Category: Announcements

One of my more popular – and controversial – posts to date is this one, so when fellow blogger and friend Elysa Rice approached me about a SXSW panel proposal with Tiffany Monhollon, Hannah Seligson and Ryan Healy, I was stoked to bring the online conversation to life.

We would all love it if you gave us the thumbs-up vote for our SXSW proposal. You don’t have to be attending the conference to vote, and if you are, we’d be thrilled if you also left a comment. We’re all huge fans of SXSW and think this would be an incredible conversation to have there. Here’s the panel description:

Women Will Lead Gen-Y – What Will Men Do?

Will Generation Y be the first generation to reap the full benefits of the women’s movement and if so, will it be to the detriment of men?

More women than men attain bachelor’s degrees. In recent years, nearly 59 percent of undergraduates were granted to women. By 2050, that degree gap will grow drastically.

Jobs are no different. During a six-month period in 2008, American women aged 20 and up gained nearly 300,000 jobs, and American men lost nearly 700,000 jobs. Research also shows that women who are in management make companies more profitable, even among the Fortune 500.

Roles traditionally filled by men – that of lawyers, doctors and managers – are seeing an influx of women. Other male-dominated industries such as manufacturing and construction seem to be perpetually in downturn, while women are found concentrated in upcoming and thriving industries such as education and healthcare.

Young men then, seemingly devoid of opportunities that once defined them, are left in a prolonged state of adolescence.

And yet – inequalities in the workplace still abound, men consistently negotiate higher salaries (eight times as many men as women graduating with master’s degrees from Carnegie Mellon negotiated their salaries), and when it comes to founding successful companies, apparently old guys rule. Young guys have a shot too. But women aren’t even part of the equation.

This panel will look at the future for women, and help reconcile conflicting research and real-life experiences.

Go vote!! >>

We so appreciate your support and thanks in advance. We promise a great conversation!

With the New Year comes a renewed commitment to this blog, which has introduced me to Ryan and Alice, and has allowed me to succeed in ways I never thought possible. Much of that is due to the goodwill of all of you, my dear readers.  And so it is with great pleasure that I kick off the first week of 2010 with an exciting giveaway!

HP was kind enough to agree with me that I have some of the best readers on the planet, and are giving away an HP Pavilion dm3 Notebook PC to one lucky winner.

This thin and light notebook is perfect for on-the-go lifestyles and will easily travel with you to coffee shops, vlogging sessions, airplanes, photography outings, conferences, yoga class or whatever else your career and life desires.

Cool features:

– Less than 1″ thin to easily slip in your bag
– Only 4.2 lbs so you barely notice carrying it around
– Sleek, modern design for the style-conscious
– Windows 7 is installed with new features like snap, pin, shake, and peak
– Great for music and video with BrightView LED display, SRS Premium Sound and Altec Lansing speakers
– 10 hours of battery life – no more searching for a plug!

Obviously, I’m stoked. All you have to do is give me some feedback on Modite, and you will automatically be entered to win the HP Pavilion dm3.

Click on this link to answer the quick five-question survey.

It doesn’t matter if you’ve been reading all along or if you just discovered Modite today. I want to hear what you think! Plus, once you’re finished with sharing your feedback, I’ll share with you how to get additional entries into the contest. Winner will be chosen using a random number generator.

Thanks in advance for participating and good luck! Also, it would make HP happy if you followed them on Twitter, @hp_pc, and while you’re at it, go ahead and spread the word on Twitter about the contest. Here’s a suggested tweet (but feel free to be creative):

Give @modite some feedback, and enter to win an HP computer for the New Year! – http://bit.ly/76i0JP

RULES
Winner will be awarded an HP Pavilion dm3. Giveaway entries will be accepted until Wednesday, January 6th  at 12:00 pm CT (Noon). Winner will be chosen using a random number generator. Winning entry must provide a valid email address (Modite.com will never sell or rent your e-mail to third parties). We will notify the winner by email on Thursday, January 7th.  The winner will have 48 hours to respond to us with their name and valid U.S. mailing address.  If this information is not received within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen.  Odds of winning depend on number of entries received.

I changed my design blog, modite / character, to be my personal blog. That’s all I really wanted to do anyway.

I also changed the url from modite.com/design to modite.com/character. Please update your bookmarks, and if you were subscribed before, you will need to re-subscribe. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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If you just want the original modite / career and life advice you’re still in the right place and don’t need to make any changes.

Thanks for your support!

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