Are you open to a great and unexpected career move? If you are a female graduate and have up to five years of experience in a leading company, then top players from all over the world are waiting to talk to you about their best jobs. The Summit If you are one of the 200 happy few to be invited* to attend the “Top Women Summit” in Brussels on 15 & 16 November 2013, you will have a chance to: meet up with blue-chip companies talk directly with their representatives to … [Read more...]
Safety Tips for Female Students Studying Abroad
October 29, 2013 by
While studying abroad can be a fantastic adventure, women should take extra precaution to avoid the dangers associated with foreign places. It might not be fair, but women often have to put up with more harassment abroad. While women shouldn't shy away from studying abroad, these 6 safety tips can help prevent crimes of all natures. 1. Learn some language: Whether you need to tell a guy in a bar that you already have a boyfriend or you need to ask a friendly stranger how to get from the train … [Read more...]
“Closing The Gender Gap In Computer Science”
October 25, 2013 by
Male dominance in Computer Science are over Some background on Computer Science education: 1944: IBM worked with Howard Aiken, a professor at Harvard University, to design and build the first running programmable computer, the Harvard Mark I, which was installed at the university in 1944. Aiken set up a computing lab at Harvard and in 1947, established a degree program there. 1953: Maurice Wilkes, director of the Computer Laboratory at Cambridge University in Britain, established a … [Read more...]
Cyber Security Awareness Month – “Take Control”, October 2013
October 7, 2013 by
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) invites you to learn how to protect your digital life during National Cyber Security Awareness Month in October, using software like secure browser extensions. Cyber predators are smart, creative and dangerous. They surf the Web often in disguise, forever changing their strategies and tactics to attack and steal your account name and password, money, intellectual property, data and your identity to protect from them you will need help from a company … [Read more...]
Odette Laurie, ‘Time to Put Your Big Girl Panties On!’
October 2, 2013 by
I was relaying an experience I had the other day with a friend, and a few hours later, she emailed me an image from my book, Profit Domination. How Successful Women Get on Top and Stay There. This one image she sent me, (straight out of my own book!) really put things in perspective after the hellish experience I had:“Be Grateful. Hard times are just life’s way of forcing you to put your big girl panties on.” We’ve all heard that endearing phrase before, and possibly got a visual, but … [Read more...]
Nonprofit Career Month celebrated in October!
September 29, 2013 by
Have you ever contemplated joining the world of philanthropy? A nonprofit organization (US and UK), or not-for-profit organization (UK and others), often called an NPO or simply a nonprofit and non-commercial organization (Russia and CIS), often called an NCO, is an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals rather than distributing them as profit or dividends. States in the United States defer to the IRS designation conferred under United States Internal Revenue Code … [Read more...]
Ultra-high-net-worth decreases in Brazil, China
September 21, 2013 by
Ultra-high-net-worth population decreases in Brazil, China The combined wealth of global ultra-high-net-worth individuals has grown to a record high, although the ultra-high-net-worth population has dropped in Brazil and China, according to a new report by Wealth-X and UBS. The “Wealth-X and UBS World Ultra Wealth Report 2013” explores the global population of ultra-high-net-worth individuals and their income on both a global and local market scale. Examining the global wealth of … [Read more...]
The Apple Logic Pro 9 Level One Certification Will Validate
September 14, 2013 by
Students, professionals, and music lovers alike can make use of the Logic Pro 9 Level One certification, offered exclusively by Apple. This Mac OS X based product is a music editing and production software that doubles as a digital audio workstation and MIDI sequencer application. In its latest incarnation, it remains one of the most viable music engineering programs on the market. Its use in amateur and professional music editing, by individuals and major companies, is the main reason why Apple … [Read more...]
Toddler to Take a Nap
September 11, 2013 by
7 Tips for Getting Your Toddler to Take a Nap Half the battle of early parenthood is just getting your child to go to sleep. And it’s not just the overnight rest that’s a challenge: the magical nap time can be just as tricky. Toddlers usually switch from two naps a day to one around 18 months, but just because they’re taking fewer naps doesn’t mean those naps aren’t helping. Dr. Jodi Mindell says that toddlers are going through “a marathon of development,” and that quality rest is “the only … [Read more...]
Swiss Accounts No Longer Safe for Tax Dodge
September 10, 2013 by
Secret Swiss Accounts Said No Longer Safe for Tax Dodging Fourteen firms, including Credit Suisse Group AG, the second-largest Swiss bank; HSBC Holdings Plc, the largest European bank; and Julius Baer Group Ltd., Switzerland’s third- largest wealth manager, are under criminal investigation. On Aug. 29, the U.S. announced a program for other Swiss banks to avoid charges. Taxpayers who still believe they can hide secret Swiss bank accounts from the Internal Revenue Service are “beyond … [Read more...]
Woman-Owned Business Succeed – Resources to Help You!
September 8, 2013 by
According to the U.S. Census 2007 Survey of Business Owners , women owned 7.8 million businesses, representing almost 30 percent of all companies in the country. It’s also worth mentioning that the growth of women-owned firms has outpaced the growth of other types, having increased by just about 44 percent between 1997 and 2007. So, what can you do to join the ranks of these successful women business owners? Are you exploring your options for capital? If you’re looking for help to finance … [Read more...]
Pain To Gain-Ten Leadership Lessons Learned
September 8, 2013 by
From Pain To Gain: Ten Leadership Lessons Learned © Irene Becker, Just Coach It-The 3Q Edge™ | (IQ-EQ-SQ) Reach-Resonance-Results 3Q Leadership™ Blog- 27,000+ Social Media Followers & Growing! Leadership is a 3Q equation supported by courage. Courage grows each time we align intelligence (IQ) + humanity (EQ) + integrity (SQ) If you are a trailblazer who wants to not simply optimize strengths but transform changes/challenges into a lever for your greatest ability; I hope this … [Read more...]
