Nominations are now being accepted for the 12th annual “Heroines in Technology” awards program. The black-tie event is scheduled to take place at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner on Friday, November 9, 2012. The program spotlights women of technology who have made substantial contributions in their fields as well as…
PRIDE Industries, a service provider to both public and private organizations throughout the world, has announced that Claire Pomeroy, MD, MBA, will be joining their board of directors. Pomeroy is the Chief Executive Officer of UC Davis Health System and UC Davis Vice Chancellor for Human Health Services. She is…
Shear Intimates, the creator of the hugely successful “Ahh Bra” has beat out over 62,000 other products to garnish the coveted “HSN’s Best Product” award for 2012. Sales of over 25 million units spread over a total of 34 different countries has also helped the company earn the title as…
The Fashion Footwear Association of New York Shoe Expo received a special guest today. Singer/songwriter Fergie stopped by the Brown Shoe Company showroom to give her reviews of the spring 2013 lines of her new footwear. The lines of Fergie Footwear and the Fergalicious by Fergie designs include a wide…
Balley Technologies has just announced that the winner of their 2011 Great Woman of Gaming “Rising Star” award is Kimberly Cohn. Cohn was promoted to Director of Game Development in 2010. The annual award spotlights what are considered to be the brightest women within the gaming industry from around the…
A congressional committee was informed today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) that federal regulation meant to protect consumers is actually hurting women in their ability to obtain credit. The laws, which were only put int place last year, takes away a guarantee that women will be able to be…
Research shows that when it comes to discussing money matters women are more likely to talk things than are men. That’s the results according to a new survey released by Ameriprise Financial. The study, which is entitled “Money Across Generations II”, shows how differently the genders are when it comes…
Research conducted by the Boston College Center for Work & Family shows that it is becoming more and more common for the roles of women and men to become reversed. The report, entitled “The New Dad: Right At Home” shows that more women are entering the workforce as the primary…
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has announced that it has given Joan Amble a spot on their Board of Directors. The position on Booz Allen’s Audit Committee is effective immediately. The company is the parent company of Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., which is a management and technology consulting firm to…
Both current as well as former female employees of Wal-Mart have banned together to file charges of promotion and pay discrimination. A total of 1,975 women are involved. The charges come after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling back in June of last year. That national class-action lawsuit of Dukes Vs.…
