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Women CEOs and the State of Female Executives [Infographic]

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What’s really happening to women executives in the business world? According to Catalyst, women held just 2% of Fortune 500 CEO positions in 2011. Motif Investing put together an infographic that visually explains the stage of female executive. Jump ahead to 2012 and women held a record 20 Fortune 500 CEO positions.

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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. The Stevie Awards for Women in Business recognize and honor women around the world in executive and entrepreneurial roles as well as the companies they lead.

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WomenOnBusiness.com Named as Finalist in 2011 Stevie Awards for Women in Business

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Susan Gunelius, the founder of WomenOnBusiness.com, was separately named a Finalist in the 2011 Stevie Awards for Women in Business in the Lifetime Achievement Award category. The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run – worldwide.

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More People are Getting Raises in 2011—Are You?

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Here are some key points on the 2011 salaries and raises: • Salary budgets increased by 2.8% In 2011, 88% of employees got a raise to their base pay. The “highest performers” have received a 4% raise in 2011. And it’s tough to be a small business writer and an optimist at the same time these days.) Compare that with 80% in 2009.

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The Status of Women in Media Is Not Good

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Of the 100 most important radio talk show hosts in America in 2011 (selected by the editors of Talkers magazine with input from industry leaders), only 13 included solo women hosts and three women who co-host shows with men. of guests on Sunday morning news talk shows on NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, and Fox News in 2011 were women. Just 21.7%

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Leadership Strategies: Are You a Davos Woman?

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First some facts: Did you know that fewer than 3 percent of the Fortune Global 500 chief executives are women ? 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.

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Gender Gap on Corporate Boards in Canada Creates Calls for Quotas

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NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Gender inequality at executive levels and on corporate boards of directors is a global problem. It is unclear whether there is permanent improvement, however, because 41 per cent had no women in 2009, and the proportion then worsened in 2010 and 2011.