and Writer, Dies at 92 - NYTimes.com.

By MARILYN STASIO

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Ruth Cavin at her New York office in 2001.

U.S. Companies Join Coalition Against Human Trafficking | U.S. Department of State Blog

  
U.S. Companies Join Coalition Against Human Trafficking | U.S. Department of State Blog.

Krystal Ball: The Next Glass Ceiling

Krystal Ball: The Next Glass Ceiling.

Krystal Ball

Democratic candidate for Virginia's 1st District

Posted: October 11, 2010 09:29 AM

The Next Glass Ceiling

Still a Slow Climb for Female Managers, Report Says - NYTimes.com

Still a Slow Climb for Female Managers, Report Says - NYTimes.com.

Mario Tama/Getty Images

As of 2007, women accounted for about 40 percent of managers in the United States work force, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.

Are the Tables Tilted Against Women on Wall Street? - Yahoo! News

Are the Tables Tilted Against Women on Wall Street? - Yahoo! News.

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People walk past the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street, February 10, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

The Recession Is OVER, Says Economic Panel [Technically]

September 20, 2010

(AP, JEANNINE AVERSA): It's official: The longest recession the country has endured since World War II ended in June 2009, according to a group that dates the beginning and end of recessions.

The National Bureau of Economic Research, a panel of academic economists based in Cambridge, Mass., says the recession lasted 18 months. It started in December 2007 and ended in June 2009. That was the longest of any recession since World War II. Previously the longest postwar downturns were those in 1973-1975 and in 1981-1982. Both of those lasted 16 months.

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Senate Passes Small-Business Aid Bill, 61-38

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Thu, September 16, 2010 -- 1:25 PM ET
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Senate Passes Small-Business Aid Bill, 61-38

The Senate passed, by a vote of 61 to 38, a long-stalled
measure to aid small businesses with tax breaks and expanded
credit, a victory for President Obama after the bill was
stalled for months by Republican opposition. The House of
Representatives has already passed a similar bill and is
expected to quickly approve the Senate's version.

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YouTube - Woman of Vision Janie Tsao

YouTube - Woman of Vision Janie Tsao.

Groundbreakers - Executive Summary - Ernst & Young - Global

Groundbreakers - Executive Summary - Ernst & Young - Global.

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• A powerful economic force
• Wide occupational and wage disparity
• Q&A: focusing on first principles
• Diversity: an equation for success
• The power of critical mass
• Q&A: turning crisis into an opportunity for change
• The power of collaboration
• Time to act

Scaling up:
women-owned businesses
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The Society of Successful Women

The Society of Successful Women.

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