Blog Profile / Girl Friday
| URL : | http://blogs.forbes.com/meghancasserly/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Issues & Causes / Feminism | |
| Posts on Regator: | 492 | |
| Posts / Week: | 4.2 | |
| Archived Since: | February 24, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
Sofia Vergara Tops The List Of The Best Paid Actresses On Television
We estimate Vergara’s earnings between May 2011 and May 2012 at $19 million, making her the top earning actress on U.S. television.
Sofia Vergara’s Rich Little Secret: A Multi Million Media Empire
With little fanfare outside the insular Latino media community, Vergara and partner Luis Balaguer have shrewdly built up their company, Latin World Entertainment, from a Miami talent-management firm into a licensing, marketing, production and new-media powerhouse.
Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer Is The ‘Hottest CEO Ever.’ And It’s Great For Business
Just hours after was named the new CEO of, a thread appeared on Reddit calling the 37-year-old executive the “hottest CEO ever,” and the more than 1,500 responses from the web community have been mixed. The overwhelming and immediate response was that yes, the blonde-haired-blue-eyed Mayer is, in fact, hot, and the majority of [...]
Marissa Mayer Named Yahoo! CEO: New Most Powerful Woman In Tech?
Marissa Mayer has always shied away from the conversation surrounding the dearth of women in tech. In her new perch at the top, she'd better get used to it.
Who Are The World’s Most Expensive Employees?
Expected earnings for college grads in Switzerland are up 25.7% since 2011. Can this data be used as a weather vane of economic outlook?
Have We Become A Nation Of Scammers?
From academic dishonesty to financial scandal, we seem on our way to becoming a culture of scammers, grifters and cheats.
Melinda Gates’ $4.3 Billion Prayer For Contraception Crosses Politics And Religion
Melinda Gates and the Gates Foundation will contribute $1.1 billion in an effort to fight high rates of unplanned pregnancy among the world's poorest women. the Catholic philanthropist says she struggled with the church: "We're not going to agree on everything, but that's okay."
ForbesWoman And The Bump: State Of The American Mother Survey
Please take a moment to complete our third annual survey, whether your children are in car seats or college, sandboxes or overseas.
The Secret Power Of The Generalist — And How They’ll Rule The Future
We’ve become a society that’s data rich and meaning poor. A rise in specialists in all areas—science, math, history, psychology—has resulted in tremendous content. But how valuable is that knowledge without context?
The Real Origins Of The Gender Pay Gap–And How We Can Turn It Around
New numbers from employer branding firm Universum tell a story that, if reinforced, might help to deliver the first blow in the battle to correct the pay gap. Interestingly enough, it’s an origins story: that the gender pay gap starts even before women collect their first paycheck.
Why Women’s Networking Groups Fail
I’ve always taken a bit of a contrarian’s view when it comes to networking for women. Sure, I join them, but it troubles me that these events and the groups that host them are self-segregated groups meant to help women to succeed by building a solid community of women to help lift each other up. [...]
Katie Holmes Divorce: Tom Cruise’s Ex Her Best Role Yet?
"If the reports of Tom holding back Katie's career are true, yes, I would expect her to blossom after the divorce, as happens to many women when they break free of an unsupportive husband.”
The Cost of Kate: Prince Charles’ Spending Up $1 Million Since Royal Wedding
Prince Charles' spending jumped an estimated $1 million since Kate joined the family--increases can be seen in staff members, miscellaneous costs and official budgets. But pinning the cost to Kate is tricky business.
Sheryl Sandberg Named To Facebook Board. Finally.
, the fifth most powerful woman in the world, Silicon Valley’s most-watched female and ’s COO, has been named to the company’s board of directors after four years with the company. She joins CEO and six other board members that include Adreeson Horowitz’s Marc Andreessen, James W. Breyer of Accel Partners Reed Hastings, the chairman [...]
Five Reasons To Apply To DailyCandy’s ‘Start Small, Go Big’ Contest
Or just one: mentors. Past advisers include Sara Blakely, Gail Simmons, Jonathan Adler, Isaac Mizrahi and Charlotte Ronson in addition to the founders of Birchbox, One King’s Lane, Dwell Studio and Blueprint Cleanse.
Kate Middleton’s $54,000 Clothing Budget: Pretty Pittance Or Royal Pain?
The British papers are all abuzz over Kate Middleton’s $54,000 clothing expenditure for the first half of 2012, one of the first juicy tidbits leaked from the 2011-2012 royal finances, which are due to be revealed to the public this week. “In the next few days the public is going to be given an insight [...]
No Apology Necessary: Jobs Where Mistakes Don’t Matter
On the heels of Jamie Dimon's sorta-apology, Forbes staffers mind-melded to come up with a comprehensive listing of career-paths with little to no accountability.
NYC Startup Watch: Hukkster (Or How I’ll Never Miss A Sale Again)
It should go without saying that I’m an avid online shopper. I sit at a desk all day, people. On a computer connected to the Internet. An Internet that is full of things. Things to buy. As a result, my inbox is regularly crammed with sale alerts and daily deal emails, messages that let me [...]
The 10 Best Websites for Millennial Women
We're a curious bunch--web-savvy, ambitious, creative and infected with the entrepreneurship bug. From work to play, the best of the web for Gen Y women.
Social Media And The Job Hunt: Squeaky-Clean Profiles Need Not Apply
“There’s a sense that a profile with no character has probably been scraped of some racy stuff or else the person has no social skills and won’t fit in.” Either way, that resume has been moved to the bottom of the pile.