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… reflect as Ms. Foundation sponsors its final Take ur…
San Francisco Chronicle – Apr 26, 2007
Women still face glass ceilings in many industries. Many companies still don’t pay more than lip service to being “family friendly. ” Husbands and wives still fumble and fight over dividing up work and home responsibilities. What kind of impact has Take ur Daughters and Sons to Work Day had? The answer varies from child to child — or among veterans of the day from young adult to young adult. Daughters Day got its start in the early 1990s as a response to research showing that many girls faced a sharp drop in self-esteem assertiveness and math and science achievement in early adolescence. “The goals were to make girls visible valued and heard in American society” said Gould. “Bringing them into work was a way to encourage young girls to take part in public life and to dream high… “The day showed me that there are a plethora of career possibilities in every company” Delaney wrote in an e-mail. “Even a company which is predominantly perceived as tax and audit had a range of consulting services — even graphic designers! “It showed me that I had choices” Delaney added. “I could be successful and a leader in business and also be a woman and have a family. ” From the start of Daughters Day critics accused the Ms. Foundation of unfairly excluding boys. And some companies opted to open their doors to both sons and daughters. In 1995 Sandra and Louise Kozma took part in a coed Take ur Children to Work Day at Chevron in Richmond where their father worked as a glass blower creating vessels for company labs.
How to work from home
go.com – Apr 26, 2007
It’s a growing trend thousands of people are finding ways to work at home and make a pretty good living at it. We found work at home agents here in Houston who love their jobs and love the freedom that comes with being able to earn money without making a morning commute. While you are making your way to work Leyia McLemore is already on the job. Story continues below Advertisement digGetAd(”Rectangle”); “Get in here get my cup of coffee get myself together log in and start to work wait for my calls to come in” she said. For the last six years McLemore has been a home based customer service representative for a company called Working Solutions. She books travel plans and also answers questions about cell phone insurance… While it takes money to get started Kendrick says she made her investment back quickly. “It’s worth it you make that money back and this company is still yours” said Kendrick. “They are an incorporated entity and set up properly the IRS will recognize them as a business owner rather than an employee” said Arise CE Angie Selden. Selden says home based agents working full time can potentially make a serious income. “With a license to provide special services whether it is an insurance license or some other special certification those folks can earn up to $60000 a year” she said. Remember for both these jobs you need a Windows XP computer high speed internet and a dedicated phone line. Those are things you must pay for before you can work.
Green is the way to go
Times nline – Apr 26, 2007
Easy wins include turning outlights switching off air conditioning when the heating is on and turningthe heating thermostat down by one degree. html”–>There is no doubt that big business is keen to be seen to tackle climatechange. This week the Prime Minister praised eight UK companies includingTesco and Sky that are involved in a campaign entitled “We’re in thistogether” promising to help consumers to tackle carbon emissions. Somesuch as Marks & Spencer are going further. M&S has made a publicpledge to become carbon neutral by 2012. But the term carbon neutral can be misleading if companies have not takenrobust measures to reduce their carbon footprint before offsetting theremainder… So could this be the end of office life as we know it?Not quite Thomson says. “Yes people will still travel in to an office in acity centre but they might do it two days a week instead of five and thoseare the days on which they will have meetings. n the other days they willsave the hassle cost and pollution of commuting and work from home or maybea more local work centre. ”Trade views Who will save the planet? Are scientists politicans or businesses the keydrivers to tackling climate change? Read the views and join the debate at.
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