By Adrienne R.

To some, “GPS” means global positioning system. To American businesswomen, GPS has come to mean Gray Pant Suit.

I was at a conference of government researchers recently, and about 30 percent of the attendees were women.

There were so many women in GPSs I nearly asked at the desk if there were a vendor somewhere giving them away for free.
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By Adrienne R 

It bothers me that so much of women’s media (books, magazine, talk shows, etc.) focus on clothes and makeup as ways to boost women’s self-confidence. Pick out any women’s magazine on a newsstand today and I’ll bet the word “confidence” appears on the cover.

But is such emphasis really needed? Do we all really lack any faith in ourselves?
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