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Do You Want to Land the Job of Your Dreams?

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Guest post by Patricia Sadar (learn more about Patricia at the end of this post). You may consider yourself a superwoman when it comes to juggling your calendar, work schedule, friends, and loved ones. Take a moment to answer the following questions to see how committed you are: Do you have a solid career plan with time lines? Do you know what your next career step is?

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Are You Holding Yourself Back?

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Many women wonder why they may not be advancing as quickly as they wish in work, or why some of the men simply ignore their ideas. A recent study by Europe’s Institute of Leadership and Management has suggested that it may not simply be gender inequality that is causing this dynamic, but a lack of confidence displayed by women in the workplace. Another study by McKinsey & Co has “proven a positive correlation between a company’s performance and the proportion of women serving on its executiv

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Gloria Steinem and Fear Busters

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There were all kinds of sizes, shapes and ages at the Pa. Women’s Conference in October. Close to 4,000 women gathered to listen, compare, critique, and collaborate. It was stimulating. One well deserved standing ovation went to Gloria Steinem , still beautiful in her 70′s. With hair pulled back and little make-up, she is a great example of how one can age gracefully and still maintain a sense of youth and vitality.

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Progress for Women in Economic Equality Lower Than Health and Education in Recent Study

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The sixth annual World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2011 shows that over the last six years 85% of countries have been improving their gender equality but in several African and South American countries it is declining. There is also a small decline in South Africa, New Zealand, Spain, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom in the last year. Gains have been made in Ethiopia, Brazil, Turkey and Tanzania as well.

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Stevie Awards for Women in Business Live Tweet Tonight

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Don’t forget, WomenOnBusiness.com will live tweet the Stevie Awards for Women in Business awards ceremony from the Marriott Marquis in New York City tonight beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Follow @womenonbusiness to hear who the winners are as well as insightful snippets from winners’ acceptance speeches. You can also follow the #stevieawards hashtag on Twitter or using TweetChat to easily follow and join the conversation!

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Hey Boss, Your Policy is Stupid!

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As business owners we often set policies and procedures from a reactive point of view. Something happened that brought the situation to our. attention and then we put things in place to ensure they don’t happen again. But is this the best way to create policies? Can your staff weigh in on their effectiveness and when they do, do their opinions matter?

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Marketing Yourself Through Social Media

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Social Media is becoming a mandatory part of every day life and an essential part of career success in this day and age. Brands that had been having trouble or are just looking for an additional push in sales are seeing resounding success due to their digital media campaigns like Old Spice, Google, Chrome, and Starbucks. If brands can do it, so can you.

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