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Glamorous Celebrity Deaths and Minimal Taxes in 2010 :: Women on.

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As we read year-end and best-of 2010 articles and watch the tribute shows, take a moment to try to add up the cumulative wealth of those being remembered. Houston energy magnate Dan Duncan who died earlier this year had an estimated net worth of $9 billion, and television industry mogul John Kluge died with a $6.5 billion estate.

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3 Important Things I Learned About Social Media in 2010 :: Women.

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This year of 2010 has been a revelation to me as to the ins and outs of Social Media. It is a unique way to talk about your business: what it is, what you offer; share information in that niche; offer insights into your particular industry and much more. Not really. What’s a girl to do? Why capitalize the first letters?

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The Status of Women in Media Is Not Good

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population is 51% female and ethnically diverse, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at what’s under the hood of the media industry. They revealed statistical gems like the following: Just 26% of sources in 2010 were women. Only 13% of stories in mainstream broadcast and print news in 2010 focused specifically on women.

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Gender Wage Gap by the Numbers

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According to the August 2012 Women’s Earnings and Income report from Catalyst, the following statistics are accurate: The median annual earnings for full-time, year-round women workers in 2010 was $36,931 compared to men’s $47,715. of men’s earnings in 2010. The gender wage gap also varies by industry. as much as men.

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Minuscule Increase for Women in Canada’s Financial Post 500 Senior Officer or Top Earner Ranks in 2012

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since the 2010 Catalyst Census. Fewer than one in four (21.7%) public companies have 25% or more women senior officers, showing no increase since the 2010 Catalyst Census. The finance and insurance, retail trade, and utilities industries have the highest representation of women senior officers.

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Women Still Lag in Journalism – By A Wide Margin

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NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Journalism is part of the larger media business, so it’s not surprising that women still lag significantly behind men in that industry just as they do in other industries.

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Dawn Elise Warden-Reeder Joins the Women on Business Contributor Team

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A former lifestyles magazine editor and reporter covering an array of topics including philanthropy and business, health and well-being, sustainability, fashion, music and food, Dawn entered the public relations and social media field in 2010 as Executive Partner of The Whole Enchilada PR , now the culinary division of The Warden Ettinger Group.

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