Business of Men

  • Patricia Arquette’s Oscar Speech call for equal pay and rights – why the backlash?

    At the recent Oscar Awards ceremony, Patricia Arquette won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in Boyhood.  She used her acceptance speech to call for equal pay and rights for women. The audience lapped it up,...

  • Hot politicians – the story to turn every career woman’s stomach

    What do Belinda Stronach and Orly Levy-Abekasis have in common? Is it the fact they are successful and outspoken politicians in their countries? Nope. They are ‘hot’. And apparently that’s crucial in politics, according to a Sydney radio station....
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    What do professional women really want? (from men)

    There have been books and even a movie trying to solve the apparently eternal and mystifiying question “what do professional women really want”. Yes, it is an intricate and somewhat complex topic, especially for men to understand. But when...

  • Take your ring off

    It is still innate in most women to want have the man of her dreams (or the guy she settles for) give her a sparkly ring. We are girlie-girlie like that. Sometimes. It is then worn with pride and...
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    The battle of the boss – male v female bosses

    In the battle of the boss, stereotypes are the real winners. While much effort has been put into trying to break down these false perceptions, when it comes to male v female bosses, nearly every workplace still see the...
  • NY jobs

    10 tips on how to give feedback to your boss

    Feedback doesn’t have to be a one-way street, delivering from your boss to you. It’s something you can deliver back to your boss, in many forms. And when it’s done well it will be appreciated as being useful –...
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    Ambition and ego | an owner’s manual

    Let’s start with a five-second Q&A. What is the difference between ‘ambition’ and ‘ego’? (Pause for effect) Well, according to the dictionary, ambition is defined as “a strong drive for success” and ego is “an inflated feeling of pride...
  • gender differences

    If the women aren’t supporting you, will the men?

    It seems that often when women talk about the struggles they face in business, they are discussing issues they have had with men. But could it also be because the women aren’t supporting other women? Whether they believe they...
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    Working with women the Myths

    At the risk of sounding like I am whining, I am tired of being called confrontational. When that word is thrown around it has a connotation that a person is intentionally antagonistic and makes unfair comments for the sake...