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Men - beware career women

July 28th, 2008 by Jsanders in Uncategorized

Michael Noer writes for the Soy Chicano forum:

How do women, careers and marriage mix? Not well, say social scientists.

Guys: a word of advice. Marry pretty women or ugly ones. Short ones or tall ones. Blondes or brunettes. Just, whatever you do, don’t marry a woman with a career.

Why? Because if many social scientists are to be believed, you run a higher risk of having a rocky marriage. While everyone knows that marriage can be stressful, recent studies have found professional women are more likely to get divorced, more likely to cheat and less likely to have children. And if they do have kids, they are more likely to be unhappy about it. A recent study in Social Forces, a research journal, found that women–even those with a “feminist” outlook–are happier when their husband is the primary breadwinner.

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Retention strategies in law firms

June 24th, 2008 by Jsanders in Uncategorized
MENLO PARK, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire/ — Recent developments in the
legal profession are prompting law firms and corporate legal departments to
employ increasingly progressive recruiting and talent management
strategies, according to a just-released white paper from Robert Half
Legal, a legal staffing service specializing in attorneys, paralegals and
other highly skilled legal professionals. The paper, Best Practices for
Recruiting, Developing and Retaining Top Legal Talent, is part of the
company’s annual Future Law Office project. 

    HIGHLIGHTS:

    — Lawyers surveyed identified advancement opportunities, flexible work
schedules, career development or training, mentoring or leadership
training, and stock options or other equity bonuses as the most effective
incentives for retaining and motivating their best workers.

    — The recruitment and retention of minority groups remains an ongoing
challenge for many law firms. Some firms are instituting new initiatives
targeted specifically to women and minorities.
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