'Where are the women?' (promoting employment of women) (Special Report: Cracking the Glass Ceiling)
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Accounting firm Deloitte & Touche LLP has instituted a commendable program for promoting female workers. Aiming for an equal representation for women, the program involves opening managerial positions to women and including them in key committees. These efforts have resulted in a lower turnover rate among senior women.
Publication Name: Working Mother
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0278-193X
Year: 1995
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Moms on a mission
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Lori Bryant-Woolridge, a writer and a mother is the cofounder of a group of African American professional women in New York and New Jersey known as Mothers Off Duty (MOD). MOD develops a lasting bond between recipients and their mentors, and African American women from middle class and upper middle class families.
Publication Name: Working Mother
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0278-193X
Year: 2004
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The new breadwinner
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Twenty percent of dual-income marriages represent wives who are breadwinners at home as they earn more than their husbands, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Being the major provider makes the wife feel more self-respect and competent.
Publication Name: Working Mother
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0278-193X
Year: 1997
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