News

Here we go again. Why aren't the media and mayoral campaigns talking about women's economic issues when half of NYC voters are women? The economic status of New York City women is a critical "family pocketbook issue," especially in this economy. Yet it is being given short shrift by the mainstream press, debate sponsors, and even the candidates. The New York Women's Agenda and the Equal Pay Coalition NYC asked the questions and received the answers on equal pay, part-time work, flexible work options, childcare, access to new jobas and capital, and more. Go to www.equalpaynewyork.org and pass this on. The purpose of the questionnaire is to turn up the volume on these issues. Otherwise, we can expect silence from the next administration. NYC women cannot afford that. "New York City voters now have a unique window on the future thanks to an excellent questionnaire about how improving the economic status of women can improve both the city's economic health and the economic security of families. It was sent to all certified mayoral candidates by the Equal Pay Coalition and the responses by Candidates Thompson, Bloomberg, Villar, Fein and Dobrian tell an important story. Every New York City voter can now weigh the answer to this question, "Which candidate has the best track record and plans for the future to fully tap the strength of women, remove barriers and open economic opportunity for all women?" said Linda Tarr-Whelan, Demos Senior Fellow and author of the new book, "Women Lead the Way: Your Guide to Stepping Up to Leadership and Changing the World"

read more

In the ancient times, one would go to the fortuneteller to learn about the future events that will take place in his/her life, to learn what do, what the stars say about him/her as an individual. Today many of us still follow daily horoscopes and visit psychics. The validity of the information provided by such individuals is questionable, although I am sure there are a lot of people who will confirm the truth and accuracy of their psychic. (Why this happens is a whole different discussion that I will explore some other time) With the birth of Psychology as a science individuals now have a variety of options to learn about themselves and to gain an understanding of their psychological portrait. What is a Psychological Portrait (how do we present and understand it)? The Psychological Portrait is a detailed explanation of ones’ Personality Traits (Qualities), Behaviors (Actions) and Tendencies (Potential). Various tools (surveys and assessments) allow you to see who you are according to a specific guideline that these tools follow. In most cases data is statistically processed to....

read more