2 new resources on how women are faring professionally & globally

A couple of interesting links I’ve discovered this week:
One is a new study by Catalyst revealing how women are assessed differently for promotion than men.  Evidently, women seeking to advance professionally need a proven track record, while men get promoted based on their perceived "potential".  http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/13/women-blameless-in-pay-inequity-study

The second is “Newsweek’s” recent ranking of the world’s 10 best and 10 worst countries in which to be a woman.  Although they ranked Canada the world’s third best country for females in terms of justice, health, education, and economics, we still scored low in giving women political power.  You can found out whether and where your own country placed on the lists at:  http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/22/women-winning-map.html
More fascinating details on the status of women globally at: 

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/galleries/2011/09/18/the-best-places-to-be-a-woman-photos.html

http://www.thedailybeast.com/content/dailybeast/articles/2011/09/18/best-and-worst-countries-for-women-from-iceland-to-the-u-s-to-pakistan-and-afghanistan.html