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Degenderizing Disney

I find it pretty hysterical that the folks at Disney are freaking out and changing the names of their movies so they don’t alienate boys who won’t come and see a movie with the name princess in the title.  Of course they would never freak out if girl...more

Touring Women-Owned Businesses in a Fleet of Chevy Vehicles

I recently joined a team of a dozen Los Angeles-area women bloggers to participate in the Best of LA Women-Owned Businesses Tour, sponsored by Chevrolet. Together, we had a chance to experience five 2010 Chevrolet vehicles  -- a Camaro, Malibu, Avalanch...more

Alice in Wonderland – First $200 Million Movie of 2010

So the first big hit of 2010 is a movie about a girl.  Uh oh.  Remember yesterday’s post about Degenderizing Disney?  Funny thing is Alice in Wonderland over the last two weeks has made $221 million in the US and $221 million overseas is a Disney mov...more

Guess What? Women buy more movie tickets than men

You know that whole conversation about how women don’t go to the movies and are not a film market?  You know that conversation that we hear over and over as the big reason why we are inundated with crappy boy films week in and week out. Well thanks to...more

India's economy and women's influence

What a great time to be in India! I am having the good fortune of visiting this great country for the next couple of weeks and it is such an exciting time.  On March 8, which is International Women's Day, The Women's Reservation Bill was the topic of di...more

Los Angeles Sol of WPS to fold

Goodbye Sol. We hardly knew ya. After attending most of the home games at the Home Depot Center, and watching some great soccer, it is with huge sadness we learn that the Los Angeles Sol folded today.   The notice comes after one season, despite the sta...more

If you’re a chick who dares to dream big, add these to your list

Though few would argue that women have made significant progress in the last fifty years, most would agree that the playing field has yet to be entirely leveled when it comes to promotions, job opportunities, and high-profile projects. Despite the fact t...more

Maria Sharapova signs record-breaking contract with Nike

If you’re an up and coming sports superstar, you may be interested to know a bit about the business of sports. This week it was announced that Russian tennis champ Maria Sharapova has renewed her sponsorship agreement with Nike for $70 million (yikes) ...more

Interview with Jodie Markell, Director of The Loss of the Teardrop Diamond

Actress and Director Jodie Markell graciously took some time over the holiday weekend to answer some questions about her film debut The Loss of the Teardrop Diamond now playing in NY and LA.  Films opens wider on January 8. Women & Hollywood: Why did yo...more

Sandra Bullock makes Box Office history

Sandra Bullock started out 2009 pretty much off the Hollywood radar screen.  She hadn’t made a movie for two years, and since most people never thought a woman over 40 could score box office successes, her upcoming films weren’t taken very seriously....more

Chevrolet Volt hits Tinseltown in anticipation of Los Angeles Auto Show

Los Angeles-based fans of the Chevrolet Volt will be pleased to learn the highly anticipated extended-range electric vehicle is in Tinseltown for a few spins around the City of Angels and a whirlwind tour of activities leading up to the 2009 Los Angeles ...more

New Moon brings a new dawn in Hollywood

On Friday morning Hollywood woke up to the realization that fangirls can be as rabid as fanboys.  By Saturday morning they realized that two BIG records had been broken, including the highest midnight screening opening and the best opening date in histor...more

Precious kills at the box office

This weekend catapulted Precious to the top of the Oscar list with a record setting debut in theatres.  Let me say that again- RECORD SETTING DEBUT.  It made $1.8 million dollars on a total of 18 screens.  That is an average of $100,000 per screen whic...more

Automotive Association to honor outstanding women industry achievers

The Women's Automotive Association International (WAAI) will present its prestigious Professional Achievement Award to three automotive industry women during its annual awards dinner. This year's honorees are Robin Pisz, national interactive marketing ma...more

The Most Powerful Women in Hollywood according to Nikki Finke

Tonight in Hollywood Elle Magazine will host the annual salute to women in Hollywood.  I am looking forward to the day when we don’t need to highlight women because they will have as much power as men, but in reality, women are nowhere near as powerful...more

Executive Moves: Donna Langley becomes Co-Chair at Universal

I guess we should look at this moment as a glass half full moment.  Big congrats to Donna Langley the former president of production who recently returned from maternity leave to get promoted to a big new job co-chair of Universal Pictures. While I thin...more

Marketing To Women..... Some Common But Costly Mistakes

Women account for 85% of all consumer purchases including everything from Autos to Health Care and they spend about  $5 Trillion annually which is about half of the USA GDP.  It is predicted than over the next decade women will control two thirds of co...more

Penske backs out; General Motors to stop Saturn's orbit

In a shocking last-minute decision made just a day before contracts were to be finalized, the Penske Automotive Group has announced that it has ended its discussions with General Motors to acquire the Saturn automobile brand. This very disappointing ne...more

How does your insurance company value your totalled vehicle?

By Adam Piper, FCC Collision Centers Have you ever wondered how the insurance company decides whether to repair your vehicle or just write it off as a total loss? Here at FCC Collision Centers, we see a broad variety of damaged vehicles, and often ...more

Female Athletes: Here comes everybody

Clay Shirkey's book: Here Comes Everybody. Photo credit: Aworkinglibrary.com This blog post is part of my ongoing weekly series discussing the role of social media and female athletics. My latest reading is Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirkey. This...more

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