Business
Women Sharpen Views on Social Security
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With women having the most to win or lose from changes in Social Security, legal experts and other activists are sharpening their arguments about a major issue in the presidential campaign.
Business
Big Businesswomen Tap Other People’s Money
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A study of female entrepreneurs with annual business revenue over $1 million finds they arrange credit sources to fund expansions, join business organizations, hire advisors and are more likely to be certified as a female-owned business.
Sports
Food Marketers Pitch ‘Strong Women’ Products
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The “origami” women on the wrappers of a nutrition bar and “strong women” summits co-hosted by a yogurt company show how two food companies are marketing to women seen as more nutrition-conscious and confident than ever.
Art
Web Offers Holiday Gifts Made by Rural Women
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From botanical soaps made in New Hampshire to leather pouches made by the Lakota in South Dakota, the Web offers an abundance of holiday presents made by rural women and brought to e-commerce by nonprofit groups.
Arts & Culture
Hunger Experts Focus on Giving Power to Women
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Thanksgiving spurs donations to hunger drives. But experts say charity isn’t the solution. What’s needed is an increase of the power of women, the malnourished majority in both the United States and around the world.
Health & Science
More Older Women Staying In Paid Work Force
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Older women’s participation in the work force has not only withstood the recession, it has expanded in recent years. But before celebrating the finding, economists point out that such women are often driven by profound financial pressures.
Business
‘Success Groups’ Catch On with Female Entrepreneurs
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As women take the helm of more businesses, many are turning to “success groups” to share business as well as life-balance advice.
Politics
Downturn Pushing Single Mothers Out of Work Force
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Beneath the statistics showing women hanging on to their jobs at a rate slightly better than men, single mothers are an exception. With an unemployment rate of 8.4 percent, they are one of the groups hardest hit by the weaker economy.