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WOMEN IN UNCONVENTIONAL WORK and getting girls to go there
When women (and girls) pursue challenges in fields still dominated by men we create opportunity, confidence, stand as equals and make an impact. We make more money. The US Census reports that the median earnings of women working in computer and mathematical jobs, was the highest for women among the 22 major occupational groups.
In this issue we present the roadmap of women who have redefined success from a women´s perspective in areas where women have been actively discouraged from going: technology; finance; the auto industry; insurance; speakers; the military; and film. Want to change the economic landscape? Get girls into unconventional work.
| "Girls need to see women in unconventional roles so that they can picture themselves that way. Fortunately medicine and dentistry have changed, but many other jobs have not" Dr. Karen Pepper, Dentist, Toronto, Ontario |
Check out:
Jody DeVere, AskPatty.com success
Angie Morgan and Courtney Lynch Lead Star XX & XY
Women Gurus mind/body
Debbie Carr mind/body
The Wine Ladies song & soul
Sue Banting success
Alberta Cefis finance
Brooke Hunter finance
Barbara Wunder, how to make your escape coach´s corner
Lilisa Williams, life coach, comes clean on success coach´s corner
St. John´s International Women´s Film Festival song and soul
And more than we could cover in a single issue. Watch out for:
Publishing: Vicki Donlan, Publisher of Women´s Business. Her book, HER TURN, Why It’s Time For Women To Lead in America, will be on bookshelves soon. www.womensbiz.com
The Oil Industry: Bonnie Dupont, group vice-president, corporate resources, Enbridge Inc. became the first female President of the Calgary Petroleum Club in June 2007. The Club, incorporated in 1949, only allowed women to join in 1989. Today women represent only 6% of members.
| Readers moved by Dani´s story in Everyday Heros have asked how they can help. School teacher Shyrna Gilbert sponsors the Turnere Foundation which works directly with widows and orphans, victims of the genocide. Contact: shyrnag@yahoo.com |
| Girlphyte is growing – We are looking to create a women´s directory for "Certified Female Friendly" businesses across the US, Canada and the UK. What is "Certified Female Friendly"? Businesses that share women’s values and perspective on what’s "fair", walk the talk and understand that a relationship is more than the bottom line. Care to join the Girlphyte team and start a directory for your community? Contact us by clicking here svanderhout@girlphyte.com |
01.10.2007
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