It’s 2011 and women are still fighting for their voices to be heard in the workforce. I cannot believe I just wrote that sentence. The New Zealand Herald recently reported that Avivah Wittenbert-Cox, an international expert on gender balance and best-selling author is fighting the good and all too familiar fight for female equality in [...]

Hire Smart Now So You Don’t Have to Fire Later One of the best things you can do for your company is hire quality employees — and don’t take their word for it. Whether you are a businessman or a businesswoman, you want to create the best possible staff for your company. There are several [...]

Image courtesy of Shutterstock Short on time? No problem! It’s rare to have a whole day to devote to your passion projects, so make the most of the time you do have. Last month, I explained how you can use short increments of time to make a difference in productivity. Now, we’ll figure out what [...]

Autumn is just around the corner and before the clock makes us fall back for Daylight Savings, savvy business ladies and moms need to be sure they don’t fall behind on their priorities. With the kids going back to school, interns heading in for another year of college, and the office hours (and attire) changing [...]

There is always that moment in the life of a working woman in which the babysitter gets unexpectedly sick or the nanny takes the day off. The grandparents are out of town and school is having a half-day. I think you can already tell where I’m headed with this one – the kids can’t go [...]

Women are not just the chief purchasing officers, they are also the earners – which has enormous consequences across global economies.

I saw first-hand how woman beat around the bush when it came to asking for a raise. Why is this and how do we fix it?

Debra Eckerling shares her rules and reward system for making things happen with the women entrepreneurs of She Takes on the World