The Big Event: Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference Gets to the Heart of the Issues
The Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference, held Sept. 19 at Vermont Technical College, featured keynote speaker Jane Lindholm of Vermont Public Radio and two dozen workshops. Reflecting the times, five of the sessions tackled technology issues, from beefing up cybersecurity to promoting a business through Pinterest to navigating the ever-changing platform that is Facebook. In response to requests from previous participants, the...
Pushing the Envelope: For working women, good news, bad news
Welcome to a new column in a new magazine. The focus will be on women’s issues and highlighting Upper Valley pioneers in their many different fields of endeavor — from managing stores to running international companies to building home-based businesses. They are creative; their art and music enlivens the communities. They are doctors, lawyers and play key roles at Dartmouth College and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, the engines...