I found this at http://247wallst.com/2010/03/01/the-10-worst-companies-for-women-to-work/
Women make up over 50% of the US workforce now, but the Bureau of the Census shows that women make, on average, only 77% of what men do based on measurements of annual salaries.
24/7 Wall St. looked at research about the Fortune 500 to find the worst places for women to work. The data used is from Catalyst, a non-profit organization which works to promote the status of women in business. Our analysis compared the Fortune 500 women who are executive officers as defined by the SEC to data on the number of female members of boards of directors at the same universe of companies. This is the first time these two lists have been cross-referenced for a public analysis.
The companies on the 24/7 Wall St. Worst Places for Women to Work list have no women on their boards and no women in senior management. Any company on the list would have to: 1) completely lack sensitivity to the issues of women in the work place, or 2) have enough misgivings about women to insure that all the people who have any meaningful place in running their companies have to be men. It is hard to say whether these companies are “female-free” at the top tiers because of misogyny or dull-wittedness. The practice of equal opportunity is missing at all of these companies.
Our analysis makes an assumption, but we believe it is a fair one. A company with no women on its board or in senior management is extremely unlikely to be concerned about the issue of disparity in pay by gender and is likely to perform worse than the national census average in terms of what it pays its non-executive female management and its women rank-and-file employees.
24/7 Wall St.’s 1o Worst Places For Women To Work:
1. Phillip Morris (PM) is one of the largest tobacco companies in the world and has nearly 75,000 employees. Women are often assigned to run human resources and corporate communications departments at companies where men dominate the management, and PM is no exception. The highest ranking corporate executive is Daniele Regorda, vice president of human resources. Phillip Morris claims that the company is “always striving to broaden the diversity of our workforce and are continuously working to identify, hire and retain the best qualified individuals, wherever they are located or whatever their background.” No wonder they call him the Marlboro Man. Nine board members, zero women.
2. Icahn Enterprises (IEP) is a diversified holding company with around 47,000 employees. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is the firm’s chairman. Women looking for executive positions at the company can contact Icahn Enterprises, 767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY, 10153. Icahn can afford a female board member.
3. Virgin Media (VMED) is in the mobile telephone and broadcast business, and has 13,380 employees. Virgin is based in the UK and is part of the Richard Branson collection of companies. Branson is a media star among global corporate chiefs. The firm has 11 directors, all of which are, you guessed it, men. The senior female member of the Virgin Media management is Elisa Nardi, Chief People Officer, or head of human resources.
4. Liberty Media (LINTA) has a $7.7 billion dollar market value. This part of cable and content king John Malone’s empire has about 19,000 employees and holds a number of satellite broadcast and content assets including assets in QVC, Starz, and Expedia. The company has nine directors including Malone. No women executives are listed at the corporation’s website.
5. L-3 (LLL) Holdings provides military technology and employs 66,000 people. It is the sixth largest defense company in the United States. L-3 as nine directors. There are no women in executive management but the head of employee benefits and general counsel are both women. It is almost impossible to understand why the federal government would sanction this.
6. EOG Resources (EOG) is an oil and natural gas company with 2,100 employees and a $23 billion market cap, which makes it one of the most valuable firms in its sector. The head of human resources and administration and the head of accounting are women.
7. Cameron International (CAM) provides equipment for the national gas and oil industries. The company has 17,000 employees, eight board members, no women in positions of major responsibility. Seven senior executives are listed in the proxy–all male. Also, all board members but one are over 60–a sort of reverse age discrimination.
8. National Oilwell Varco (NOV) is an oilfield services company which provides mechanical components for oil and gas drilling projects. About 40,000 employees. Eight directors, none of which are women.
9. Emcor (EME) is an electrical and mechanical construction and facilities services company with 28,000 employees. The only female corporate executive is the head of corporate communications, and she is not considered “senior management” as the SEC defines the term.
10. XTO Energy (XTO) has 3,100 employees and a market cap of $27 billion. The firm prides itself on its ability to find and import oil and natural gas. Apparently, they aren’t quite as concerned about scavenging for corporate gender diversity.
Honorable mention: Shaw Group (SHAW) is a diversified manufacturing company has nearly 28,000 employees. Its market cap at $3 billion is relative small. They have no female officers or directors either.
Douglas A. McIntyre
*Thanks to Kelly Broce for mentioning this!
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Take Action!
I got this email from WVFREE, I thought it was extremely important to share....
The bill we have been dreading has made its debut at the Capitol and we NEED YOUR HELP TO STOP IT. The ultrasound requirements legislation, SB 597, is a veiled attempt to coerce a pregnant woman and intimidate her provider. This bill is an intrusion into medical care and a blatant attempt by the right-wing to use women as pawns in their effort to make it harder to access reproductive health care. THE BILL IS ON THE MOVE NOW!
Please email members of the Senate Health and Judiciary committees with this message (Subject line: Please Reject SB 597):
Dear Senator, Please oppose SB 597, the ultrasound bill. This legislation is right-wing interference into a woman's personal decision-making and does not add anything positive to West Virginia's existing laws--except to place burdens on a pregnant woman and her provider. At a moment of profound economic crisis, we'd like you as our WV legislator to tend to the people's business, not find new ways to interfere in people's personal lives.
Copy and paste the following Senators' email addresses to send your message NOW! It's easy!
jeff.kessler@wvsenate.gov, roman.prezioso@wvsenate.gov, ron.stollings@verizon.net, daniel.foster@camc.org, william.laird@wvsenate.gov, richard.browning@wvsenate.gov, evan.jenkins@wvsenate.gov, corey.palumbo@wvsenate.gov, herb.snyder@wvsenate.gov, john.unger@wvsenate.gov, jack.yost@wvsenate.gov, donnaboley@suddenlink.net, delegate200@hotmail.com, michael.oliverio@wvsenate.gov, truman.chafin@wvsenate.gov, bob.williams@wvsenate.gov, don.caruth@wvsenate.gov, frank.deem@wvsenate.gov
Thanks for standing up for women today!
***
The bill we have been dreading has made its debut at the Capitol and we NEED YOUR HELP TO STOP IT. The ultrasound requirements legislation, SB 597, is a veiled attempt to coerce a pregnant woman and intimidate her provider. This bill is an intrusion into medical care and a blatant attempt by the right-wing to use women as pawns in their effort to make it harder to access reproductive health care. THE BILL IS ON THE MOVE NOW!
Please email members of the Senate Health and Judiciary committees with this message (Subject line: Please Reject SB 597):
Dear Senator, Please oppose SB 597, the ultrasound bill. This legislation is right-wing interference into a woman's personal decision-making and does not add anything positive to West Virginia's existing laws--except to place burdens on a pregnant woman and her provider. At a moment of profound economic crisis, we'd like you as our WV legislator to tend to the people's business, not find new ways to interfere in people's personal lives.
Copy and paste the following Senators' email addresses to send your message NOW! It's easy!
jeff.kessler@wvsenate.gov, roman.prezioso@wvsenate.gov, ron.stollings@verizon.net, daniel.foster@camc.org, william.laird@wvsenate.gov, richard.browning@wvsenate.gov, evan.jenkins@wvsenate.gov, corey.palumbo@wvsenate.gov, herb.snyder@wvsenate.gov, john.unger@wvsenate.gov, jack.yost@wvsenate.gov, donnaboley@suddenlink.net, delegate200@hotmail.com, michael.oliverio@wvsenate.gov, truman.chafin@wvsenate.gov, bob.williams@wvsenate.gov, don.caruth@wvsenate.gov, frank.deem@wvsenate.gov
Thanks for standing up for women today!
Monday, February 15, 2010
ACCORDING TO ME- music that promotes sexism to the teen masses
According to you
Im stupid
Im useless
I can’t do anything right
According to you
Im difficult
hard to please
forever changing my mind
While I would commend Orianthi for producing a hit song that (in some ways) combats verbal abuse, I have plenty of problems with her break out song, “According to You”.
First of all, this song combats the verbal abuse in this hypothetical relationship by turning it around, “according to me, you’re stupid, you’re useless…” Aren’t we big girls here? The reversal of verbal abuse does not make it go away, or any better, or justifiable.
But my biggest problem with this song is the chorus, “According to HIM…” NO! No, no, no! This is a problem that has infected many middle and high school aged American girls- seeking justification or healing from abuse through another relationship. Because a woman’s identity development often revolves around her relationships, teen girls often seek resolution for their insecurities through finding and maintaining relationships with boys and/or “trading up” for boyfriends higher on the popularity, or cuteness scale.
Because of this, dating in high school is hardly liberating for girls- they are constantly pressured to be in a relationship to be reassured that they are pretty or worthy of love. This is also a reason that many teen girls succumb to the pressure to have sex, or participate in other potentially hazardous activities.
So the question is- why are songs like this so popular? Do we ignore sexism simply for catchy lyrics and rhythm? Has listening to music become such a passive activity that we ignore the message it sends?
Im stupid
Im useless
I can’t do anything right
According to you
Im difficult
hard to please
forever changing my mind
While I would commend Orianthi for producing a hit song that (in some ways) combats verbal abuse, I have plenty of problems with her break out song, “According to You”.
First of all, this song combats the verbal abuse in this hypothetical relationship by turning it around, “according to me, you’re stupid, you’re useless…” Aren’t we big girls here? The reversal of verbal abuse does not make it go away, or any better, or justifiable.
But my biggest problem with this song is the chorus, “According to HIM…” NO! No, no, no! This is a problem that has infected many middle and high school aged American girls- seeking justification or healing from abuse through another relationship. Because a woman’s identity development often revolves around her relationships, teen girls often seek resolution for their insecurities through finding and maintaining relationships with boys and/or “trading up” for boyfriends higher on the popularity, or cuteness scale.
Because of this, dating in high school is hardly liberating for girls- they are constantly pressured to be in a relationship to be reassured that they are pretty or worthy of love. This is also a reason that many teen girls succumb to the pressure to have sex, or participate in other potentially hazardous activities.
So the question is- why are songs like this so popular? Do we ignore sexism simply for catchy lyrics and rhythm? Has listening to music become such a passive activity that we ignore the message it sends?
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Tell Her She's Beautiful Day
Hey Jeannie, I really love what you wrote. You are so right, the US promotes harmful standards and many people think that pushing themselves to the limit and not taking care of themselves is a good thing--that means they are hard workers. This is why the US faces such high levels of people suffering from anxiety and depression as well as other health problems. The fact that we preach to women that they should be super thin and look perfect all the time doesn't help either.
Reading your post made me think of the event I participated in on Facebook called, "Tell Her She's Beautiful Day"--a day devoted to telling women in your life you think they are beautiful in order to promote self-esteem and positive self-image. I thought this was a great, easy, way of activism, and I still do, however, it makes me sad and almost angry that we have to do things like that. Why do we have to devote days, weeks, and events to promoting self-image and positive body image?
I understand why and I know it is fueled by not only the unrealistic beauty standards America has held so long, but the capitalist and consumeristic society we live in. I still am angry and hurt by it though.
To make a different we have to start with ourselves, promoting our own self-esteem and liking the way we look. Then we move to others and encourage them to ditch the beauty standards in our culture. We need to start early, with our daughters, nieces, cousions, and just the young girls in our lives--and the boys--and teach them that they are beautiful no matter what.
Reading your post made me think of the event I participated in on Facebook called, "Tell Her She's Beautiful Day"--a day devoted to telling women in your life you think they are beautiful in order to promote self-esteem and positive self-image. I thought this was a great, easy, way of activism, and I still do, however, it makes me sad and almost angry that we have to do things like that. Why do we have to devote days, weeks, and events to promoting self-image and positive body image?
I understand why and I know it is fueled by not only the unrealistic beauty standards America has held so long, but the capitalist and consumeristic society we live in. I still am angry and hurt by it though.
To make a different we have to start with ourselves, promoting our own self-esteem and liking the way we look. Then we move to others and encourage them to ditch the beauty standards in our culture. We need to start early, with our daughters, nieces, cousions, and just the young girls in our lives--and the boys--and teach them that they are beautiful no matter what.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Pretty's Pricetag
Last semester, I was in Buddhism class and we were talking about how society influences us to do things that are against our nature. We came up with examples like working to exhaustion, sleeping less, and forgetting to play. Then we paused. We were all thinking it. But no one said it. Dr. Ruff asked, “What else?” Even I was too uncomfortable to say it. Then he said, “We starve ourselves!”
We’ve heard it all before. We are fully aware that society places unrealistic expectations on people (not just women) to be “perfect”. But what I am really scared of is what we have become because of this.
Eve Ensler, the writer of the Vagina Monologues, has dedicated much of the money that has been made through the monologues to efforts to end female genital mutilation in Africa. To see and hear about what these poor girls are put through is horrific. After I saw a movie about FGM I was literally scarred for life… I still think about it and shudder.
These girls are literally being cut apart- AND WE ARE DOING THAT TO OURSELVES RIGHT HERE! The billion dollar plastic surgery industry in America thrives on the skewed mentality that women (and men) have to rip themselves apart and be put back together to be beautiful. Plastic surgery is rarely a painless process- whether people are having their foreheads sliced across their skull for a brow lift or having a vacuum shoved into their torsos for liposuction. But it is perfectly acceptable- OFTEN ENCOURAGED in our culture.
What does that say about our culture? This is the culture that we are perpetuating with every shampoo or lipstick purchase. This is a culture that we are raising our children in. It is time to stand up for what is natural, and right, and humane.
We’ve heard it all before. We are fully aware that society places unrealistic expectations on people (not just women) to be “perfect”. But what I am really scared of is what we have become because of this.
Eve Ensler, the writer of the Vagina Monologues, has dedicated much of the money that has been made through the monologues to efforts to end female genital mutilation in Africa. To see and hear about what these poor girls are put through is horrific. After I saw a movie about FGM I was literally scarred for life… I still think about it and shudder.
These girls are literally being cut apart- AND WE ARE DOING THAT TO OURSELVES RIGHT HERE! The billion dollar plastic surgery industry in America thrives on the skewed mentality that women (and men) have to rip themselves apart and be put back together to be beautiful. Plastic surgery is rarely a painless process- whether people are having their foreheads sliced across their skull for a brow lift or having a vacuum shoved into their torsos for liposuction. But it is perfectly acceptable- OFTEN ENCOURAGED in our culture.
What does that say about our culture? This is the culture that we are perpetuating with every shampoo or lipstick purchase. This is a culture that we are raising our children in. It is time to stand up for what is natural, and right, and humane.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Trust Women
In response to NARAL's Blog for Choice Day 2010's "Trust Women" theme I have much to say and could go on forever it seems like.
To me the phrase, "Trust Women" seems very pertinent when it comes to abortion. Why can't America, as a whole, grasp the fact that abortion has to deal with women and their bodies. If women want to have an abortion, we need to trust them with their decision. Not only do they know their bodies and situations the best, but they can make the decision the best because it effects THEM, not the public.
The theme was inspired by Dr. George Tiller, a doctor who was shot and killed outside of his workplace because he performed abortions. He wore a button that said, "Trust Women"...America needs to start doing so.
How personal a choice is abortion? Why must we make it so public? Picket lines and protests outside abortion clinics that scare women and could potentially harm them simply because they want an abortion? How must those women feel? Deciding to have an abortion is not an easy decision. Many women feel guilt, shame and are faced with other negative emotions during the abortion process. So, not only are women going through a difficult time, but they are being bombarded by protesters and are caused even more stress. Abortion is not a public issue, it is very very private. We need to trust women who are in these positions, and we need to give them as much support as possible.
"My body, my choice" is a very prominent pro-choice quote. I believe "Trust Women" should be added to the list.
To me the phrase, "Trust Women" seems very pertinent when it comes to abortion. Why can't America, as a whole, grasp the fact that abortion has to deal with women and their bodies. If women want to have an abortion, we need to trust them with their decision. Not only do they know their bodies and situations the best, but they can make the decision the best because it effects THEM, not the public.
The theme was inspired by Dr. George Tiller, a doctor who was shot and killed outside of his workplace because he performed abortions. He wore a button that said, "Trust Women"...America needs to start doing so.
How personal a choice is abortion? Why must we make it so public? Picket lines and protests outside abortion clinics that scare women and could potentially harm them simply because they want an abortion? How must those women feel? Deciding to have an abortion is not an easy decision. Many women feel guilt, shame and are faced with other negative emotions during the abortion process. So, not only are women going through a difficult time, but they are being bombarded by protesters and are caused even more stress. Abortion is not a public issue, it is very very private. We need to trust women who are in these positions, and we need to give them as much support as possible.
"My body, my choice" is a very prominent pro-choice quote. I believe "Trust Women" should be added to the list.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Blog for Choice Day 2010
Hey everyone!
January 22nd, 2010, is Blog for Choice Day sponsored by NARAL Pro-Choice America. They are asking pro-choice bloggers/blog groups to respond to the phrase, "Trust Women" inspired by Dr. George Tiller. Our blog is registered with NARAL and will appear as a participant of the Blog for Choice Day on their website. The response will be appearing tomorrow. In the meantime, check out NARAL's website!
Trust Women! :)
January 22nd, 2010, is Blog for Choice Day sponsored by NARAL Pro-Choice America. They are asking pro-choice bloggers/blog groups to respond to the phrase, "Trust Women" inspired by Dr. George Tiller. Our blog is registered with NARAL and will appear as a participant of the Blog for Choice Day on their website. The response will be appearing tomorrow. In the meantime, check out NARAL's website!
Trust Women! :)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)