In 2011, only 20% of leaders in private companies worldwide are women. Meanwhile, heavily male-dominated industries like banking and utilities face the toughest challenges in a generation. The CEO of Girl Scouts USA on why troops of 9-year-old cookie pushers are America's greatest hope for change.
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In 2011, only 20% of leaders in private companies worldwide are women. Meanwhile, heavily male-dominated industries like banking and utilities face the toughest challenges in a generation
Read More »Barcelona Hosts World Architecture Festival
Wednesday, November 2 The Someru Community Center houses the local government and a library. | Courtesy of Someru Community Center While the economic crunch has frozen cranes at project lots around the world, it hasn't stalled creativity. Witness the 704 entries submitted to the World Architecture Festival's fourth annual competition
Read More »How Much For That Motorcycle In The Window? Inside eBay’s Physical Push For Mobile Sales
Aiming to generate $5 billion worth of purchases via their mobile apps this year, eBay has designed "shoppable" windows to drive digital sales. Will their bricks translate to clicks? The goods artfully arranged in certain windows along Park Avenue advertise "The Inspiration Shop," but you won't find them in any actualy stores nearby.
Read More »Samsung’s Smartphone Sales Grow 44 Percent, Netflix Users Take Up A Third Of U.S. Bandwidth, Amazon In Talks For Kindle In China
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Read More »Countries Must Plan for Climate Refugees
By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's governments and relief agencies need to plan now to resettle millions of people expected to be displaced by climate change, an international panel of experts said on Thursday. [More]
Read More »Video: Meet Earth’s "Every-Man"
With the Earth's population at 7 billion, National Geographic wanted to create a composite of the most typical individual in the world. CBS News' Mark Strassmann found a man who resembles it
Read More »Staying Edgy at 216 Years Old
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Read More »How to Grow Your Niche
Learning the Ansoff Matrix, which shows four ways that businesses can grow and the risks associated with each option, can help you grow your niche.
Read More »Culture of Shock (preview)
In 1961 Stanley Milgram embarked on a research program that would change psychology forever. Fueled by a desire to understand how ordinary Germans had managed to participate in the horrors of the Holocaust, Milgram decided to investigate when and why people obey authority. To do so, he developed an ingenious experimental paradigm that revealed the surprising degree to which ordinary individuals are willing to inflict pain on others.
Read More »Body parts manufacturing: Future may be now
London lab receiving orders from around the world for human parts, such as noses, ears, windpipes and tracheae
Read More »"Proofiness" Inherent in Population Milestones Such as "7 Billionth Person"
Every few years, public officials and the news media perform a ritual form of " disestimation " when a population clock reaches a big milestone.
Read More »Analysts Just Can’t Get Apple Right, It’s Too Innovative
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Read More »Harness the Power of Celebrity
As Meg Whitman joins Zaarly, an e-commerce start-up, the company's CEO offers advice on finding your company's next advisor, and why you might want to consider a boldfaced name. Bo Fishback believes that Zaarly , the e-commerce start-up he co-founded six months ago, can change the world. But he knows he will need help building it
Read More »Leonardo DiCaprio Invests in Photo-Sharing App
The actor led a $4 million seed round and joined the company's board of advisers.
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