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Mini-Skirts Banned From The Office
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The dress code that is now being implemented among workers is specifically detailed within the memo that was sent to 400 staff in children service departments like social work and educational welfare officers. Men are being asked to wear collared shirts with chinos or khakis along with a belt and dress shoes. Women are advised to wear pants, informal dresses and skirts of a "reasonable" length. If a worker is dressed inappropriately they will be sent home from work.
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Your Wait Time Is Currently Zero Minutes
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If you've got an internet connection or an iPhone you can now have someone else do the waiting for you. LucyPhone is a new service that will wait on hold for you and conveniently call you when an operator is ready to speak with you. And the best part is, it's free.
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Is Cheerleading Really a Sport?
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Director of the Gymnastics and Cheerleading Academy of Connecticut, Jane Marella, explains what makes it not only a sport, but a challenging one at that. Marella says, "This isn?t about going in there and cheering for their football and basketball teams, it's about competing. The girls have to be gymnasts, they have to be able to tumble, they have to be dancers, they have to be able to be strong to lift other people or be lifted, they have to be able to have endurance..."
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Paycheck Fairness For The Fairer Sex
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The "Paycheck Fairness Act" is described as an update to the earlier Equal Pay Act of 1963. If passed, the new legislation would declare gender discrimination to be just as bad as racial discrimination in the workplace. Companies who pay male employees more than women will face larger penalties. The new legislation would also make it easier for you to find out whether you are being paid less than your male coworkers.
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High Heel Health Hazard
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Biomechanics expert, Casey Kerrigan, believes women should toss the high heel shoes flat out. Kerrigan led a Harvard University study about high heels which found that the fashionable shoe is the cause of high rates of knee arthritis in older women. Kerrigan says, "It's not worth it. We?re living long enough that all of us are going to get arthritis and anything you can do to minimize the severity is a good thing."
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Our Hair, Our Therapy
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About a third of the women surveyed admitted that they change their hair after a breakup and half the women said they change their hair when they are bored. Almost 40 percent of women change their hair as a way to gain confidence. Collinge says, "With our modern, everyday stresses and hectic lifestyles, often a restyle or a new color is an effective way to boost a woman's confidence."
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Women Face The Facts About Facebook
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According to the survey, 34 percent of women in this age group who use FB say they check the website first thing in the morning when they wake up before brushing their teeth or washing their face. Twenty percent of female Facebook users admit to sneaking a peak at the site in the middle of the night.
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Why We Buy
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Underhill's new book, What Women Want, attempts to explain what makes marketing and products female friendly and why it is important that companies cater to women?s needs. One big reason why companies should pay heed to Underhill's book is that women are responsible for 83 percent of consumer purchases in this country.
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Shake It Now to Win an Apple iPad!
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In case you haven't heard...
Propel wants to know where people are mixing in their Propel Packets with Calcium! Is it in your morning smoothie? Or maybe your Happy Hour cocktail?
Have a fun recipe that includes the Propel Packets with Calcium? Share on one of the blogs hosting the contest (see below) and you could win a brand new Apple iPad (yes, we said i-Pad)!
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A "Bug" Women Can Love
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True Car's vice president of industry trends, Jesse Toprak, has a theory on why women love the "bug". Toprak says, "It fits the description of what women love in a car. It's cheap to maintain and own...It gets good gas mileage. It's practical to get around in big cities yet it's stylish to drive around in metropolitan areas. It's kind of a home run from all those different perspectives."
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