September MEDIA DINNER

Best Workplaces for Women in Arizona

Arizona Woman wants to find the Best Workplaces for Women in Arizona.

Are women represented at the top of your business? Does your company offer great perks? Do you have female-friendly company culture?

Your company might make this list.

Early next year, the magazine will feature the Top 25 businesses in a cover story. The Arizona Republic and bizAZ magazine also will use some of the information gathered for this project - so it pays to be a part of it. The companies that make the list will not only receive fantastic publicity, the recognition also may be used as a great recruitment tool. Even if the company doesn't make the list, filling out the form could help you identify
weaknesses.

A nomination form is available at links.azcentral.com.
The submission deadline is Oct. 12.

The nomination application must be completed in full to be considered. Companies do not have to be woman-owned. Businesses must have a minimum of
25 full-time employees and have been established for at least three years in Arizona to be considered for the Top 25 list. Small businesses may be featured in a separate list (so go ahead and fill out the form).

Catwalk for Chairty

CPW member Linda Herold on the runway at Debbie Gaby's Catwalk for Chairty luncheon and fashion show. Debbie is also a CPW member.

The Business Journal’s big redesign unveiling will take place at the Power Bash, the ultimate networking event to connect with true “power players and power brokers” from throughout the Valley (see the attachment for a listing). The event will be held on October 11th at the Phoenix Art Museum. Tickets are $65 each. Attached is an electronic version of the invitation for you to help spread the word!

Only ten Fortune 500 companies are led by female CEOs, and women still earn 77 cents for every dollar men earn in the United States, according to CNNMoney.com. Society places huge demands on women in the workplace, yet offers a confused picture of women in power.

Congratulations to

Steven Ranes, Jane and Malcolm Jozoff
4th Annual International State Of The State
Phoenix Committee On Foreign Relations

Toxic People:

read how to get them out of your life!

In her new book, Toxic People: decontaminate difficult people at work without using weapons or duct tape, Marsha Petrie Sue challenges you to take control of every conflict situation in your life. Marsha reminds you that you can’t change Toxic People, only your own relationship with them. She will help you develop the appropriate response, not reaction to any dilemma so you can look forward to tranquil days ahead --- so put away the weapons and duct tape.

When you order Toxic People from on October 9, you will receive a bonus of “Success Ideas” from some of America’s top success experts. 

Click here to learn more.

Economics and Public Policy

In Richistan, All Millionaires Are Not Equal

If a million dollars sounds like a lot of money to you ... if you think "household manager" is a synonym for Mom ... if your idea of a cool set of wheels is a Mercedes-Benz convertible ... then you probably don't live in Richistan. For several years, Robert Frank, who writes "The Wealth Report," a Wall Street Journal weekly column and daily blog, has analyzed the phenomenon of the "new rich." Frank's book, "Richistan: A Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich" is an eye-opening, educational and at times amusing examination of what the author refers to as "the new Gilded Age."

Click here to learn more

THAI CULTURAL DAYS 2007

a festival of Thailand

Chantri Sukpon Beck, Festival Chair

Sat/Sun, October 20 _ 22 2007, 10am-4pm
Heritage & Science Park, 7 St and Monroe, Phoenix-downtown

• Experience the Arts, Cuisine and Culture of Thailand

• Unique products of the King of Thailand and Villages

• Entertainment: Thai Fashions, Thai Traditional Dance and Thai Music

• Shopping: Thai Arts and Crafts and Thai Food

Free Admission. For more information,

call 602-614-2622 or visit http://thaiamericanfriendships.org

UPCOMING MEETINGS

  October 19th
Anniversary Celebration

at

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
6902 E. Greenway Pkwy, Scottsdale

Sponsored by

womenofscottsdale.org

 November 6

Philanthropy

11:30 a.m.

at Skye Restaurant

16844 N. Arrowhead Fountain Center Dr. Peoria

westvalleywomen.org