I recently had the opportunity to use a netbook instead of my own notebook. I found it to be such a big help in terms of a travel companion. I love everything about it, even being very forgiving about the smaller screen size but my only contention is the smaller keyboard pad. But you know what? I wouldn’t complain much about it for all the other positives that I’ve had experienced with it.

I would consider getting my own netbook when my business blooms further as I think it would be very handy for me, especially when I plan to be on the move a lot more.

I am very protective of technology gadgets and would hate for them to be spoiled due to my careless handlings, so I would also want to check out some tech-air cases to keep it safe. I was told that the netbook case is also just as good to protect the netbook as it is well padded. I like the idea too but I will still need to find a bag to place it in if I don’t want to be carrying it in my hands.

I guess I will worry about these netbook accessories later, when I’ve made up my final decision to buy a netbook. But that’s how enthusiastic I am about a netbook now to even think about buying all the other stuff that should accompany it!

It’s really light in weight and small in size and superb for a lady’s use. Highly recommended to women on the go.

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Single mom gets 4yrs for robbing a man of RM220

According to the press release, the woman is a single mother of 3 school going kids whose meager salary is insufficient to provide for her family. So she worked with 2 other accomplice and robbed a man of cash. For that, she is sentenced to 4 years jail while her two accomplice are still at large.

I thought the sentence of a 4-year jail term was a bit harsh on her. For that amount, which comes up to around US$70, it seems to be a petty theft at work. Sure enough, she collaborated with others to rob the man, and if he had more cash he may have been robbed of a larger sum.

Maybe it’s the fact that she’s a single mother who turned to vices to provide for her children that made me have a softer spot for her. I personally feel that the jail term is rather harsh. A 4 year jail term seems more appropriate for more serious crimes. What do you think? Or do you think I’m just a softie and that she deserves the sentence?

At the end of the day, I just feel really sorry for her kids who will be missing their mother for the next 4 years. And who’s to know if they will be well cared for because they have no other family members and will be looked after by their neighbour.

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Amongst other empowered and leading career women who will make a feature at this conference are Yasmin Mahmood, Managing Director of Microsoft Malaysia, Anne Abraham, Managing Director of Cisco Systems, Ng Wan Peng, Vice President of MDeC, Dolly Kee, Director of Image Power, Alecia Heng, President of Gorgeous Geeks and Carol Yip, CEO of Abacus For Money.

Some of the featured topics include:

• Secret Recipe For Successful Women Leadership
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• Corporate Governance
• Be a Great Leader of Your Own Life, Career & Money
• Personal Branding – The Power Of You
• Success Through Support and Networking

If you are interesed in this women conference and would like more information, visit the organiser’s website at Gorgeous Geeks.

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In today’s world, many women have shown their capabilities in the workforce. Many reputable companies employ women as part of their top and middle management team and these women have definitely earned these positions through their hard work to prove themselves. Now that women are amongst the equals with their male counterparts, I find that many men in the management team feel a certain level of resentment towards these women.

This is not as assumption. I’ve seen with my own eyes the many incidences where men back stab their women counterparts although the ladies have done nothing wrong apart from performing at their jobs and being looked up to by others. I take these negative actions by the men as jealousy and envy as women start to dominate the corporate world.

What’s more disturbing than these men at work are the men in the private lives of such women may also tend to feel some resentment for their corporate success. I think there’s some feeling of inferiority complex when their girlfriensd or wives are high ranked executives who make more money than many men, themselves included.

How does a woman in this situation continue to lead a happy life with a man who feels inferior next to her? Anyone has some great insights to share on what to do to help the relationship? This is more pressing than to deal with the pressure of those other men at the same work place, although it would be nice too to have that part of the situation sorted out. But I guess we can’t solve every problem that exists, especially if it’s not our own problem but someone else’s personal issues.

If you have any stories and tips you wish to share with Every Woman’s Blog, whether anonymously or not, you can send them to everywomansblog@gmail.com.

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(Source: Star Online)

Women first to be retrenched

Employers are still discriminating against women when it comes to retrenchment.

Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Noriah Kasnon said the Government was concerned with the statistics as half of the workers retrenched recently in the current economic crisis were women, despite them making up only 35% of the country’s total workforce. “Female workers may be contributing towards their companies’ productivity.

“But when an economic slowdown occurs, they are still the first to be asked to go, with excuses that many of them tend to focus on their family or are pregnant regularly,” she said.

We would hold talks with both the Human Resources and the Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative Ministries on how we can create more jobs for women, she told reporters after launching a seminar on violence and sexual harassment against women at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, here, yesterday.

On calls by the Bar Council and Women Parliamentary Caucus for stricter laws to protect privacy in the wake of the scandalous pictures involving former Selangor exco member and Bukit Lanjan assemblyman Elizabeth Wong, Noriah said the ministry would consider the proposal.

Earlier, in her speech, Noriah said violence and sexual harassment affected women from all classes, including professionals.

“Sexual harassment can happen everywhere, even at home. There is no point for victims to hide or shy away from filing complaints,” she said.

“Last year, the police recorded 3,906 cases of sexual harrassment, including molest. The Public Service Department took disciplinary action against 27 officers over such complaints between 2005 and last year.”

Since there is no solid proof to show that gender discrimination exists in the retrenching of female workers over male workers, no action can be taken against companies who lay off more women then men. And it is indeed going to be difficult to prove any kind of gender discrimination in such instances. And so, nothing is done except the government’s plan to help with creating more jobs for the laid off women workers.

It’s a pity, isn’t it, that such discrimination cannot be proven and thus handled appropriately by the labour department. And so this kind of act will continue to happen and companies will still get away with it.

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