Monthly Archive: August 2008

Aug 30

Networking and Credibility for Women

Check out this article about women getting a higher salary if a family member recommended them! The article notes that men don’t usually do social networking. They don’t have to. I agree with one of the comments in the article which suggested that women probably increase their credibility, and hence their salary, when they are …

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Aug 29

Have we really come a long way?

Take a look at this article and you’ll see that we haven’t I’m still convinced that if women give up girlie color and styles they will be taken more seriously. What do you think?

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Aug 27

Joseph Biden, VP Choice

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Joe Biden definitely looks like White House material. Of course, he's been in the halls of power long enough to know what a powerful Senator or Vice President should look like.  What's your opinion about the way he looks?

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Aug 22

Tory Johnson of Good Morning America on New York Times Bestseller List

Tory's new bestseller, "Will Work From Home: Earn the Cash Without the Commute", comes out just in time. With the cost of gas today and the stress of commuting, this is really a timely book. Wouldn’t we all dream of working from home? Check out Tory’s website Women for Hire

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Aug 21

Wall Street Journal chastises Plus Size designers

Read the article by Christina Binkley by clicking  here.   Designers haven’t out yet figured out that Plus Size women don’t look good in baggy, frumpy-looking “man suits” with blazer jackets that are too long and, worst of all, don’t flatter any woman’s figure. Plus Size women: what’s your feedback about finding figure-flattering clothing in …

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Aug 21

Image at the Olympics in Beijing.

  Who would have thought that the way you look would come up at the Olympics in Beijing. Well, maybe not with the competition, but when it came to singing the Chinese national anthem, the "pretty" little girl lip-synced the national anthem, while the plainer girl who actually won the singing competition sang behind the …

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Aug 19

Olympic Swimmer, Michael Phelps’s Image Brings Home the Gold

Take a look at this blog post about Michael Phelps. Not only has he broken numerous world records and continues to “take home the gold” he has the complete package! He’s extremely modest, handsome, and well-spoken. Image-wise he’s got the winning combination that is sure to pay off, earning him plenty of product endorsement contracts. He's …

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