Bethenny Frankel Denies Saying Black Women Should Hire White Men to Rep Them
Over the weekend, Bethenny Frankel spoke at an event for woman entrepreneurs. While there, she reportedly agreed with the advice that a black woman should hire a white man to rep for her company as a way to increase the likelihood of her success.
Guys Named John Are Doin' It for Themselves
Good news out of the world of men! Similarly to how the Johns, Roberts, Williams and Jameses of the world DOMINATE our nation's board rooms, men named "John" currently account for more of our country's CEOs than all the female CEOs put together. Way to go, guys!
John, Robert, William & James Hold More Board Seats Than All Women
A new report on diversity in the board rooms of publicly traded US companies reveals something startling: there are more men with spots on the boards of major S&P 1500 companies with the name John, Robert, William or James than all the women on those boards combined.
Men Dominate Tampon and Cosmetics Industries
In the world of female-oriented products like tampons and cosmetics, one would think that a woman's touch is necessary. Apparently, that's not really the case. We already know that in top companies, the numbers of women absolutely dwindle as they rise through the tanks (although the pay gap does not affect those…
Men Are Starting to Embrace the Whole 'Lean In' Thing
Well, this is cool. According to an article in the New York Times, businessmen have begun to really change their attitudes about powerful women in the workplace thanks largely to Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In."
Big-Time Female Exec Buys 85 Broads (The Company, Not Actual Women)
Sallie Krawcheck, whose resume includes time as an executive at Bank of America and Citigroup and who was – according to Forbes – the 7th most powerful woman in 2005, announced Wednesday that's she's purchasing 85 Broads, a worldwide network for professional women. What do all these broads do? Help women become …
Mysterious Phenomena Called 'Feelings' Make Ladies Better At Investing
Research suggests that the global financial system would be in better shape if Wall Street's risk taking big swinging dicks were replaced with financially prudent big swinging vaginas; women, it seems, are better equipped to handle investment decisions without making a big mess of things. And the reason women make…
After A Million Shitshows, Meg Whitman To Take Over HP
HP is apparently about to name former eBay CEO and failed California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman their CEO. Just in case you needed to understand the crapfests that led us here, a brief recap.
Ladies are Team Players
A new study has found that women are most willing to compete and compete best when they do so on teams. It also found that individual competition discourages qualified women from trying to compete while it encourages underqualified men, which gives credence to my dad's theory that the people who end up at the top of…
Corporate Boards Increasingly Fond Of White Men
A new study has found that in the past six years, corporate boards have actually increased their share of white males. But of course!
Bank Chief Wants Women To Make Board "Pretty And Colorful"
Deutsche Bank head Josef Ackerman said he hoped his lady-free board would "be prettier and more colorful one day." A minister, Ilse Aigner, replied: "Whoever wants things more colorful and beautiful should go to a flower meadow or a museum."
