Workplace and Domestic Violence

Image by heraldpost via Flickr As October Domestic Violence Awareness Month comes to an end, I wanted to share with you a YouTube trailer that I came across which tells the story of a young woman’s tragic death at the hand’s of her husband.  Amy Homan McGee was a young mother who suffered years of [...]

Women, the Economy and Jobs

Did you know that women make up nearly 50 percent of the American workforce, and in almost two thirds of American families women are the primary or co-breadwinner. But even in 2010, women only earn 77 cents on the dollar compared to men, and women are still underrepresented in the highest levels of management. Here [...]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, otherwise known as DVAM.  As domestic violence is on the increase, I wanted to focus on two groups, teens and returning war veterans. TEENS AND WHERE THEY CAN TURN FOR HELP   Many teens do not understand or recognize the signs of abuse and don’t know where to turn [...]

Mel Gibson and His Alleged Domestic Violence

Image by Getty Images via @daylife I am sure by now you have all heard some, if not all, of the recordings released in which Mel Gibson is allegedly ranting and raving at his baby mama.  While I have never condoned domestic violence and have written many times about it and how it seems to [...]

Did you know this about Valentine’s Day?

Did you know that according to the Greeting Card Association, an estimated one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine’s Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year. (An estimated 2.6 billion cards are sent for Christmas.) Approximately 85 percent of all valentines are purchased by women. In addition to the United [...]