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The Status of Women in Media Is Not Good

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media in 2012 isn’t good. Women’s Media Center put together a variety of statistics from research conducted by various organizations over the past couple of years and published the data in a report called “ The Status of Women in the U.S. Media 2012.” The status of women in U.S. and Craig T.

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Gender Gap in 2012 Election Coverage Is Huge [Infographic]

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A new infographic from 4th Estate shows that the vast majority of 2012 election coverage by the media is guilty of leaving women out of the conversation about women’s issues. To make matters worse, the other quotes don’t just come from women. They come from organizations. Women are only quoted around 20% of the time.

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92% of Employers Use Social Media For Recruiting

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It’s not a secret that employers use social media to find and research job candidates, but did you know that 9 out of 10 employers are using social recruiting? The numbers are higher than most people probably think according to the 2012 Social Recruiting Survey from Jobvite. Some of the highlights from the study are below.

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92% of Employers Use Social Media For Recruiting

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It’s not a secret that employers use social media to find and research job candidates, but did you know that 9 out of 10 employers are using social recruiting? The numbers are higher than most people probably think according to the 2012 Social Recruiting Survey from Jobvite. Some of the highlights from the study are below.

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100 Most Powerful Women in the World

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The top 10 most powerful women in the world in 2012 according to Forbes are: Angela Merkel, Chancellor, Germany – Politics. Jill Abramson, Executive Editor, New York Times – Media. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton comes in second. Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, United States – Politics.

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Get Featured in a New Board Candidate Reference E-Publication

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Tracy provides some details about the evolution of the board candidate reference publication saying: “A comparable resource was produced recently for participants who attended the Moving the Needle Conference 2012. That board candidate reference publication included featured candidate bios. for 2013 non-clients.

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How to Have Board-Level Conversations on LinkedIn

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Once I reached the level of posting strategic content based on my expertise in LinkedIn groups (once a week with content from my Board Guruâ„¢ eBooks), I had my first client within 90 days in the fourth quarter of 2012. For more tips, see Becoming a Public Company Director: Social Media Strategies.

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