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Monday, September 18, 2006
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VOLUME 3
ISSUE 126
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September WorldWIT Website Columns
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Ten Questions for...
This week, we're starting a new series in Thinking Aloud called, "Ten Questions for..." that will ask women leaders what's on their mind these days, professionally and personally. Today we have Ten Questions for Danielle Cyr, Esq., our NycWIT Executive Director.
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Weird Science
Remember the hubbub over the (now ex) Harvard president's comments on women's innate inferiority in the math and sciences? A new report released by the panel from the National Academy of Sciences found that, "Women in science and engineering are hindered not by lack of ability but by bias and 'outmoded institutional structures' in academia." The same might be said for the business world. What can concerned men and women do to fight these biases in the workplace? Send in your thoughts, ideas, and response to the article.
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Ask Liz
How can I stop the dirty looks when I call my son from work?
Dear Liz,
Once a day in the mid-afternoon, I feel the need to call my house and check on my twelve year-old son who is at home alone. He looks forward to my call and so do I, and we never spend more than ten minutes talking. I even keep my voice low because I work in a low-wall-cubicle environment, but I still get some looks from my co-workers because of this daily personal call. Any suggestions?
Yours,
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A Short Order
Pinch Me...or Don't
As the training manager for a large computer company, I was invited to attend a sales meeting and present my new team and goals for the year. Before my turn on the podium, the local sales manager gave his pitch on how to accelerate the sales cycle and close more deals by the end of the quarter. He spoke about getting accounts down to "the short strokes" and closing business. I was so shocked at his using this terminology with a mixed, much less a professional audience. Later I went to Human Resources to point out the manager's lack of judgment. I'd heard him use off-color statements before, but never in front of a crowd. She countered with, "Well, isn't that just a golf term?" Regardless of whether it was a sports metaphor or sexual innuendo, the ambiguity created a real Pinch Me...or Don't moment!
-Robin, MassWIT
Send your true, Pinch Me...or Don't story to Anne Jennings.
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Janet Ryan is on vacation. Her column, Selling Skills for Non-Salespeople, will return in October.
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WorldWIT News
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Listen Up
Good news! If you couldn't join us during National Breast Feeding at Work Week, you can now download the MP3 recording of our Breast Feeding in the Boardroom teleseminar. Listen to expert guests provide educational, organizational, and personal viewpoints on how to support nursing moms in the workplace. Click here to download the audio recording.
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Contact Info
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Questions? Comments? Write to info@worldwit.org. To submit an article, a question for "Ask Liz" or a story for "Pinch Me...or Don't", send an e-mail to Anne Jennings.
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