Women Drivers

by Joanne Cleaver - January 26, 2011

Researchers studied the women at the top and discovered the leaders share some common traits. What you need to do to join their ranks.

by Joanne Cleaver - January 24, 2011

If you've got a contract with a major company, you've got a hidden advantage. Learn how to capitalize on it.

by Joanne Cleaver - January 21, 2011

Could millennials be the generation that redefines workplace balance -- and the balance of power? A marketing report suggests men and women have new respect for each other at work and home.

by Joanne Cleaver - January 19, 2011

The World Economic Forum had to come up with a quota in order to make sure enough women participated at Davos. Here's how your company can avoid the same embarrassment.

by Joanne Cleaver - January 14, 2011

Does your small business need cash, connections and a shoe in the door? Enter a small business competition, and do it right. Follow the 5 P's and you could take home the trophy.

by Joanne Cleaver - January 12, 2011

A former General Electrics marketer argues in a new book that women are responding to deep, primal impulses when they decide what to buy.

by Joanne Cleaver - January 10, 2011

A new study spouts the usual: If women just quit having kids, and married their job, the pay gap would vanish. Another report begs to differ.

by Joanne Cleaver - January 7, 2011

Contractors complain about the lack of women- and minority-owned subcontractors. Turner Construction did something about it. Why don't other companies follow suit?

by Joanne Cleaver - January 5, 2011

Cash-strapped New Jersey shut down its department devoted to helping women and minority businesses. Will your state be next? And should you care?

by Joanne Cleaver - January 3, 2011

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg created a stir by urging women to get ahead by getting braver about self-promotion. But she forgets: Women need the support of management.

by Joanne Cleaver - December 28, 2010

The last thing you need heading into the holidays is a great new business idea. But if you got one, here's how to keep it warm till January, when you can move it to the front burner.

by Joanne Cleaver - December 24, 2010

Not so obsolete after all, layaway suddenly is re-emerging as a gift-buying strategy. Here's what it means for anyone who's trying to sell to women.

by Joanne Cleaver - December 15, 2010

How does an investment matchmaker/incubator keep raising more money? It scrupulously charts the hard numbers. So should you.

by Joanne Cleaver - December 13, 2010

Being in the minority can get discouraging. But if you learn to talk their language, you can get ahead.

by Joanne Cleaver - December 11, 2010

Make your job fit your life: Radical ideas (at least, in a recession) on Take Your Infant To Work days and telecommuting from MomsRising, Best Buy and AT&T;

by Joanne Cleaver - December 10, 2010

Despite the real estate crash, more women are buying their own homes. What do these women want, and will builders and real estate agents pay attention?

by Joanne Cleaver - December 8, 2010

The sad fact is that most companies aren't pouring much effort to advancing women.

by Joanne Cleaver - December 6, 2010

A survey finds that women board members are much more likely to challenge the status quo and push for accountability.

by Joanne Cleaver - December 3, 2010

Financial services and investment advisers have ignored or, worse, patronized their female clients. Here's what they need to know--and do--to capture this market.

by Joanne Cleaver - December 1, 2010

Women are either seen as push overs or too tough. But new research pinpoints the most effective way to get exactly what you want.