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Childhood determines who rises to the top

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... that in order to get more women in leadership roles, change must start in childhood and provide the same school subjects to girls and that and that those girls should then be encouraged to take line-roles at the start of their careers, not at the end. ...

Greece chooses pain to pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... markets' reaction - euro up against the US dollar and Australian dollar back above parity - it's back to risk on boys and girls. After five weeks of intense speculation and nail-biting suspense, the Greeks blinked in the end - well, a small majority ...

US Girl Scouts launch financial literacy merit badge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... to teach students about financial literacy, are launching a new merit badge to tackle the subject. "Many people, not just girls, need some basic financial literacy skills," said Suzanne Harper, director of program resources for Girl Scouts of the USA ...

Brand fit for a boardroom

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... brand, and the same principles can apply in financial services. Even the New York Times and Businessweek bestseller, 'Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office 101', devoted an entire chapter on the subject. "Building your own brand can be as simple as ...

Still a two-way street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... this doesn't surprise me. I've been witness to my father's business deals for the most part of my life (until I discovered girls). You've seen this too. How many times have we observed China making these kinds of statements every time the heat is on? ...

African women suffer most: World Bank

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... individual incomes as well as the budgets they manage on behalf of their households, with particularly damaging consequences for girls, said Obiageli Ezekwesili, World Bank vice president for the Africa Region. "Poverty has a female face and the global ...

AMP grants $100,000 to Future2

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... Queensland based Search Light project, Future2 Financial Success, aims to develop financial and life skills amongst Year 10 to 12 girls at a Queensland community access school. Meanwhile the Victorian grant has been awarded to Access Mildura, with the ...

PIS gets behind the wheel for racing sponsorship

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
... major sponsor PIS will have substantial amounts of signage at the start-finish line and we will be sponsoring promotion girls as part of the off-track activities." In 2006 PIS purchased 107 planner-strong Canadian financial planning operation Generation ...

Book delivers message: Nice Girls Don't Get Rich

... their monetary goals. This is the message in a new book by American bestselling author, Lois Frankel. Frankel's book, 'Nice Girls Don't Get Rich', explores the behavioral patterns of women and seeks to act as a wake up call for those who choose to remain ...
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