"female-friendly-dealer" Articles & Blogs:
Women Use Peer-To-Peer Car Shopping To Avoid Dealer Sales Environment
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A growing number of women are using the company's peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace as a way to shop for a vehicle lease, reports LeaseTrader.com, the nation's most popular online lease swap marketplace for car leases.
A significant portion of feedback col...[Read on] |
What happens when a women wants to buy a car?
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Women consumers influence 80% of all vehicles purchased in the United
States, and buy approximately 50% of all new and used cars and 40% of
all trucks sold in the US. And yet, according to Marketing2Women, 74% feel misunderstood by automotive marketers...[Read on] |
Meghan McCain: Republican Party Has to Become More Gay Friendly
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Young blogger seemingly has no qualms about taking her party to task on
traditionally taboo topics; new gay Republican group launches this weekMeghan McCain on Gay Republicans | Today 1:25 pm
Meghan McCain makes no apologies for being a Republican and p...[Read on] |
WPS gives us the publicity campaign we've been looking for!
| This campaign is the first I've seen for the WPS that looks like it was designed by people who play and/or watch the sport. These ads are actually quite traditional - when promoting men's sports. Women's soccer hasn't gotten this treatment (closest...[Read on] |
Does sex sell women's sport? (and is it worth the trouble to find out?)
| Originally, I had tried to put down some thoughts so I could comment on a post at WTS. But they have grown too numerous for a comment, apparently, so I share them here. (Note: You may want to listen to the interview before reading on.)
In the int...[Read on] |
2010 female ESPY winners
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The 2010 ESPYs took place on July 14 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles, Calif. While not known as super female friendly (e.g. they give trophies to the best MLS player but not the best WPS player), the ESPYs did honor...[Read on] |
Why Men “Buy” and Women “Shop”!
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When it comes to buying or repairing a car, lots of women responded to a recent survey that they prefer having a root canal versus visiting a car dealer or repair shop. That’s very hard for all male dominated businesses to understand. After all, ...[Read on] |
Do you love sports? Are you a member of Blogher?
| Did you know that 94% of girls in U.S. play sports?
Unfortunately, there is a lack of female athletes being represented in mass media and that is the cultural image of female athletes being absorbed by the majority of young girls who choose to play.
Fo...[Read on] |
Cannes Can’t – Where are the Women Directors?
| So the Cannes lineup in finalized and the abysmal showing for female directors is now set in stone. The festival added two more films to the competition lineup and not surprisingly, both were by men. That’s now 18 films competing for the Palme D’O...[Read on] |
Would you buy your next General Motors vehicle on eBay?
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Starting today and continuing through September 8, General Motors is implementing a test program in California that will allow buyers to shop for vehicles online using eBay. In a partnership first announced in early July when GM emerged from its bankrupt...[Read on] |
Addressing Post-Bankruptcy Car Warranty Worries
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Many drivers of Chrysler and General Motors vehicles may be wondering about their recourse if they require warranty work, or if their car exhibits defects that may qualify it as a "lemon."
There's plenty of good news here, but also some bad.
For insta...[Read on] |
Iraq Trains Female Cops; HIV Top Threat to Women
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(WOMENSENEWS)--
Cheers
In Iraq, 50 women became the first female graduates Nov. 9 of the country's police officer training academy, The New York Times reported.
"Everyone says men are able to do everything, but that's not true," First Lieut...[Read on] |
Sexism & Horse Racing: The Preakness
| I’m watching the pre-race coverage of the Preakness horse race right now on NBC. I’ve been following the media coverage of this race all week. Drama and debate rage on “should fillies race with stallions” due to the recent success of filly Rachel...[Read on] |
Criminal Minds cuts female cast members
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This should be filed in the are you fucking stupid category.
CBS has decided to make the bone headed decision to completely fire one female cast member AJ Cook. who played JJ the agent who handled the press, and cut back the episodes of Paget Brewster ...[Read on] |
BleacherReport List: Most Bootylicious Female Athletes
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I am not kidding, a picture-list of female athletes' asses.
If ever there were reason to type "SMH", now is definitely the time.
Here we go, people. The time has finally arrived for one of the most talked about slideshows in the history of this web...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Lauren Tracy
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Lauren is a 21-year-old young director and has started a film fund for female filmmakers called X-Factor Filmmakers. Her next step is to launch a contest: The Best Female Directed Picture where you can win a netflix subscription to make people aware o...[Read on] |
Pet-Friendly Subaru joins forces with ASPCA
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Here at AskPatty.com, we like to think of ourselves as extremely pet friendly. Our contributing editor Breanne loves to share stories about her Corgis, we recently paired with Christina Selter of BarkBuckleUP at the Chicago Auto Show to announce the 20...[Read on] |
Girl-Powered Chicago Film Festival
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</object> The 45th Annual Chicago International Film Festival kicks off today, and this year, organize...[Read on] |
Film Gender Gap: More stats on women working behind the scenes in film
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Dr. Martha Lauzen at San Diego State University has for the first time drilled deeper into women’s representation on films looking into the numbers of women production designers, production managers/production supervisors, sound designers, supervising s...[Read on] |
Eco-friendly Yokohama enhances tire exhibit with walls made from live plants
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Earth Day is still a month away, but environmentally friendly Yokohama has started celebrating early with a living display at this weekend's Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky. The exhibit features a lush "living wall" grown from natural p...[Read on] |
Status of Female Farmers Rises During Food Crisis
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(WOMENSENEWS)--The women who grow more than half the world's agricultural produce have gained international recognition and aid since the start of the global food crisis in 2007.
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Critique of March Madness Sports Illustrated Cover
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Sports Illustrated 2010 March Madness Cover
I love March Madness. Every year I wait for the March Madness cover of Sports Illustrated. Every year I do a critique of the cover. Now that I have a blog, I can post the critique for the first time as ...[Read on] |
Soccer Mom Alert: Uniroyal Tire supports soccer teams with free balls and more!
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For the 10th year in a row, Michelin North America Inc. and its Uniroyal tire dealers continue to support soccer communities across the country. Beginning September 4, 2009, sponsored players will receive a certificate that can be redeemed for a free soc...[Read on] |
Female Celebrities Warp Our View of Real Women
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(WOMENSENEWS)--Are celebrity stories the new narrative of American life? Have the people we see on reality shows and "Entertainment Tonight" replaced characters created by novelists and filmmakers as the lives we most relate to?
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Summer Tire Tips: From Bridgestone
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Always keep tires inflated at levels listed in owner manual. To ensure proper pressurereading, check tires when they are cool. Air pressure should be checked about once a week for routine driving.
When possible, start and stop vehicle slowly and deceler...[Read on] |
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