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WomenOnBusiness.com Wins Best Blog Award at 2011 Stevie Awards for Women in Business

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WomenOnBusiness.com was named Best Blog in the 8th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business during an awards ceremony held in New York City on November 11, 2011. I’m very happy to share some exciting news with the WomenOnBusiness.com readers.

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Leadership Development and Educating our Young :: Women on Business

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There is lots of conflicting research about what really matters in the process to educate children. Education is not bringing forth from the core of the young the ability to learn and discern. We can and need to take part in the larger dialogue about education whether we have biological children or not.

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10 Best Countries For Women In 2012 (Spoiler Alert: U.S. Did Not Make the Cut)

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.” Finland: Up from the third spot on the list in 2011, Finland’s new position at #2 matches its jump in the WEC Global Gender Gap this year. Switzerland: For the third year, Switzerland appears on the top 10 list by consistently showing “gains in educational attainment, economic participation, and political empowerment.”

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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. Gains have been made in Ethiopia, Brazil, Turkey and Tanzania as well.

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A Guilty Conscience = A Great Hire??? :: Women on Business

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By Maribeth Kuzmeski Are you looking to add new individuals to your team in 2011? Studies show that hiring guilt-prone employees is smart business! Believe it? Behind Every Great Idea Lurks Many Critics Waiting to Make It a Bad One Post by Tanya Goodwin-Maslach, contributing Women On Business writer You.

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Why Ability Doesn't Always Lead to Confidence – The Trouble With.

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© 2011 Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D., author of Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals Author Bio Heidi Grant Halvorson, author of Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals, is a social psychologist, educational consultant, and most recently assistant professor of psychology at Lehigh University.

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Leadership Strategies: Are You a Davos Woman?

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1 Comments 1 Women Entrepreneurs January 18th, 2011 at 5:42 pm Thanks for this post. Categories : Contests , Equality , Female Executives , Leadership Contact Sylvia Lafair, author of Dont Bring It To Work: Breaking the Family Patterns that Limit Success at sylvia@ceoptions.com.