Executive Female articles from May 1989

Executive Female archives from May 1989

Across the desk. (comments on the "mommy track") (editorial)
May 1, 1989... ACROSS THE DESK Should there be separate career paths for women who choose to put either career or family first? That's the crux of the so-called "mommy track" controversy. According to Felice Schwartz's article in the Harvard Business...

Pregnancy nine-to-five.
May 1, 1989... PREGNANCY NINE-TO-FIVE Until recently, employers didn't worry about the needs and problems of working mothers-to-be. Traditionally, most women dropped out of the work force when they married or became pregnant, not returning until their...

Bridging the gender gap.
May 1, 1989... BRIDGING THE GENDER GAP A truly egalitarian corporate America isn't likely to come about because companies will suddenly become kinder and gentler toward women. According to Madeleine Swain, president of Swain & Swain, Inc., a New York City...

Fighting back. (women campaign against crime and a related article on safety abroad)
May 1, 1989... FIGHTING BACK Three NAFE members crusade against crime They're not undercover cops or gun-toting vigilantes. Yet, foiling terrorist attacks, assaults and con jobs are all in a day's work for three NAFE members, each of whom has a career...

Selling yourself. (keys to writing a resume and a related article on key points to include) (Job-Hunting Guide)
May 1, 1989... Selling Yourself THREE KEYS TO WRITING A RESUME THAT WILL GRAB A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER'S INTEREST AND MAKE HER WANT TO MEET YOU Whether you realize it or not, your resume is your calling card. It should be one of the most persuasive personal...

Playing the part. (job interview techniques) (Job-Hunting Guide)
May 1, 1989... Playing the Part TO HELP YOU GIVE A JOB-WINNING PERFORMANCE, TRY THESE ACTING TIPS BEFORE YOUR NEXT INTERVIEW When it comes to creating a good impression and overcoming the anxiety of a job interview," acting is more effective than...

Great answers for tough questions. (questions job interviewers ask; includes quiz for potential interviewees) (Job-Hunting Guide )
May 1, 1989... Great Answers for Tough Questions HOW TO CONVINCE AN INTERVIEWER THAT YOU'RE RIGHT FOR THE JOB Behind every question an interviewer poses is that all-important unasked question: "Why should I hire you?" An interviewer always has...

How to double your salary.
May 1, 1989... HOW TO DOUBLE YOUR SALARY Ten ways to fatten your paycheck -- fast! "If only I earned more money...." How many times have you thought that? Even if you love your job and your company, you probably think you're underpaid for the...

Dauntless D.A. (Linda Fairstein, assistant district attorney with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office)
May 1, 1989... DAUNTLESS D.A. Linda Fairstein, the prosecutor in the infamous "Preppy Murder" trial, has lost only two cases in her 17-year career with the Manhattan District Attorney's office. When Linda Fairstein, an assistant district attorney for the...

The "mommy track" controversy. (discrimination against working mothers)
May 1, 1989... THE "MOMMY TRACK" CONTROVERSY Should women who are dedicated to their careers get a boost up the corporate ladder, and those who put family first be relegated to a middle rung? A new catch-phrase has entered the American vocabulary in the...

The sky's the limit. (electronic public relations)
May 1, 1989... THE SKY'S THE LIMIT Two broadcast veterans use space-age technology to create electronic PR for celebrities, newsmakers and businesses Judith Krantz sits in a Los Angeles television studio fielding questions about her latest book, Till We...

No-regret decisions.
May 1, 1989... NO-REGRET DECISIONS You have nothing to lose--only something to gain--whatever path you take For many of us, the fear of making decisions keeps us from moving ahead with our lives. As someone once lamented, "Sometimes I feel like...

When your best isn't good enough.
May 1, 1989... When Your Best Isn't Good Enough How to win praise from an impossible-to-please boss Eighteen years later, Pat King still vividly remembers how dazed she felt when she emerged from a particularly crushing meeting with her boss, the...

Business plan basics. (also includes a related article on what turns lenders off)
May 1, 1989... BUSINESS PLAN BASICS How to write a plan that will raise funds and keep your company on course Because NAFE's Venture Capital Program has sparked so many requests for our 1987 article on writing a business plan, we decided to reprint it...

Company savings plans. (More Money)
May 1, 1989... COMPANY SAVINGS PLANS Most large companies, and a growing number of smaller ones, now offer savings plans to their employees. Sometimes the employer makes all the contributions. More commonly, you can voluntarily contribute to the plan...

Comparison shopping. (the costs of mutual funds) (More Money)
May 1, 1989... COMPARISON SHOPPING Comparing the investment costs of mutual funds used to be like shopping in a store with no price tags. Though fee and expense information has always been available in a fund's prospectus, it was tough to find. And it...

Put your tax return to work for you. (More Money)
May 1, 1989... PUT YOUR TAX RETURN TO WORK FOR YOU If you saw people smiling when they mailed their tax returns, you can be sure that they're getting refunds! In fact, in 1987, 75 percent of all taxpayers were whistling "I'm in the money" on April 15....

Caring for contacts. (business contacts) (also includes a related article on networking)
May 1, 1989... CARING FOR CONTACTS A NAFE network director recently complained to me about a colleague who only calls her when she's job hunting. The director, an avid networker with many contacts, always helps her out. But she resents that she only...