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New U.S. Census data released last week shows that Greater Washington once again tops all other U.S. metro regions in educational attainment. In fact, just over 46% of Greater Washington’s population over the age of 25 has a Bachelor’s degree or higher. This is an increase of nearly 4% since 2000. San […]
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Today’s Examiner has a telling piece about the area’s culture. According to an AOL study, Greater Washington tops the nation in email addiction, with Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, and Houston rounding out the top 5.
So does this make us workaholics? Or are we leading the way in establishing a new work culture?
The Examiner article […]
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I’ll be signing off this blog next week and taking up the reins at another job. Before I go, let’s take a trip to last October — before the birth of this blog — when GWI ran this ad to promote the region’s educated workforce.
We soon discovered that there’s a blog, whose name is unspeakable […]
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Filed under: Demographics, GWI In the News
Today’s “Snapshot” in the Money section of USA Today takes a different look at the concentration of female executives in Greater Washington — focusing on the percentage of executives that are women. Once again, the region tops the list, with women making up 27% of C-level executives in the area. Below is a scanned version […]
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Paris Hilton was on “Larry King Live” last week touting her business skills:
“But a lot of people don’t know that I’m a businesswoman, and I run several businesses. And I like to go out, as well, and socialize.” — Paris Hilton
That’s well and good, but I wonder how well she’d stack up against the many […]
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The 2007 Regional Report is online, and it’s already making news. An Associated Press story circulating today focuses on how the region has the nation’s highest concentration of female top executives. The total number, as the AP reports, is more than 14,000. But here’s a look at how other metro areas stack up.
Top Female Executives […]
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