ESCAPE From Corporate America!
Saturday, May 17, 2008

Why Men Get Ahead and Women Get Ignored

›
And you wonder why we start businesses? Research looks at why 'Finn' gets ahead and 'Josie' gets ignored, especially in tech...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Female CEOs Are Tops

›
Find out who made the top 10 list here. Hint: Mary Sammons (pictured), Chairman, President and CEO of Rite Aid, did. Should we come up wit...
Tuesday, May 13, 2008

50 Fastest: Is That You?

›
Entrepreneur magazine, in partnership with the Women Presidents' Organization (WPO), is launching the 2nd annual list of the 50 fastes...
Thursday, May 08, 2008

State of Business for Women of Color

›
Results of a multi-year study conducted by the Center for Women’s Business Research in partnership with Babson College exploring the impact ...
Monday, May 05, 2008

Are You a New Media Woman Entrepreneur?

›
New Media Women Entrepreneurs (NMWE) is a unique initiative addressing opportunity and innovation, recruitment and retention for women in jo...
Thursday, May 01, 2008

Escape to Candyland

›
Altoids, Amorini Hearts, Brach unwrapped, M&M's, Jelly Belly Bags, Pez dispensers, Pop Rocks, Tootsie Rolls, Jordan Almonds, body pa...
Monday, April 28, 2008

Fast and Furious Women

›
Here's what a fellow race car driver had to say about Danica Patrick back in 2006: ... Ed Carpenter, who in 2006 noted: "Danica is ...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Dream Business

›
You don't have to be a boomer to start a dream business. You've worked hard, you've invested well, and now you have the financi...
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Women Break Business Barrier

›
According to the briefing, "Dollars and $ense: Women Breaking the Business Barrier," women business owners don't have any dif...
1 comment:
Monday, April 14, 2008

Putting the Squeeze on Women Business Owners

›
No new federal women's business centers will open in the 2009 fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1, because of funding constraints, accordin...
Monday, April 07, 2008

Plexiglass Ceiling

›
Has anyone read "Through the Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders" ? The authors seem to have given us a new meta...
1 comment:
Thursday, April 03, 2008

Are Women Underrepresented in Corporate America?

›
Why don't women have more power in Corporate America? Nobody wants to talk about it except Jezebel and its counter-part Jezenomics whic...
1 comment:
Tuesday, April 01, 2008

The Official Escape From Corporate America

›
One of the things we are most proud of here at Escape From Corporate America is the fact that we came up with the name of this blog (and the...
1 comment:
Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Sexual Paradox in the Workplace

›
Why do girls on average lead boys for all their years in the classroom, only to fall behind in the workplace? Do girls grow up and lose t...
Friday, March 21, 2008

Postfeminism And Other Fairy Tales

›
Where does society stand on gender matters? Find out here. Shortcut: Take a quick glimpse at the last sentence of the commentary by Kate...
Saturday, March 15, 2008

Fewer Working Mothers is Bad Business for Restaurants

›
Attention restaurants: Start wooing women entrepreneurs and their families! Read more here about how the restaurant industry is concerned ...
Monday, March 10, 2008

WOWOWOW!

›
New Web site aimed at smart women 40 and older. The five women who started the intelligent site -- called Wow o wow -- are Liz Smith, Lesley...
Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Who Will Be The Next TechPresident?

›
Here, we all strive to be presidents of one kind or another but who will be America's first TechPresident? Cast your vote and add your t...
Friday, February 29, 2008

On Diversity, America Isn't Putting Its Money Where Its Mouth Is

›
Are there pay discrepancies between men and women in corporate America? If you guessed yes, you guessed right. And unfortunately, we -- th...
Monday, February 25, 2008

Lose Job; Start a Business

›
Downsizing can help jump-start entrepreneurs. Losing a job can be just the impetus needed for starting your own company. You end up walkin...
‹
›
Home
View web version

ABOUT ME

My photo
Laurel Delaney
Chicago, Illinois, United States
When I authored "Escape From Corporate America!" published by the Conference Board in 2003, I had no idea the reaction to it would be so profound and overwhelming. My inbox was flooded with email messages from gifted women who could not say enough about their dissatisfaction at work. Apparently, I underestimated just how fed up women are with Corporate America. EFCA offers a comprehensive look at why women are leaving BIG companies for entrepreneurship. Hint: They want freedom, flexibility, recognition, more money, and opportunities to leave a legacy -- all the things they once thought they would find within corporations. Are you ready to ... "Escape From Corporate America?"
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.