There’s no aphorism that describes successful women more than “damned if you do, damned if you don’t.”
Yet, thankfully we keep doing. As we are Millennial women who’ve worked under plenty of women, and are now on our second female CEO, we’ve reaped the benefits of this “doing” firsthand.
The average woman has worn just 20% of her wardrobe in the last year, but continues to spend upwards of $6,000 year on new clothing and accessories, leaving many (including me) with a closet full of extra clothing. So the idea that you could start making money off of your unwanted clothes is compelling for many women.
LearnVest, a TechCrunch50 startup originally aimed at teaching women to become more financially savvy when it debuted back in 2009, has come a long way in the years since. Following its $19 million Series C from Accel and others last July, the company has expanded its focus to be more inclusive.
According to July 2010 research from Northwestern University, older women who are obese, especially around the hips, are more likely to have problems remembering than do other women. It is better to be apple-shaped than pear-shaped for women when it comes to memory.
E-commerce is booming, but shopping for clothing online can still be a challenge. Unlike many consumer products, clothing is personal and often needs to be tried on for fit. Plus, there are numerous options available via the web, so sometimes it’s tough to even know where to begin with an online shopping expedition.
According to a U.S. study performed on over 2,200 young women, 25% of women are overweight but consider themselves of normal weight. Some women of normal weight thought they were overweight. Both groups of "misperceivers" have the potential for serious health problems.
Welcome back for the last segment of our roundtable discussion of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s new best-selling book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.
In part one, posted Tuesday, we discussed the controversy surrounding Lean In as well as the element of fear and how it plays into women’s career paths.
Saudi men can now be alerted via text message if women try to escape from the country. The new digital leash on women is being resoundingly criticized over social media channels. “Hello Taliban, herewith some tips from the Saudi e-government!”, wrote one angry commenter, according to Al Arabiya.
As startups, mega-corporations, and governments strain to promote women leaders in technology, new evidence suggests that the relative timidity of women may simply be a function of voting procedure. When men outnumber women, groups who strive towards consensus decisions, rather than majority rule, see greater female participation.
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