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Female bosses are often rated on effectiveness based on stereotypes

By SARA CONRAD The Times-Union Anna Lopez Brosche, local COO of Ennis Pellum & Associates CPAs, remembers when a potential client referral source 20 years older than she asked, “How did you...

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skirt! world: March 8

Good news and bad news Just wait until skirt! factors in. Preliminary findings of the 2010 Global Media Monitoring Project — containing data from 42 countries but not from North America as of yet —...

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Ladies in charge — on screen

By MATT SOERGEL The Times-Union Female bosses don’t come across too well in movies — and you can bet they’ll get their comeuppance eventually. Here are four examples.

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International Women’s Day and First women

By JULIANNE JENNINGS Special to the Times-Union In the early 20th century, Clara Zetkin (leader of the “Women’s Office” for the Social Democratic Party in Germany), proposed that every year in every...

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Essay: Being young, free, living on tips

By JEN ROGNERUD Special to the Times-Union We were waitresses, all of us, with different stash spots for tips. Mine was a tattered old envelope in my underwear drawer. I kept the amount written on...

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Heather Tom: Actress, feminist, athlete

There’s no doubt that two-time Emmy Award-winning actress Heather Tom’s star is on the rise; her lengthy list of credits include film, television and Broadway. Her day job,...

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From the editor

March, the beginning of spring and beginning of pining for summer, is often my least favorite month. Much like a Wednesday, it screams ordinary. However, it holds a special perk: it’s Women...

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Girls First: 5 Ways for Girls to Recognize True Beauty

By JUSTINA CHEN HEADLEY Special to the Times-Union 1. Appreciate true beauty. Take a moment every week to thank people for being truly beautiful in the way they live. Thank a librarian for always...

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Essay: Our fickle fortunes

By SARAH STANKORB Special to the Times-Union The palm reader giggled as he ran a finger over my hand. “You’ll be poor and you’ll be rich, but you’ll always be bad with money....

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How we met: Elizabeth and Ruth Jensen-Forbell

by Gary Mills, Friday, February 12, 2010, 4 comments

In celebration of this month’s I Heart Issue, skirt! asked couples to submit stories about how they met or became engaged. By SARA CONRAD The Times-Union Elizabeth and Ruth met at church in the...

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Essay: A little (not so) love story

By STACY APPEL Special to the Times-Union I’m fascinated by the workings of serendipity. My friend Ruthann, 90 years old, had a big grin on her face when she told me how she met her husband....

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Study: 'Birth-control sabotage’ a problem

By MICHELE MUNZ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Clinicians may need to screen young women for another problem if they have an unintended pregnancy and admit they aren’t using birth control —...

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Women presidents

By SARA CONRAD The Times Union BARBARA TOLLIVER-HASKINS President of the Women Business Owners of North Florida Barbara Tolliver-Haskins grew up in Jacksonville and started working with State Farm in...

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skirt! world: Feb. 15

Unequal sports opportunities A federal court ruled last week that the University of California Davis’ elimination of women’s wrestling in 2000 was part of systemic failure by the...

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Celebrate 'Singles’ Day’

by Gary Mills, Friday, February 5, 2010, 2 comments

By SARA CONRAD The Times-Union Valentine’s Day is Sunday, and no doubt you will be exposed to more than a fair share of messages about how you can and should find love. But there are...

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