By Elizabeth Harrin (London)
Have you dreamed of going back to school? Hours in the library, long conversations with intelligent professors and nothing to worry about except the deadline for that next assignment. Studying as an adult isn’t much like that, unfortunately. However, if you are unemployed with time on your hands, or [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
Having weathered a recession that revealed inefficiencies, carelessness, and just plain antiquated business practices, companies are facing new demands from shareholders, employees, and customers alike: increased productivity, accountability, and sustainability.
And the solution to these demands may be an idea that has, for years, been relegated to the HR department [...]

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Contributed by Jilaine Hummel Bauer, Bauer Consulting
If you read the news story run under the headline, “Woman of Steel Gives Top Brass a Hard Time,” about an activist shareholder who objected to executive compensation and introduced a “say on pay” proposal at an annual shareholders meeting of a large, prominent U.S. public company, you might [...]

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By Melissa J. Anderson (New York City)
As the definition for work-life balance continues to evolve, more and more people are choosing to take a “career break” to concentrate on family and personal priorities. This trend has created a new area of focus for employers: how do companies address the gap in experience and the inherent [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
The business case for diversity has become a popularly held belief and it’s something we’ve discussed at length here at The Glass Hammer. The reasoning behind it is very simple: When board directors and top level executives are too much alike, they think too much alike and in turn, look at [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
Many have been hit hard by the recession, but according to the United States Department of Labor, perhaps no one more so than women of the baby-boom generation. According to the Department of Labor, the number of women ages 45 to 64 who are long-term unemployed (out of work for more [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
Finding a U.S.-based company willing to go on the record and discuss their efforts to recruit, hire, and advance women is an easy task – if the phrase “diversity effort” is used. Getting the same company to discuss “gender targets” is impossible; they have no such practice in place. Or so [...]

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By Andrea Newell (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
After decades of stagnant female enrollment in graduate business schools, The Financial Times reports that recently the numbers have begun to climb. Female enrollment is currently at an average of 37 percent, up from 33 percent five years ago and 30 percent 10 years ago. And it’s not just a [...]

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By Gigi DeVault (Munich)
Like some behemoth glacier that relentlessly exerts tremendous destructive force as it grinds its way to a final standstill, the financial crisis has pulverized the stalwart bedrock of global fiscal wellbeing. Engaged as we are in the massive scale clean-up of the debris of financial ruin – if the reader will further [...]

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By Elisabeth Grant (Washington, D.C.)
By now you’ve heard of social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) and social networking (interacting in these different online spaces). In fact you may be sick of hearing about it!
Perhaps you have a Facebook account, and maybe you’re even on Twitter. While these sites can offer great ways to keep up with [...]

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