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Women make up roughly half of the U.S. workforce but only about one-third of graduate business students. The nonprofit Forté Foundation would like to change that. Here's why.

You graduated at the top of your class; you write amazing copy; you have more patents than anyone else in your department; you can navigate spreadsheets faster than a CPA. So why should you care about your appearance? You are better than that, right? Wrong. Appearance matters. It is a fact of life. Even after decades of women’s liberation, we are ...

During the few weeks prior to launching my latest website, my developer’s apathetic attitude began to seriously test my highly cultivated sense of patience. As the launch date drew nearer, each missed deadline reminded me why the ability to quickly calm the demons inside yourself is sometimes the only thing standing between you and emergency open heart surgery. We all have ...

When you look around the room at a tech or social media conference what do you see? Are the panels filled with a diverse group of tech and social media experts? Chances are they are probably filled with white men. Where are the women?

Using a custom college paper is growing in popularity among hundreds of students whether in high school, college or university. This is the current scenario that puts pressure on educators and others involved in the academic community to heighten their awareness about what they consider as a form of plagiarism.  Here are the top reasons why these customized essays produced ...

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Maya Baratz, a product manager for MTV Networks, writes that women have made little progress in reducing the gender gap in Silicon Valley in the past nine years. Many reasons have been given for the gender gap in technology jobs, she writes, adding "let's hope this industry grows out of them quickly -- so that it can truly surface game-changing products ...

As much as I might proclaim myself a diva, I’ve never actually been the kinda girl to spend a lot of money on the accoutrements of beauty. If something doesn’t make a statement, it just seems pointless and by that logic, fancy and expensive makeup, creams and lotions have always struck me as the ultimate waste of money—especially since I can ...

WHAT COULD BE MORE ANNOYING THAN THIS? MAYBE IF IT WAS BOLD? AND RED? OK, I can't actually make that text red due to the publishing system I'm on, but it would certainly be annoying, wouldn't it? And if you worked for New Zealand's ProCare Health, it could even get you fired. Read more about what happened ...

One late night while working Boston’s needle exchange van, I realized the early stages of drug addiction is no different than the sugar or coffee cycle many of us succumb to in our daily lives. This particular evening a young man walked into the van, and we talked about his drug use and life in the gay community. He had just ...

Do you look in the mirror and feel like a frump because you know that you’ve let yourself go? Trying to pinpoint exactly what it is that’s making you look so old, so you can finally do something about it? Then read on to discover some sure signs that you're looking a bit on the frumpy side: 1. You look like ...

Americans Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson won the Nobel economics prize on Monday for their analyses of economic governance — the way authority is exercised in companies and economic systems. Ostrom was the first woman to win the prize since it was founded in 1968, and the fifth woman to win a Nobel award this year — a Nobel record. Ostrom, ...

Why do we love shoes that hurt us? In the workplace, heels are seen as a marker of professionalism. It's why so many of us come to work in our sneakers, flip flops or flats only to change into a pair of high heels upon arrival. We choose comfortable, wearable shoes to get us from point A to point B (smart!), ...

If you could ask ten wise women for advice on what to do (and what not to do) with your money, what would they say? They might offer the ten financial tips below, culled from our wise and money-smart DivineCaroline contributors. 1. Saving For Retirement Is a Must Unless you don’t mind eating cat food in your old age, you have ...

One of the most common complaints I hear from women is that men don’t listen. Be it at work where their good ideas are ignored or at home when their spouse totally forgets what she told him. Why can’t men listen? They can, if you follow these five steps. So the next time you want to talk to your male boss, ...

Summer is officially over. And with the holidays just around the corner, our budgets are about to take a big hit. Between presents, parties and pampering, we're all going to need a little spare cash just to make it to 2010. Am I right? Lucky for you there's a new way to lighten the load. Our fabulous friends at Ms. Career ...