Tag Archives: women
Listing Your Goals
After you identify your strengths and the direction you want to take, begin to develop a concrete plan of action you can follow. Establish short-term objectives that will move you, step by step, toward the long-term goals you have set for yourself. Discover and create your personal vision for 2010 using your newly completed asset inventory. Think it is too late to start making lists and dramatic changes? Mary Anne Evans was a novelist in 19th century England but believed she need to take a male pen name to have … Continue reading
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Tagged asset, change, make a plan, Sandwiched Boomers, set goals, short-term objectives, strengths, women
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A Woman’s Nation: Weeklong Reporting
On the Today Show, Maria Shriver said that the impetus for the Woman’s Nation report came from the 2008 California Women’s Conference, attended by over 25,000 women. For years participants have been discussing how difficult it is to balance work and home life and how these problems have not been reflected in the media. Yesterday one of our readers commented: “….women have been struggling with these issues for years and years.” But now this dilemma could have legs as it’s no longer just a woman’s issue but an American economic … Continue reading
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Tagged Arianna Huffington, CNN 360, economic issues, family friendly, Faye Wattleton, Maria Shriver, stress, Suzie Orman, The Today Show, women
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A Woman’s Nation
Yesterday First Lady of California, Maria Shriver, spoke about ‘A Woman’s Nation’ on Meet the Press. According to this new report, close to 50% of women – compared to less than 30% in 1950 – are in the work force and 2/3 of mothers are breadwinners or co-breadwinners. With this growing dynamic in our society, the question at round tables and kitchen tables becomes: how do we relieve the stress on families? This is the quintessential Sandwich Generation issue. As you well know, women have been struggling for years, trying … Continue reading
