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- Sangster: MBA gives women networks, skills, flexibility
 Elissa Ellis Sangster, executive director of the Forte Foundation, talked to Fortune contributor Anne Fisher about why more women do not seek an MBA. In this interview picked up by CNNMoney, Sangster says the degree allows women to take their careers to a higher level and that too few women occupy the CEO role at major companies. CNNMoney.com/Fortune
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- First lady notes how health insurance reform affects women
Michelle Obama maintains that health insurance reform is a women's issue. "Eight in 10 women, mothers, report that they're the ones responsible for choosing their children's doctor, for getting them to their checkups, for managing that follow-up care," she said in a speech recently. "Women are the ones to do it. Mothers are the ones that do it. And many women find themselves doing the same thing for their spouses." Forbes
(9/18)
- Wall Street execs included on list of top-ranking N.Y. women
Women on Wall Street occupy several slots in Crain's 50 Most Powerful Women in New York listing, including No. 1 on the list: Heidi Miller, chief executive of J.P. Morgan's treasury and securities services division. Even so, women in finance and other industries have been affected significantly by the recession, which has taken a toll on the overall population of senior-executive women. "At the very top, women are being laid off or forced out significantly more than men," says Ilene Lange, president of Catalyst. Crain's New York Business
(9/20)
- Most powerful women in business for 2009
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi tops Fortune's list of the 50 most powerful women in business for the fourth year in a row. The list reflects the growing influence of women in the business world as 13 entries hail from Fortune 500 companies, up from just two in 1998. CNNMoney.com/Fortune
(9/10)
- Merlino: Develop leadership skills to boost business
Nell Merlino, founder of Make Mine A Million $ Business, comes to South Florida this week in an event she hopes will spur women entrepreneurs from around the country to greater levels of achievement. In this interview with the Miami Herald, Merlino says some common mistakes women business owners make is taking their at-home behavior with them to work, failing to be outgoing about getting new clients and not learning enough about the financial side of their operations. The Miami Herald (free registration)
(9/21)
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- Affluent women are returning to workforce
Experts say many educated women who have left work to raise families are returning to the workforce because many of the people laid off in the past year have been men. "Some women who expected to take a long time out of the workforce suddenly felt they needed to re-enter, in some cases much more quickly than they expected," says Joan Williams, director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California's Hastings College of Law. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)
(9/18)
- Chicago women boost earning power as entrepreneurs
Jill Kerrigan says she eventually moved beyond a reluctance to take the leap from being a young working mother to owning her own design studio. The leadership skills she developed have helped Jak Graphic Design grow from a one-woman operation to an 11-person crew that handles accounts for American Express and the American Dental Association. Kerrigan and others are profiled in this article. Crain's Chicago Business
(9/21)
- Women in technology still face a "Silicon ceiling"
Maya Baratz, a product manager for MTV Networks, writes that women have made little progress in reducing the gender gap in Silicon Valley in the past nine years. Many reasons have been given for the gender gap in technology jobs, she writes, adding "let's hope this industry grows out of them quickly -- so that it can truly surface game-changing products and services, regardless of the gender of their innovators." The Huffington Post
(9/21)
- 5 tips for balancing the demands of work, life
Balancing the competing demands of work and family becomes easier on women when their children are in school, Kristen Asleson and Kim Radke write. They offer five tips for achieving a better balance: establish a morning routine, get kids' clothes ready the night before, have a plan for when children become ill, make time to relax in the evening and have family dinners at the table. The Post-Bulletin (Rochester, Minn.)
(9/21)
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- Lessons in leadership from Linda Hudson
 Linda Hudson, now president of the land and armaments group for BAE Systems, recalls how she let a Nordstrom's clerk show her how to tie a scarf for the outfit she wore on her first day as the president of the General Dynamics Corporation -- only to arrive at work the second day to see a dozen women wearing scarves the same way. In this interview with The New York Times, Hudson talks about the responsibilities leaders have, not just for the way they dress, but for how they behave, interact and communicate. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)
(9/19)
- Ballet lessons at age 6 prepared exec for C-suite
Beth Kaplan, president of GNC Pittsburgh, says the skills she learned as a child studying ballet gave her a disciplined lifestyle she was able to apply to her college days at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and in executive positions at Procter & Gamble and Rite Aid. While she says she enjoys being part of a big organization, she is happy she has been able to keep her family grounded in Pittsburgh for the past 12 years even though she has lived and worked in different places. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)
(9/19)
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