Posted on: 13 January, 2002
Author: Cheryl Rickman
Working mothers work longer ... 47% of the UK ... is now madeup of women, with 12 million ... ... tothe Labour Force Survey from the Office of ... And Working mothers work longer hoursApproximately 47% of the UK workforce is now madeup of women, with 12 million employed, according tothe Labour Force Survey from the Office of NationalStatistics. And the employment figure is rising byapproximately 20,000 every two months. 41% of thesewomen are working mothers with dependant children(4.9 million), and it is these women that increasinglyhave to juggle work and home, career and family.According to a recent government-backed researchprogramme...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 14 December, 2001
Author: Debbie Jacobs
Word Count: 810Oh My God A Girl!OH MY GOD A GIRL!! This was the cry I was met with when I arrived to meet our group for a 5 day canoe trip down New ... Wanganui River. Are you sure you know w Word Count: 810Oh My God A Girl!OH MY GOD A GIRL!! This was the cry I was met with when I arrived to meet our group for a 5 day canoe trip down New Zealands Wanganui River. Are you sure you know what youre doing?! a wary fellow in his 50s exclaimed. I assured him that since...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 14 December, 2001
Author: Vic Peters
I grew up living with my mother, and ... my father when he wasnt ... the ocean in a ... I wasnt the only child at home, but it often felt that way, and not just when I would lock I grew up living with my mother, and sometimes my father when he wasnt underneath the ocean in a submarine. I wasnt the only child at home, but it often felt that way, and not just when I would lock my sister in the basement, eithermy mom was good at making me feel like the best pumpkin in the patch.My...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 13 December, 2001
Author: Monique Rider
BEATING THE ODDSI met Joe when I was fifteen. We were married eight months after we met. I was 16 and he was 19. I could not drive and I dropped out of school right after the wedding. This was the beg BEATING THE ODDSI met Joe when I was fifteen. We were married eight months after we met. I was 16 and he was 19. I could not drive and I dropped out of school right after the wedding. This was the beginning of eight years of struggling, sacrificing, and heartache. I became more and more dependant on my...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 13 December, 2001
Author: Monique Rider
... ... age seven I was sexually abused by my father and ... Those memories were ... until four years ago, at age 33. After several years of therapy and a ... famil CELEBRATING TRIUMPHAt age seven I was sexually abused by my father and grandfather. Those memories were repressed until four years ago, at age 33. After several years of therapy and a supportive family, I began to heal. I became stronger during that healing process. By looking inward to analyze my own pain I learned a lot about myself. I confronted my father about the abuse and stood...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 08 December, 2001
Author: Jerrilynn B. Thomas
You're probably thinking that you will never have a cable business program. Anything is possible if you are creative and ... enough to go after your PR dreams. One of the first things that I in You're probably thinking that you will never have a cable business program. Anything is possible if you are creative and aggressive enough to go after your PR dreams. One of the first things that I instruct clients who use my PR makeover service to do is package their products and service to enhance their PR appeal. Wouldn't it be great if you could package...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 03 December, 2001
Author: Laurel Delaney
I read Laura ... ... story, ... An American Legend," and couldn't help but ... the parallel between women in the business world and that of a great ... who has a f I read Laura Hillenbrand's thrilling story, "Seabiscuit: An American Legend," and couldn't help but recognize the parallel between women in the business world and that of a great racehorse who has a fighting spirit like no other. In the race to build a new world, let's examine the eight lessons women can learn from Seabiscuit, the horse that achieved greatness while captivating our imaginations.1). Learn your horse...
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