Babes On Bay Street

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21st Century Reality

"In these early years of the third millennium, the roles of women have changed dramatically and the gender balance of our global economy is shifting below our feet:   1. In 2010, women became the majority of the US labor force (51%).   2. Women now represent 60% of university graduates in developed (and many developing) countries.   3. Women make most of the purchasing decisions in everything from cars and computers, to real estate and tourism. They also are majority of Internet users and dominate the leading social media websites.   4. They start most of the new companies created each year in the U.S.   5. The number of wealthy women in the U.S. is growing twice as fast as the number of wealthy men.   6. Women represent more ...

Gift of Summer

The first six months of this year were particularly challenging for me and I have decided to give myself the "Gift of Summer" to recharge my batteries and experience some of life's simple (and sometimes guilty) pleasures. In terms of my blog, my posts will be less about telling stories (although I may tell a few) and more about sharing with you the ways in which I am amusing myself over the summer and the insights I gain by simply "being present".  In the fall, I will resume telling the stories of the wonderful "Babes On Bay Street".    In terms of sharing the ways in which I have been amusing myself, I have been devouring the Millennium trilogy by Steig Larsson. Judith Timson, one ...