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Twittering their productivity away
October 09, 2008
As more and more social networking, blogs, twitters and other ways to "connect" are pushed onto the market, it's harder than ever to keep team members focused. How can you ensure your priorities stay their priorities?
Sexist men earn higher salaries
September 24, 2008
A new study has found that men with traditional views of gender roles earn nearly $12,000 more than men and with egalitarian attitudes – and nearly $15,000 more than women. The study also found that more educated men tended to be more accepting of equality in gender roles, while the less educated clung to the sexist view. So sexists have more money, but aren’t as bright. In all seriousness, study co-author Beth Livingston told me that while conducting her press tour, Fox News ran out of time before she could get to that point. Learn more about why sexists make more money and what you can do to even the score.
Dressing to distraction
September 11, 2008
I don’t think I am a sexist pig. I love working with “ball-busting” women in the workplace, and I’m proud of my wife’s accomplishments as a VP in a Fortune 500 company. I do some housework. And I think strip clubs are sad, desperate places. I mention those things to burnish my “nice guy” credentials before I say what I’ve got to say: As many times as not, when meeting with women in the workplace, I’m put in the impossible position of trying not to look at their breasts - simply because of what they’ve chosen to wear that day. Clearly some women intentionally dress to provoke, showing fleshy cleavage and wearing tight or see-through shirts. But I want to address those of you who don’t mean to attract this kind of unprofessional attention, and ask you to consider these “dress-to-distraction” clothing situations:
