Entries by bronwynr

Working paper: Gender in Job Negotiations—A Two-Level Game

Download the PDF. The traditional division of labor between the sexes—women managing the private realm and men the public—continues to have an indirect influence on job negotiation outcomes through links between private realm and public realm negotiations. Women's negotiations at work are often constrained by agreements in negotiations at home. For insights, Hannah Riley Bowles […]

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Activities to go with fiction

  Listen to Charlotte's Web.  Hear E.B. White read from his book, virtually visit his farm (in the “Down East” part of Maine) and watch a spider, like Charlotte, spin a web. Also learn how she catches (and eats) food, observe how she lays eggs and find out how her wingless babies (called spiderlings) can […]

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Are you *qualified* to start an Internet business?

If you're like most people, you probably measure your qualifications by your technical skills... Your ability to design a web site... Your ability to write sales copy... Your ability to drive traffic... But the reality is, NONE of that matters. Building a business is a FORMULA. If you can understand instructions and follow the formula, […]

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Is Your Genius at Work?:

4 Key Questions to Ask Before Your Next Career Move by Dick Richards  From the reviews You have some special capacity to make a positive impact on the world in your own unique way. You may have an inkling of that. Or no clue at all. No matter. Either way, this refreshingly different book from […]

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children’s Literature

The 2008 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children's Literature have been announced. The winners are: for Fiction and Poetry, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (Little, Brown); for Picture Books, At Night by Jonathan Bean (FSG); and for Nonfiction, The Wall by Peter Sís (FSG/Foster). The Arrival by […]

the AGe of Speed – Learning to thrive in a More-Faster-Now World

A current TV commercial for an insurance company says "Life comes at you fast," as it shows some unimagined disaster striking. Dallas author Vince Poscente thinks it's time to harness that full-throttle life force so that it works for and not against us. His book The Age of Speed: Learning to Thrive in a More-Faster-Now […]

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High profit Business Practies that put money in your pocket

with Rogene Baxter, RN, MA, CMC Having a successful speaking/training/consulting business takes careful focus on consistent practices that can make or break your profitability. You’ve heard about spending time ON the business, not just IN the business — but what fun is that when you’d rather be speaking? Talented presenters have gone broke because they […]

Wonderful Web Giveaway Event

Hi I have a wonderful gift for you. The community at Wonderful Web Women have banded together with invited friends to create a collection of over 200 gifts for you. This is a really unique event which is only available for 3 weeks. You can sign up here to choose as many of these gifts […]