Love in the Age of Arthritis

February 28, 2007 by Women's Voices For Change

by Anna Villegas
Robert Herrick was all of 57 when he advised the virgins, those comely, nubile girls, to make much of time. Leaning into the sunset of the glorious lamp [...]

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“Risky Business”: Why Women Aren’t Hired in More Senior Management Positions

February 27, 2007 by Women's Voices For Change

The authors of a new study on why so few women are entering the ranks of senior management were interviewed on CNN Monday night. Susan Cabrera, a Ph.D. student in [...]

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Hooray for Hollywood!

February 26, 2007 by Women's Voices For Change

by Elizabeth Hemmerdinger | bio
Three cheers for Hollywood! Last night Tinseltown celebrated the grownups, virtually heaping Oscars on (gasp!) people in menopause, enduring legends who’d never won before and [...]

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Friday Round-Up: Woman Wins Turing, Silver Foxes in Print, and the Sweet, Smart Taste of Chocolate

February 23, 2007 by Women's Voices For Change

And the Award Goes To: Congratulations are in order for Frances E. Allen, the first woman to win one of the most prestigious prizes in computing, the $100,000 Turing Award. [...]

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Q&A with Frances Fergusson on Harvard’s New President

February 22, 2007 by Women's Voices For Change

Frances Daly Fergusson was on the nine-member presidential search committee that selected Drew Gilpin Faust to be the next president of Harvard University.
As the former president of Vassar College (1986-2006), [...]

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Voices in Verse: Diane Payne

February 21, 2007 by Women's Voices For Change

Diane Payne, author of this week’s Voices in Verse selection, "Foreign Concept," discusses menopause with a perceptive — and provocative — eye for detail. Payne teaches creative writing at the [...]

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New Guidelines Issued on Heart Disease Prevention

February 20, 2007 by Women's Voices For Change

The American Heart Association has updated its guidelines on women and heart disease prevention, with a focus on a woman’s lifetime risk for heart disease. The guidelines include new directions [...]

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Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Older and Beautiful

February 19, 2007 by Women's Voices For Change

Talk about turning it up a notch.
Paula O’Connor, a 41-year-old oncologist, will spend her evening on Feb. 27 gliding down a New York runway with the chance of landing [...]

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Friday Round-Up: Safe Sex, Men’s Marriage Memoirs, Women and Business and More

February 16, 2007 by Women's Voices For Change

Opening More Doors for Women: Washington Post columnist Amy Joyce looks at four companies recently honored by Catalyst for their commitment to initiatives that advance women and business (here’s the [...]

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And They’ve Got Oceanfront Property in Utah to Sell Us, Too!

February 16, 2007 by Women's Voices For Change

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by Elizabeth Hemmerdinger

So they’re going to wrap Camel cigarettes in pretty paper, highlighted in hot pink and green, to pitch to women. From The New York Times:
[R.J.] Reynolds, eager [...]

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