Workplace Buzz: Today's Headlines

Workplace Buzz on October 12, 2007 7:12 AM

Keeping an Office Romance a Secret?
SOON after word spread that Sarah Kay and Matt Lacks were conducting an office romance, Ms. Kay found herself in the office of the director of human resources. There was a time when such a meeting would have signaled a death knell for the relationship, and even jeopardized the employees’ careers. New York Times

Male Dominated Environment
The potentially cutthroat nature of the business world has for many years seemed to caution women away from excelling in that male-dominated environment. And the 'glass ceiling' phenomenon, where women can see what is going on above them but are unable to get there, is widely reported and there are few signs of it abating. Sprinkle on the stresses of these common perceptions, a poor return on work/life balance in business, that there is no support network for women and that many women in their early 30s may be starting a family while attempting to excel in business and you may have a reason for why women are so under-represented, especially at board level. News Blaze

A Top Company
Once again, Cornell has received recognition both from the American Association of Retired Persons and Working Mother Magazine for its workplace environment. This is the third consecutive year that Cornell was placed on the AARP’s list of “Best Employers for Workers over 50” and the second time Working Mother magazine placed Cornell on the “100 Best Companies” for working mothers. The AARP ranked Cornell 24th on a list of the top 50 companies to work for. Cornell Daily Sun

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