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I’m very very excited to tell you that post number two for the Women and Social Media Series is now live!

Chanelle Schneider, who is a leader on Twitter via her Gen Y chat, interviewed three women in the “baby boomer” age group. The conversation that ensues about looking for jobs using Social Media, advice on how women could use Social Media, and advice for women looking for jobs, is really remarkable and a must see.

So check out Chanelle’s post, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Oh My! Baby Boomer Women Transition Careers Through Social Media

If you missed it, check out Daria Giron’s post from last week, A Glass Ceiling in Social Media?

You can check back here for an overview of the Women & Social Media Series

We hope you’re enjoying this series so far! 🙂

A few days ago, Danny Brown posted an article called Social Media – It’s not just for white folks. The post was inspired by Jay Baer, who was struck at SXSW by the noticeable lack of non-white people in the crowds. Jay wrote a post cleverly titled Blinded by the White: Social Media and Diversity.

Here on this blog, there has been a lot of conversation about gender and Social Media, and that inspired me to start the Women and Social Media series. But there’s one issue that I don’t think too many people are talking about, and it’s one close to my heart. As a 4’5 woman, I am wondering where the other Little People are in the world of business and Social Media.

[Read more…] about Where are Little People in the Business World?

I am very excited to announce that the Women and Social Media series is officially underway!

Ms. Daria Giron (aka @mominmanagement) has put together an excellent start to this series, and I couldn’t be happier! In her post, Daria explores whether there is a glass ceiling in the world of Social Media. Is it still an environment dominated by men? If so, why?

Without further delay, please check out A Glass Ceiling in Social Media? The first post for Women and Social Media.

For an introduction to this series, please check out the overview!

A couple of months ago, Daria (aka @mominmanagement) told me that she was putting together a series on Women and the Executive Image. She wanted to know if I wanted to participate.

Sometimes things happen in your life that are a complete and total blessing, even if you don’t realize the full implications right away. As it happened, Daria’s series, and the other amazing women who participated, opened up a very important dialog about where women are in the business world. Lots of women commented on each post in the series describing their experiences as women in environments traditionally dominated by men.

Inspired by Daria and the conversation she created, I’ve invited seven women to help me write a sequel. This time, the conversation will focus on women and Social Media.

Rather than listening to me talk about this subject, I thought it would be great to bring other women’s voices into the mix. Each of these seven women will post their contribution on their own site, and I will link to it from here. The series will run on Thursdays beginning next week! Here is the line-up you have to look forward to (I can’t wait!)!

Daria Giron @mominmanagement

Scheduled for Thursday, March 24th

Topic: On gender and Social Media

Chanelle Schneider @WriterChanelle

Scheduled for Thursday, March 31st

Topic: Interviews with Baby Boomer women about looking for jobs today

Heidi Cohen @HeidiCohen

Scheduled for Thursday, April 7

Topic: Girls Just Want to Socialize

Amber Cleveland @ambercleveland

Scheduled for Thursday, April 14

Topic: Women support women, but women don’t *just* support women

Jill Manty @mantywebdesgins

Scheduled for Thursday, April 21st

Topic: How do men and women respond to Social Media?

Dawn Westerberg @dwesterberg

Scheduled for Thursday, April 28th

Topic: The labels you choose

Carol Roth @caroljsroth

Scheduled for Thursday, May 5th

Topic: How Social Media dehumanizes humans