Kansas City Star: Her Voice http://www.kansascity.com/508/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2008 Kansas City Star Her Voice 60 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:58:08 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@kansascity.com The real differences in women who become self-employed http://www.kansascity.com/508/story/606472.html http://www.kansascity.com/508/story/606472.html Tue, 06 May 2008 10:14 CDT I’d really like to know how self-employed women differ from their wage- and salary-earning counterparts. Workshop explores opportunities in construction trades http://www.kansascity.com/508/story/585530.html http://www.kansascity.com/508/story/585530.html Tue, 06 May 2008 10:13 CDT Today is Equal Pay Day. And that is nothing to be proud of. Women’s wages have caught up to men’s wages from the previous year. An award-winning company seeks to improve http://www.kansascity.com/508/story/565235.html http://www.kansascity.com/508/story/565235.html Tue, 06 May 2008 10:12 CDT Barb Geiger will be in good company Wednesday. But she’ll be working on making a better company. Scholarship program hopes to help single working moms get better jobs http://www.kansascity.com/508/story/535041.html http://www.kansascity.com/508/story/535041.html Tue, 06 May 2008 10:11 CDT There are more than 10 million single moms in the United States, according to U.S. Census data, and only 16 percent have a college degree. Only 22 percent of single working moms earn more than $30,000 per year. That's a job for a woman http://www.kansascity.com/508/story/515460.html http://www.kansascity.com/508/story/515460.html Tue, 06 May 2008 10:11 CDT Are you a woman or girl who wants to take your future career in an unusual-for-a-woman direction? If so, you could probably use a little help. Gender issues still get people fired up http://www.kansascity.com/508/story/495205.html http://www.kansascity.com/508/story/495205.html Tue, 06 May 2008 10:10 CDT Just when I start to think that maybe we don’t really need a forum like this focused on the unique challenges women face in the work world, another ridiculous story pops up. A voice for working women returns http://www.kansascity.com/508/story/475204.html http://www.kansascity.com/508/story/475204.html Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:00 CST It dawned on me today that I have been earning a paycheck for 30 years. In early 1978 — at age 15 — I filled out my first application and accepted a job at the new Dairy Queen at Metro North Mall. I became a “DQ Girl,” pulling my hair under a kerchief and serving Peanut Butter Parfaits and other treats with a smile. I was so proud to wear that bright red plaid uniform.