women | dollarish Tags

Weblog » Tags » women (all)

Gender Equality In The Post-Feminist Era

Hooray! We live in a woman’s world, according to the recent Shriver Report. Mothers are the major breadwinners in 40% of families. We have a female speaker of the House and Secretary of State, and women serve as Gover…
P&G Gambles on Periods

Image Source Procter & Gamble is employing a targeted, Internet-heavy ad campaign to market their female sanitary products in Singapore, where most American commercials ("Outsmart mother nature!" and so on) would…
Female Purchasing Power

Image Source The Los Angeles Times recently printed an interesting review of two books exploring the growing spending power of women, and what retailers can do to harness that power. The first is Why She Buys, a ligh…
"Stiletto Stoners" — Career Women turn to Cannabis

Image Source The New York Daily News had a very enlightening article yesterday about a new trend in the drug/career world: "Stiletto Stoners." This refers to the growing population of high-powered career women who li…
The Man-Cession: More Men Out of Work

Image Source I'm always on the lookout for cleverly coined terms, and today my scouring of the Internet did not disappoint. Ladies and gentleman, I give you: man-cession. This term has been popping up all over the p…
Dollarish Rant: Expensive Designer Bags And Other Products

I was talking to my friend comparing the Boston Gucci and the Speedy Louis Vutton, which looks VERY similar in design. The Gucci also had this treatment on it to make it somewhat waterproof since it has this waxy outer c…
How Expensive Is Your Boyfriend/Girlfriend?

It's nice to be in a relationship and to have money. Whether you are spoiling your girlfriend with gifts or just being able to help them out when they need it, it's something one can appreciate. I am the kind of woman…
Make Money Off of Your Hobbies!

It never hurts to make some extra cash, right? Instead of always shelling out the dough for your hobbies, you could try to make them work for you instead. Are you crafty like me or maybe just artsy-fartsy sometimes? …
Does Money Buy Happiness?

This seems to be an eternal questions that could linger from the minute currency was created until the days of our great great grandchildren. Its an ambiguous question to ponder and lead in many different directions, b…
Chop Chop: Getting Your Hours Cut

For me, getting my hours cut at a job was always a bad sign. A few years ago, I used to work as a Pharmacy Technician at CVS/Pharmacy. I had plenty of hours and my Supervisor was always encouraging me to take on more …