Human Services Offering Free ‘Women to Work’ Program By Gina Joseph High prices on everything from gas, food, and children’s shoes have many women returning to the workforce. Helping them navigate their way back is Gesher Human Services’ “Women to Work,” a free four-week program starting July 19. “Any woman who has been out of the workforce for a while…
Valuable Career Advice From Icelandic Women Energy Innovators By Joan Michelson Iceland is a small Arctic country with gorgeous hot springs, lush lands and harsh winters. It’s also an 85% renewable energy economy. There are several strategies Iceland has employed to get there that other countries that are also on the road to clean energy economies, including the United States, could adopt,…
Karren Brady’s Career Advice on Working With Your Family APPRENTICE star and West Ham United vice-chair Karren Brady answers your careers questions and meets an inspirational CEO. Here she gives a reader advice on working with family. By Karren Brady Q) I’ve owned my own floristry business for 10 years, and my eldest daughter has always had an interest in…
Serena Williams Reveals Motivation to Continue Career By Produced by Digital Editors Serena Williams‘ success includes 73 career titles in singles and 23 more in doubles. The 40-year-old is passionate about her tennis career and still chases her dream of being a 24-time Grand Slam winner. So, what motivates Williams to keep pursuing her goal even when she loses at Wimbledon? Serena Williams’…
Photojournalist Enters Women’s Hall of Fame By Associated Press The newest inductee to the Nevada Women’s Fund Hall of Fame is Marilyn Newton, a longtime newspaper photographer who helped blaze the trail for other female journalists in the state a half-century ago. Newton, 77, spent 52 years at the Reno Gazette-Journal and still makes photos for the Reno Rodeo, Reno…
Why Women Should Consider Distribution Sales By Lawson Products Inc. Sandy Riggs is a senior director of national sales at Lawson Products, where she leads the company’s East Coast sales teams and the North American sales force for Lawson’s Kent Automotive brand. Lawson’s sales force now totals more than 1,000 representatives amid organic growth and following the company’s acquisition of…
Advice on Negotiating Flexible Hours With Your Boss By Karren Brady Here she gives a reader advice on how to negotiate a more flexible contract with management. Q) I’m a mental health support worker and have been accepted to do my mental health nurse training in September, which I’m thrilled about. However, to pay the bills while I train, I…
NWAA to Host Conference for Veteran Women By Jordan Dafnis The National Women In Agriculture Association is headquartered on 16th and Martin Luther King Avenue in Oklahoma City and has chapters all over the country and in other countries as well.Leaders tell News 9 they are now the largest black agricultural organization in the world. “It is my responsibility and…
How This Women’s Initiative Is Helping Small Business Owners By Melissa Houston Women are less likely to receive funding for their businesses. If they get funding, female entrepreneurs achieve as much success as male entrepreneurs, yet only 2.2% of women received VC funding in 2021. The Scotiabank Women Initiative has increased its commitment to funding women’s businesses to $10B by 2025. This initiative…
Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day By Market Screener International Women in Engineering Day this year celebrates inventors and innovators alongside inclusivity. Across TechnipFMC, women engineers bring their expertise to bear to enable clients’ projects. Alex Sperber has been bringing her perspective to TechnipFMC’s projects for 17 years, building up expertise in research and development (R&D), engineering, and global procurement…
