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29/10/2015

is ending its one-child policy. Here;'s what that means for the nation's bias.

China today said it plans to end its policy of allowing families to raise only one child, a measure that has prompted a male bias in the nation's demography. Judging from data in areas where the policy was more flexible, that's unlikely to change. Source: Mercatornet.com After the policy was initiat…

28/10/2015

The Kept Interest Rates Near Zero Again. Here's why that's good and bad.

The U.S. Federal Reserve didn't raise interest rates in today's meeting, indicating officials consider there's still a need for lose monetary policy to boost economic growth. Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen. Source: CNBC Janet Yellen, the first woman at the head of the Fed, and the other voting members…

27/10/2015

Meet this : 22 year-old entrepreneur working to UK's real estate industry

http://www.youontopmag.com/badass/2015/10/26/do-you-have-10-then-arya-taware-says-you-can-become-a-real-estate-investor

Growing up in India, Arya Taware wanted to make the world a better place with an enterprise of her own. Now, at 22, she’s on the verge of having her dreams come true. Real Funds, the crowdfunding platform for real estate projects Taware co-founded in London, raised $1 million last month and is ready…

27/10/2015

A panel on harassment in the gaming community got cancelled because of... harassment

http://www.youontopmag.com/more/2015/10/27/sxsw-cancels-panels-on-gaming-and-harassment-after-threats-of-violence

The interactive arm of the South by Southwest festival yesterday canceled two panels on sexual harassment in the gaming community after receiving threats of violence in the seven days after announcing the sessions, according to a post on the organization's website. Feminist Frequency founder Anita…

21/09/2015

Check out today's stories: Fortune's Power List; Women Behind the NFL; Advice to Female Founders

By Ella Vincent Fortune's Most Powerful Women List Pop star Taylor Swift, eBay's Meg Whitman, and Xerox's Ursula Burns are just some of Fortune magazine's most powerful women in business. See who else made the cut. Women Score Financially in the NFL Even though they don't play on the football field…

11/09/2015

While women still own just 30% of businesses in the U.S., we're creating companies at a faster rate than ever, with minorities taking the lead.

http://www.youontopmag.com/money-power-1/2015/9/7/the-state-of-the-start-up-there-are-more-she-bosses-than-ever

By Tracy Bailey If "entrepreneur" conjures images of a nerdy coffee-shop man huddled over a laptop, you may want to modify that mental picture. Women are starting their own businesses faster than ever, beating male entrepreneurs. Women-owned firms grew by 74 percent between 1997 and 2015, while tot…

04/09/2015

Female CEOs should be held to a similar bar than their male counterparts if the goal is for couples to increasingly share responsibilities

http://www.youontopmag.com/money-power-1/2015/9/3/marissa-mayer-proves-theres-no-right-way-to-do-pregnancy-when-youre-female-ceo

By Ella Fitzgerald Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s recent decision to work throughout her pregnancy and take two weeks of maternity leave is causing controversy. “Since my pregnancy has been healthy and uncomplicated and since this is a unique time in Yahoo’s transformation, I plan to approach the pregnan…

24/08/2015

It's not where you think, and just as disruptive

By Ella Vincent Some of the world’s biggest tech companies are grabbing headlines this month not with the release of the latest gadget or software, but by announcing as much as unlimited paid parental leave, a corporate policy that’s almost unheard of in the U.S. At Netflix new moms and dads can tak…

18/08/2015

Recent College Grad With Her Own Decor Collection on Macy's Says Go For It

By Victoria Oliveira Dissatisfied with the selection of decor for dorm rooms when she was college-bound, Amanda Zuckerman, 24, decided to take matters into her own hands. What started out as a blog with advice for fellow college students, become e-commerce website Dormify.com. With proven demand for…

11/08/2015

Almost all sellers on are women. Here's why

http://www.youontopmag.com/money-power-1/2015/8/10/5-reasons-female-sellers-love-etsy-even-as-stock-traders-dont

By Ella Vincent With shares down 53 percent since its IPO in April and nothing but losses reported by management in Etsy's brief life as a public company, it may be easy to lose sight of its success in growing from hobbyist marketplace to a $3 billion company. Much of that success has been driven b…

10/08/2015

Solaria: The Wall Street Cinderella http://www.youontopmag.com/badass/2015/8/3/solaria-the-wall-street-cinderella

Solaria was once a gang member in one of San Francisco's toughest neihghborhoods. It’s easy to make the Cinderella analogy with Solaria, except you'd have to change the glass slipper and castle for black pumps and Wall Street. There is a fairy godmother involved, though.  As a Financial Advisor at M…

27/07/2015

Carly Fiorina's fight for the spotlight http://www.youontopmag.com/money-power-1/2015/7/27/carly-fiorina-fights-to-be-heard-on-the-republican-debate-stage

By Ella Vincent Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina had a hard enough time getting into the August Republican debates- then along came Donald Trump. The attention-getting real estate tycoon has taken over the media spotlight and has almost certainly jeopardized any chance of Fiorina get…

22/07/2015

What do you think?

http://www.youontopmag.com/money-power-1/2015/7/21/with-abortion-legislation-on-the-way-we-discuss-can-you-be-pro-life-and-a-feminist

By Paige Sheffield Abortion law in the US ranges from states that completely ban it, to those that allow it after specific criteria is met, to permitting it upon request. Opinions on the topic are similarly divided, and while being pro-life is often associated with being conservative, and being pro-…

22/07/2015

"While lifting the trade embargo won’t automatically improve the struggling Cuban economy,it would radically change women’s lives."

http://www.youontopmag.com/money-power-1/2015/7/22/a-lift-of-the-cuban-trade-embargo-could-benefit-cuban-women

By Ella Vincent The United States and Cuba are ending their 50-year stalemate with re-established relations between the countries. With the Cuban embassy re-opening in Washington, there is growing talk of an end to the decades-long trade embargo between the nations. If the trade embargo is lifted, C…

21/07/2015

Trailblazing broadcast journalist, news writer, producer, professor, and documentarian Marlene Sanders passed away in hospice at the age of 84.

20/07/2015

The Greek economic crisis has shut banks, left a quarter of the country unemployed, and cut salaries for those who do have jobs. Here's why it's even worse for women.

http://www.youontopmag.com/money-power-1/2015/7/19/the-greek-economic-crisis-hits-women-hardest

By Ella Vincent The ongoing financial crisis in Greece is having an especially difficult effect on women. Greek women are especially vulnerable to the effects of the economic collapse of the European country. Greece’s financial crisis stems from 2010 when European nations and the International Monet…

17/07/2015

She was one of the most powerful women on Wall Street, now she's one of the most powerful women in tech, making waves on Wall Street, with shares soaring

Google stock went wild after the company's earnings report, and analysts sang CFO Ruth Porat's praises in their research notes.

16/07/2015

of the week Jesse Draperr talks about taking The Valley Girl Show, where she interviews the biggest names in tech, from her parents garage to TV

http://www.youontopmag.com/badass/2015/7/15/valley-girl-jesse-draper-on-how-her-garage-produced-tech-show-made-the-big-leap

09/07/2015

What do you think of our featured look today?

http://www.youontopmag.com/looks-1/

09/07/2015

What if making actual change in your community was as easy as clicking Like? This Growth Hacker is working on that.

http://www.youontopmag.com/badass/2015/7/9/growth-hacker-lynda-negron-is-making-click-able-town-halls

02/07/2015

Designer Renita proving the afro is back! Check out our Looks section http://www.youontopmag.com/looks-1/

02/07/2015

Anthropologist-Turned Film Maker Untangles Rastafari Culture http://www.youontopmag.com/badass/2015/7/1/anthropologist-turned-film-maker-untangles-rastafari-culture

30/06/2015

Powerful Women Tweet Reactions To Marriage Equality http://www.youontopmag.com/money-power-1/2015/6/29/powerful-women-tweet-reactions-about-marriage-equality

29/06/2015

The Women in the Supreme Court Who Made http://www.youontopmag.com/money-power-1/2015/6/28/women-in-the-supreme-court-who-made-lovewin

29/06/2015

Reproductive Rights: See If Your State Is One Of The 15 That Got Fs http://www.youontopmag.com/money-power-1/2015/6/28/reproductive-rights-how-does-your-state-stack-up

23/06/2015

100 Years and $10 Later, finally a on U.S. currency http://bit.ly/1K8bgSc Candidates range from Rosa Parks to Beyonce. Who do you think should be on the bill?

22/06/2015

Taylor Swift is one powerful lady!! Got the world's largest company to pay up

"Thank you for your words of support today. They listened to us"

18/06/2015

Check out today's Top 3 News: Arianna Huffington's Renews Contract; Martha Stewart Selling her Empire; Google's Olivia Ma Launches Journalism Projects http://www.youontopmag.com/women-in-biz/2015/6/18/arianna-huffington-renews-contract-martha-stewarts-empire-for-sale-googles-olivia-ma-launches-new-projects

Arianna Huffington Renews Contract for Four Years The Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington renewed her four-year contract to remain chairwoman, president and editor in chief of the publication, ending speculation that she might leave now that its parent company, AOL, was acquired by Verizon. M…

18/06/2015

Just TWO female candidates? U.S. Women Are in a Presidential Rut
http://www.youontopmag.com/money-power-1/2015/6/17/us-women-are-in-a-presidential-rut

14/06/2015

Current work clothes show we're realising we don't have to give up our femininity to instil authority and reflect power. Agree? What's your go-to outfit?

Women's office outfits tell all.

12/06/2015

Check out our new ! She's busy engineering your pleasure http://bit.ly/1GiTPvT

Rachel Dunbar showed the first signs she might become an engineer when as a little girl she would upset her mother by taking apart all of her toys. Now she's busy putting toys together, just not exactly the same kind. Dunbar, of plastic products design and manufacturer PDC Ltd, is hard at work mak…

11/06/2015

Click LIKE if you wish the sun was shining on your face right now.

11/06/2015

Why women are judged far more harshly than men for leaving work early.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/10/why-women-are-judged-far-more-harshly-than-men-for-leaving-work-early/

Colleagues assume: She's off to pick up her kids.

10/06/2015

Today's Top 3 News!

Meredith Whitney Says She's Done With Hedge Funds After Wrong Stocks Bet Meredith Whitney, who founded Kenbell Capital after a succesful career as a baking analyst, says the money managing chapter of her life is over. One of Whitney's investors sued her fund to get $46 million back after a call to b…

10/06/2015

Sad that an apparently brilliant man is also a misogynist who thinks labs should be segregated.

English biochemist tells conference women in laboratories ‘fall in love with you and when you criticise them, they cry’