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Dear=20 CWR Readers,=20

Thank each of you for your continued = support of=20 The College World Reporter. Each = day as I=20 interact with the various campuses that we = serve,=20 contributors to our ezine, advisory board = members, and=20 others, it becomes more evident to me how=20 important our work is. We = appreciate all=20 of the positive comments we continue to receive, = as well=20 as the constructive criticism that helps us to = stay on=20 the right path.

I ask you for one favor, and that is to = forward our=20 ezine to everyone you know, along with your=20 recommendation, if the contents of The = College=20 World Reporter meet with your = approval. It is=20 of the utmost importance that we reach as many = people as=20 we can with our message, particularly college = students,=20 college administratiors and their staff = personnel.

As we grow, funding becomes a very critical = issue,=20 and the sources we will need to rely on for = funding want=20 to know how many people we are reaching, and = obviously,=20 the more the better. So please help us in = this=20 regard by telling everyone you know about us and = forwarding our ezine by using the blue Forward = email=20 button at the bottom of the ezine.

The first point of business in our CWR News = for=20 this month is a big CWR welcome to the students = at Hong=20 Kong University. We have been in contact = with the=20 university in an effort to begin our Virtual = Xchange=20 Student program. I was just informed that = The=20 College World Reporter is being made = available to=20 the students at HKU. We hope that students = will=20 come forward from the university to work with = The=20 College World Reporter as our student=20 correspondent(s) in the CWR Virtual Xchange = Student=20 program. We would like to thank Dr. Albert = Chau,=20 Dean of Student Affairs and Director of General=20 Education for his assistance in helping The = College=20 World Reporter take the first step in = becoming an=20 international student empowerment = publication.

We are very proud to present our = special=20 Women's History Month issue. Immediately = after=20 this section you will find the Women's History = Timeline=20 which lists some of the most important events in = the=20 history of the women's rights movement. I = must=20 admit that in doing the research to produce this = issue,=20 I was more than a little ashamed and embarassed = at my=20 lack of knowledge about much of the struggle of = women=20 for equal rights in America. If you = discover as I=20 did the many things you did not know, I think = you will=20 agree this is why repeatedly studying our = diverse=20 history is so important.

This special issue also icludes an expanded = version=20 of our monthly feature, Leaders, Mentors, and = Role=20 Models. I would like to thank our Advisory = Board=20 Member, Ms. Monica Jackson for introducing me to = her=20 group, Phenomenal Women, Inc. The seven = wonderful=20 ladies who so graciously volunteered to share = their=20 experiences and serve as our leaders, role = models, and=20 mentors for this month are all members of = Phenomenal=20 Women, Inc. When you read about them you = will see=20 why we have labeled them The Magnificent = 7. Thanks=20 Monica.

We close out this issue with a special and = very=20 interesting article about Women In History, a = nonprofit=20 organization headquartered in Lakewood, Ohio = that has a=20 most unique method of teaching women's = history. We=20 discuss their history and the impact they have = on the=20 continuing evolution of the role of women in = society=20 with their President, Ms. Vernice Jackson.

Our feature story for this month is very = timely,=20 and we hope will enlighten our readers about the = future=20 prospects for college graduates in this troubled = economy, as we deal with the subject, Cost = Versus=20 Value: Does A College Degree Really Count=20 Anymore?

We want to make it clear that we are not = alarmists,=20 but from our inception we have wanted to = offer our=20 readers information, advice, and resources to = empower=20 each of you with knowledge about campus and = personal safety and security. We are sure = that=20 your campus administrators and campus security = team do a=20 great job of working to provide you with a safe=20 environment. But it is vitally important = that you=20 accept responsibility for your individual safety = and=20 your part in contributing to the safety of those = in your=20 campus community to the extent that you = can.

We have been searching literally for months = to find=20 the most qualified person to work with us to = provide our=20 readers with personal and campus safety = advice. We=20 are very, very pleased to announce the = association of=20 Mr. John Enright of Enright and Associates, Inc. = with=20 The College World = Reporter. John is=20 a retired U.S. Secret Service agent, and = he is=20 very excited about becoming a part of the CWR = team, and=20 after you read his first article in this month's = issue,=20 I think you will realize the importance of the=20 information John will be delivering to help = our=20 readers, and in turn helping to reinforce the = work of=20 the campus security personnel on the campuses = where our=20 students reside. And although this = information is=20 intended for college students, the advice is = beneficial=20 to everyone. All I can say after reading = John's=20 article is, WOW!

We want this to be your publication, and so = we are=20 announcing the formation of the CWR Student=20 Roundtable. The Roundtable will consist of = 25=20 members, one each from different colleges and=20 universities who will help direct The = College World=20 Reporter in providing the empowerment tools = that=20 college students want and need. Members = will serve=20 for a 6 month term, then a new group will be=20 installed. This will allow more students = to=20 participate, plus it will help provide us with a = constant flow of fresh new and diverse = ideas. =20 We encourage you to contact us to get more = information=20 and to consider submitting your application to = become a=20 charter member of the CWR Student = Roundtable. Just=20 send an email requesting = information about the=20 CWR Studen Roundtable to CWROnline@DonellEdwardsEnterprises.com.

Have a great month, we hope you enjoy this = special=20 Women's History Month edition, and make sure you = let the=20 women in your life know how special they are, = not just=20 this month, but every month.

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Donell=20 Edwards

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The=20 College World=20 = Reporter

Women's=20 History Month

TIMELINE

Please=20 Note: =20 Although this is a comprehensive timeline = produced=20 from a number of different sources, it is = not, and=20 is not intended to be, an all inclusive = list of=20 every event involving every woman in = American=20 history. It is a presentation of = important=20 events in the Women's Movement, and a very = formidable group of outstanding women who=20 represent all of the women who had a role = in=20 affecting positive change for women, and = securing=20 women's rights. It is the express = intent of=20 The College World Reporter to pay = tribute=20 to all women and to celebrate their = collective=20 accomplishments during Women's History = Month.=20

Dates

People and = Events

1777

Women=20 lose the right to vote in New = York.

1780

Women=20 lose the right to vote in = Massachusetts.

1784

Hannah=20 Adams is=20 the first American woman to support = herself by=20 writing

1784

Women=20 lose the right to vote in New = Hampshire.

1804

Sacagawea=20 begins serving as a guide for the Lewis = and Clarke=20 Expedition

1807

Women=20 Lose the right to vote in New = Jersey.

1819

Emma=20 Hart Willard=20 writes her "Plan for Improving Female = Education,"=20 which although unsuccessful, defines the = issues of=20 women's education at that = time.

1826

The=20 first public high schools for girls open = in New=20 York and Boston.

1828

Former=20 slave, abolitionist, and feminist = Isabella van=20 Wagener is freed and takes the name=20 Sojourner Truth. She begins = to preach=20 against slavery throughout New York and = New=20 England.

1833

Oberlin=20 College in Ohio, is the first = co-educational=20 college in the U.S.

1837

Mount=20 Holyoke College in Massachusetts, the = first of the=20 Seven Sisters - the female equivalent of = the once=20 predominantly male Ivy League -- is = established as=20 the first college for women.

1840

Lucretia=20 Mott is=20 one of several women delegates to attend = the=20 World's Anti-Slavery Convention in = London. =20 As a woman she is forced to sit in the = gallery and=20 cannot participate.

1847

Maria=20 Mitchell,=20 first American woman astronomer discovers = a new=20 comet.

1848

First=20 women's rights convention is held in = Seneca Falls,=20 NY. After 2 days of discussion and = debate,=20 68 women and 32 men sign a Declaration of=20 Sentiments, which outlines grievances and = sets the=20 agenda for the women's rights = movement.

1849

Elizabeth=20 Blackwell=20 becomes the first woman to receive a = medical=20 degree in the U.S. In this = same year,=20 women doctors are permitted to legally = practice=20 medicine for the first = time.

1850

Women=20 are granted the right to own land in a = state=20 (Oregon).

1850

The=20 Female Medical College (later known as the = Women's=20 Medical College) is founded in=20 Pennsylvania.

1850

The=20 first National Women's Rights Convention = takes=20 place in Worcester, MA, attracting more = than 1000=20 participants. National conventions = are held=20 yearly (except 1857) through 1860. =

1854

Sojourner=20 Truth=20 visits President

1866

The=20 American Equal Rights Association is = founded by=20 Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth = Stanton,=20 Martha Coffin Pelham Wright, and=20 Ernestine Rose.

1868

The=20 14th Amendment denying women the right to = vote is=20 ratified.

1868

Women=20 lawyers are licensed in the = U.S.

May=20 1869

Susan=20 B. Anthony and=20 Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the = National=20 Woman Suffrage Association. The = primary goal=20 of the organization is to achieve voting = rights=20 for women by means of a Congressional = amendment to=20 the Constitution.

Nov=20 1869

Lucy=20 Stone,=20 Henry Blackwell, and others form = the=20 American Woman Suffrage Association. = This=20 group focuses exclusively on gaining = voting rights=20 for women through amendments to individual = state=20 constitutions.

Dec=20 10, 1869

The=20 territory of Wyoming passes the first = women's=20 suffrage law. The following year, = women=20 begin serving on juries in the=20 territory.

1871

Smith=20 College, the largest member of the Seven = Sisters,=20 was founded in Northampton, = MA.

1872

Susan=20 B. Anthony is=20 arrested for attempting to = vote.

1872

Victoria=20 Woodhull,=20 first woman to run for President of the=20 U.S., was selected by the Equal = Rights Party=20 to be its candidate in the 1872 = Presidential=20 election.

1878

For=20 the first time, a Women's Suffrage = Amendment is=20 introduced to Congress.

1881

Clara=20 Barton=20 established the American Red=20 Cross.

1890

The=20 National Women Suffrage Association and = the=20 American Women Suffrage Association merge = to form=20 the National American Woman Suffrage = Association=20 (NAWSA). As the movement's = mainstream=20 organization, NAWSA wages state-by-state = campaigns=20 to obtain voting rights for = women.

1890

Wyoming=20 is the first state to allow women to=20 vote.

1893

Colorado=20 is the first state to adopt an amendment = granting=20 women the right to vote. Utah and = Idaho=20 follow suit in 1896; Washington State in = 1910;=20 California in 1911; Oregon, Kansas, and = Arizona in=20 1912; Alaska and Illinois in 1913; Montana = and=20 Nevada in 1914; New York in 1917; = Michigan, South=20 Dakota and Oklahoma in 1918.

1894

Johns=20 Hopkins Medical School admits = women.

1896

The=20 National Association of Colored Women is = formed,=20 bringing together more than 100 black = women's=20 clubs. Leaders in the black women's = club=20 movement include Josephine St. Pierre=20 Ruffin, Mary Church Terrell, = and=20 Anna Julia = Cooper.

1903

The=20 National Women's Trade Union League (WTUL) = is=20 established to advocate for improved wages = and=20 working conditions for = women.

1912

Girl=20 Guides (Girl Scouts) founded in = America.

1913

Alice=20 Paul and=20 Lucy Burns form the Congressional = Union to=20 work toward the passage of a federal = amendment to=20 give women the vote. The group is = later=20 renamed the National Women's=20 Party.

1913

5,000=20 suffragists march in Washington, D.C. for = the=20 women's rights movement.

1915

A=20 petition with 500,000 signatures in = support of=20 women's suffrage amendment is given to = President=20 Woodrow Wilson.

1916

Jeanette=20 Rankin=20 becomes the first woman to serve in the = U.S.=20 Congress, during a period when most states = don't=20 even grant women the right to vote. = In 1916=20 she runs as a progressive Republican and = wins,=20 serving one term. She then = unsuccessfully=20 runs for the Senate, and after 20 years, = returns=20 and successfully runs for the House again = in=20 1940

1919

The=20 federal woman suffrage amendment, = originally=20 written by Susan B. Anthony and = introduced=20 in Congress in 1878, is passed by the = House of=20 Representatives and the Senate. It = is then=20 sent to the states for = ratification.

1920

The=20 Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor = is=20 formed to collect information about women = in the=20 workforce and safeguard good working = conditions=20 for women.

Aug.=20 20, 1920

The=20 19th amendment to the Constitution, = granting women=20 the right to vote, is signed into law by = Secretary=20 of State Bainbridge Colby.

1921

Margaret=20 Sanger=20 founds the American Birth Control League, = which=20 evolves into the Planned Parenthood = Federation of=20 America in 1942.

1923

Alice=20 Paul and=20 the National Women's Party first propose = the Equal=20 Rights

Amendment=20 to eliminate discrimination on the basis = of sex.=20

1932

Frances=20 Perkins is=20 appointed Secretary of Labor becoming the = first=20 woman to be appointed to the=20 Cabinet.

1932

Hattie=20 Wyatt Caraway of=20 Arkansas was the first woman to be elected = to the=20 U.S. Senate.

1935

Mary=20 McLeod Bethune=20 organizes the National Council of Negro = Women, a=20 coalition of black women's groups that = lobbies=20 against job discrimination, racism, and=20 sexism.

1936

The=20 federal law prohibiting the dissemination = of=20 contraceptive information through the mail = is=20 modified and birth control information is = no=20 longer classified as = obscene.

1940

Margaret=20 Chase Smith=20 became the first woman elected to the U.S. = House=20 of Representatives. She was elected = to the=20 Senate in 1948, becoming the first woman = to be=20 elected to serve in both = houses.

1941 -=20 1945

To=20 meet the demand for labor in the workforce = to=20 build war weapons during WWII, as a result = of the=20 loss of huge numbers of male workers = called to=20 duty to serve their country, the = government=20 created a campaign to actively recruit = women into=20 the workforce. After the war, many = women=20 returned to their domestic roles in the = home, but=20 many remained in the workforce. = Although=20 female numbers in the workforce dropped = off after=20 the war ended, they never returned to = their lower=20 pre-war levels.

1941

The=20 military creates women's branches in each = of the=20 armed services. Close to 350, 000 = women=20 serve in the WAVES (Navy), WACS (Army), = SPARS=20 (Coast Guard), MCWR (Marines), and WASPS = (Air=20 Force).

Dec.=20 1, 1955

Rosa=20 Parks=20 refuses to give up her seat on the bus and = in=20 doing so launches the Montgomery, Alabama = bus=20 boycott. She is arrested and taken = to=20 jail. Black community leaders pay = her bail=20 and then organize a boycott to challenge = the=20 Montgomery transportation segregation=20 laws.

1960

The=20 Food and Drug Administration approves = birth=20 control pills.

1961

President=20 John Kennedy establishes the President's=20 Commission on the Status of Women and = appoints=20 Eleanor Roosevelt as = chairwoman. The=20 report issued by the Commission in 1963 = documents=20 substantial discrimination against women = in the=20 workplace and makes specific = recommendations for=20 improvement, including fair hiring = practices, paid=20 maternity leave, and affordable child=20 care.

1963

Betty=20 Friedan=20 publishes her highly influential book The = Feminine=20 Mystique, which describes the = dissatisfaction felt=20 by middle-class American housewives with = the=20 narrow role imposed on them by = society. The=20 book becomes a best seller and galvanizes = the=20 modern women's rights = movement.

Jun.=20 10, 1963

Congress=20 passes the Equal Pay Act, making it = illegal for=20 employers to pay a woman less than what a = man=20 would receive for the same = job.

1964

Margaret=20 Chase Smith of=20 Maine became the first woman to have her = name=20 placed in nomination for the U.S. = Presidency at a=20 major party's = convention.

1964

Title=20 VII of the Civil Rights Act bars = discrimination in=20 employment on the basis of race and = sex. At=20 the same time it establishes the Equal = Employment=20 Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to = investigate=20 complaints and impose = penalties.

1965

In=20 Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court = strikes=20 down the one remaining state law = prohibiting the=20 use of contraceptives by married=20 couples.

1966

The=20 National Organization for Women (NOW) is = founded=20 by a group of feminists including Betty = Friedan. The largest women's = rights=20 group in the U.S., NOW seeks to end sexual = discrimination, especially in the = workplace, by=20 means of legislative lobbying, litigation, = and=20 public demonstrations.

1967

Executive=20 Order 11375 expands President Lyndon = Johnson's=20 Affirmative Action policy of 1965 to cover = discrimination based on gender. As a = result,=20 federal agencies and contractors must take = active=20 measures to ensure that women as well as=20 minorities enjoy the same educational and=20 employment opportunities as white = males.

1968

Shirley=20 Chisholm is=20 first African American woman elected to=20 Congress.

1968

The=20 EEOC rules that sex-segregated help wanted = ads in=20 newspapers are illegal. This ruling = is=20 upheld in 1973 by the Supreme Court, = opening the=20 way for women to apply for higher paying = jobs=20 hitherto open only to men.

1969

National=20 Women's Hall of Fame is created in Seneca = Falls,=20 NY.

1969

California=20 becomes the first state to adopt a "no = fault"=20 divorce law, which allows couples to = divorce by=20 mutual consent. By 1965 every state = has=20 adopted a similar law. Laws are also = passed=20 regarding the equal division of common=20 property.

1970

50,000=20 people march in New York City for the = first=20 Women's Strike for Equality.

1970

In=20 Schultz v. Wheaton Glass Company, a U.S. = Court of=20 Appeals rules that jobs held by men and = women need=20 to be "substantially equal" but not = "identical" to=20 fall under the protection of the Equal Pay = Act. An employer cannot, for = example, change=20 the job titles of women workers in order = to pay=20 them less than men.

1971

U.S.=20 Supreme Court rule ends sex discrimination = in=20 hiring.

1971

Ms.=20 Magazine is=20 first published as a sample insert in = New=20 York magazine; 300,000 copies are sold = out in=20 8 days. The first regular issue is = published=20 in July 1972. The magazine becomes = the major=20 forum for feminist voices, and cofounder = and=20 editor Gloria Steinem is launched = as an=20 icon of the modern feminist=20 movement.

1972

Shirley=20 Chisholm=20 became the first woman and the first=20 African-American to seek the nomination of = the=20 Democratic Party for President of the = United=20 States.

Mar.=20 22, 1972

The=20 Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is passed by = Congress=20 and sent to the states for = ratification. =20 Originally drafted by Alice Paul in = 1923,=20 the amendment reads: "Equality of = rights=20 under the law shall not be denied or = abridged by=20 the United States or by any State on = account of=20 sex." The amendment died in 1982 = when it=20 failed to achieve ratification by a = minimum of 38=20 states.

Mar.=20 22, 1972

In=20 Eisenstadt v. Baird the Supreme Court = rules that=20 the right to privacy includes an unmarried = person's right to use = contraceptives.

Jun.=20 23, 1972

Title=20 IX of the Education Amendments bans sex=20 discrimination in schools. It = states: =20 "No person in the United States shall, on = the=20 basis of sex, be excluded from = participation in,=20 be denied the benefits of, or be subjected = to=20 discrimination under any educational = program or=20 activity receiving federal financial=20 assistance." As a result of Title = IX, the=20 enrollment of women in athletics programs = and=20 professional schools increases = dramatically.=20

1973

Barbara=20 Jordan=20 becomes the first African-American woman = from a=20 southern state to serve in=20 Congress.

1973

As=20 a result of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court = establishes a woman's right to safe and = legal=20 abortion, overriding the anti-abortion = laws of=20 many states.

1974

The=20 Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibits=20 discrimination in consumer credit = practices on the=20 basis of sex, race, marital status, = religion,=20 national origin, age or receipt of public=20 assistance.

1974

In=20 Corning Glass Works v. Brennan, the U.S. = Supreme=20 Court rules that employers cannot justify = paying=20 women lower wages because that is what = they=20 traditionally received under the "going = market=20 rate." A wage differential occurring = "simply=20 because men would not work at the low = rates paid=20 women" is unacceptable.

1976

The=20 first marital rape law is enacted in = Nebraska,=20 making it illegal for a husband to rape = his=20 wife.

1977

3,000=20 women march in Washington, D.C. on Women's = Equality Day to support the = E.R.A.

1978

The=20 Pregnancy Discrimination Act bans = employment=20 discrimination against pregnant = women. Under=20 the Act, a woman cannot be fired or denied = a job=20 or promotion because she is or may become=20 pregnant, nor can she be forced to take a=20 pregnancy leave if she is willing and able = to=20 work.

1981

Congress=20 approves a resolution creating Women's = History=20 Week.

1981

Susan=20 Day O'Connor is=20 sworn in as the first woman justice of the = U.S.=20 Supreme Court.

1983

Sally=20 Ride=20 becomes the first woman to fly in=20 space.

1984

Geraldine=20 Ferraro is=20 nominated as the first female = vice-presidential=20 candidate for a major political=20 party.

1984

EMILY's=20 List (Early Money Is Like Yeast) is = established as=20 a financial network for pro-choice = Democratic=20 women running for national political = office. =20 The organization makes a significant = impact on the=20 increasing numbers of women elected to=20 congress.

Jan.=20 28, 1986

Christa=20 McAuliffe,=20 teacher selected for the NASA Teacher in = Space=20 Project, killed along with the rest of the = crew=20 aboard the Orbiter Challenger when it = exploded=20 shortly after launch. =

1986

Meritor=20 Savings Bank v. Vinson, the Supreme Court = finds=20 that sexual harassment is a form of = illegal job=20 discrimination.

1987

Women's=20 History Week is expanded when March = becomes=20 Women's History Month.

1990

Oprah=20 Winfrey=20 becomes the first woman to own and produce = her own=20 syndicated television = show.

1992

In=20 Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Supreme = Court=20 reaffirms the validity of a woman's right = to=20 abortion under Roe v. Wade. The case = successfully challenges Pennsylvania's = 1989=20 Abortion Control Act, which sought to = reinstate=20 restrictions previously ruled=20 unconstitutional.

1993

Ruth=20 Bader Ginsburg is=20 appointed to the U.S. Supreme=20 Court.

1994

The=20 Violence Against Women Act tightens = federal=20 penalties for sex offenders, funds = services for=20 victims of rape and domestic violence, and = provides for special training of police=20 officers.

1996

Madeline=20 Albright is=20 appointed as the first woman Secretary of=20 State.

1996

In=20 United States v. Virginia, the Supreme = Court rules=20 that the all-male Virginia Military School = has to=20 admit women in order to continue to = receive public=20 funding. It holds that creating a = separate,=20 all-female school will not = suffice.

1999

The=20 Supreme Court rules in Kolstad v. American = Dental=20 Association that a woman can sue for = punitive=20 damages for sex discrimination if the=20 anti-discrimination law was violated with = malice=20 or indifference to the law, even it that = conduct=20 was not especially severe.

2000

Hillary=20 Clinton=20 becomes the first former first lady = elected=20 Senator.

2003

In=20 Nevada Department of Human Resources v. = Hibbs, the=20 Supreme Court rules that states can be = sued in=20 federal court for violations of the Family = Leave=20 Medical Act.

2004

Sophia=20 Coppola=20 becomes the first American woman to be = awarded an=20 Academy Award for Best = Director.

2005

In=20 Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education, = the=20 Supreme Court rules that Title IX, which = prohibits=20 discrimination based on sex, also = inherently=20 prohibits disciplining someone for = complaining=20 about sex-abuse discrimination. It = further=20 holds that this is the case even when the = person=20 complaining is not among those being = discriminated=20 against.

2009

President=20 Obama signed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay=20 Restoration Act, which allows victims of = pay=20 discrimination to file a complaint with = the=20 government against their employer within = 180 days=20 of their last paycheck. Previously, = victims=20 (most often women) were only allowed 180 = days from=20 the date of the first unfair = paycheck. This=20 act is named after a former employee of = Goodyear=20 who alleged that she was paid 15 - 40 = percent less=20 than her male counterparts, which was = later found=20 to be = accurate.

Sources: = InfoPlease.com, HistoryChannel.com, = Biography.com, The=20 New York Times Magazine, Middle Tennessee State = Library=20 - American Women Through Time, Pocantico Hills = School -=20 Sleepy Hollow,=20 = NY.

Feature=20 = Story

There has = been much=20 written in recent weeks about the increasing = numbers of=20 jobs that have been lost within the past = year. =20 Many of these employees are college=20 graduates. This, in addition to the = spiraling cost=20 of a college education has been a cause of alarm = for=20 some. They ask, in view of the cost of a = college=20 education in today's economy, is it still a good = investment? Will I get a good return on my = investment, or if things continue as they are, = will I=20 even be able to break even, or will I lose money = in the=20 long term?=20

These are all valid questions and = concerns. =20 As an advocate for students, the CWR wanted to = provide=20 our readers with some answers to these = questions. =20 So we contacted did some research with the = Bureau=20 of Labor Statistics, and also we interviewed=20 representatives from two major organizations = that work=20 with colleges and employers.

We interviewed Ms. Mimi Collins, Director = of=20 Communications for the National Association of = Colleges=20 and Employees (NACE), which works to facilitate = the=20 employment of the college educated. The = bulk of=20 their membership is made up of people who are = either=20 college career service professionals, and = recruiters in=20 organizations that have a focus on college = recruiting=20 and bringing in new college graduates as a part = of their=20 workforce.

We also interviewed Mr. Jason Kiker, = Educational=20 Research Analyst with the Association for Career = and=20 Technical Edcation (ACTE). Mr. Kiker says = ACTE is=20 the national level education association = dedicated to=20 the advancement of education that prepares youth = and=20 adults for careers. Their membership is = made up=20 mainly of secondary teachers, administrators, = and post=20 secondary teachers and administrators=20 from community colleges and technical=20 colleges.

It is a fact that college tuition has = significantly=20 increased, so, in relation to opportunities = and=20 salaries for college graduates, is the cost to = benefit=20 ratio still in favor of the graduate? = We=20 asked both Ms. Collins and Mr. Kiker about = this.

"The government data shows that the more = education=20 you have the better off you are over the = lifetime of=20 your career. Your unemployment rate is = going to be=20 lower, and you are going to make more money," = according=20 to Ms. Collins.

What do the statistics reveal about = the value=20 of a college degree. Mr. Kiker citing = statistics=20 from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of = Labor=20 Statistics says, "If you look at someone = who drops=20 out of high school, their average salary per = year is=20 under $25,000. Someone who just has an = associate=20 degree, someone who has a 2-year degree, a = technical=20 degree; their average annual earnings are = $41,000. =20 A $16,000 difference for graduating high school = and for=20 getting a 2-year degree of some sort. If = you=20 continue on and get a bachelor's degree, which = many=20 career and technical education students do, it=20 goes up to $51,000."

So from an earnings standpoint, based on = the most=20 current data, looking at the big picture, = college=20 graduates still fare better than those who do = not have a=20 degree.

But there is another important aspect of = this=20 conversation, and that is the unemployment rate = as it=20 relates to college graduates, and those without = a=20 college degree. A major concern of some = college=20 students in view of all of the jobs that have = recently=20 been lost, is what the landscape will look like = one to=20 four years from now and beyond, when many of = them=20 graduate. The workforce has just been = infused with=20 a massive number of qualified, experienced, = college=20 graduates. What impact will this have on = future=20 college graduates?

According to Ms. Collins, based on their = data and=20 research college graduates should still be in a = very=20 good position to successfully compete for career = positions. "In terms of employment rate we = do a=20 student survey each year through our college=20 members. And it's representational=20 obviously, it's not every college student. = But we=20 do get a sense of how many students have had a = job offer=20 before they have graduated and what not. = And we=20 also survey our members, the college people, and = ask=20 them, because they typically will survey, do = like a=20 first destination survey. Fairly = consistently, and=20 these are not hard and fast numbers, I am just = giving=20 you the general statistics, what we have seen = fairly=20 consistently is that within six months of = graduation=20 most students have either gotten a job, or = decided that=20 they are going on for graduate school, or in the = case of=20 a 2-year college graduate, they are going on for = their=20 Bachelor's degree."

It should be noted that as bad as the = economy is,=20 and it is in a very dire condition, there are = still jobs=20 and there are still companies hiring. The = job of=20 working to get a job just becomes more = difficult, but=20 not impossible. So students who will soon = be=20 entering the workforce should still be able to = succeed=20 in starting their careers; it may take longer, = and it=20 will be more difficult.

Let us take another look from a statistical = vantage=20 point at the unemployment rate of college = graduates=20 versus those without a college degree. = Citing the=20 same aforementioned sources, Mr. Kiker states, = "Someone=20 who drops out of high school is going to be = unemployed=20 at about a 7% rate. Seven percent of those = people=20 will be unemployed. Just around the = national=20 average, a fairly high and significant = number. If=20 you look at someone who graduates from high = school and=20 goes on to get an associate's degree, that = unemployment=20 rate drops to 3.0%. So you're talking more = than=20 twice as likely to be employed, by just having = an=20 associate's degree. With a bachelor's = degree it=20 drops to 2.3%. So, the idea that the value = of a=20 college degree, whether 2-year, or 4-year, or = beyond=20 that is decreasing, is just by the numbers = alone, by=20 salary and whether or not you're unemployed, = shows that=20 there is exceptional value to having an = associate's=20 degree and a bachelor's degree and beyond = that."

Obviously there are some challenges for = graduates=20 on the road ahead. But based on the = available=20 data, it appears that even with the rising cost = of a=20 college education, college graduates should fare = better=20 than those without a college degree. I am = sure=20 someone is reading this and saying how much they = earn=20 without a college degree, or they may know = someone who=20 is doing well without a college degree. = There are=20 always exceptions, and the statistics show that = those=20 people are the exception, rather than the = rule.

Also, consider this, if you have been = successful,=20 or know someone you consider successful who does = not=20 have a college degree. If for some reason = they=20 lose their job, is it reasonable to think in = today's=20 economy they will be able to find employment = equivalent=20 to the position and salary they now enjoy, = without a=20 college degree. Not very likely, because = the times=20 and the rules have changed.

Commenting on the increased importance of a = college=20 degree as the economy tightens, Mr. Kiker = offered these=20 thoughts: "I was looking through an = article and=20 they were talking about how you sort of identify = whose=20 going to be a good worker. And, they are = talking=20 in general saying most places will look at an = education=20 as the beginning point...all of them sort of = said, if=20 you don't have a college degree of some sort, = you're not=20 even going to get that first interview. = It's going=20 to be used as a gatekeeper. I think that's = going=20 to become more relevant now because you're = going to=20 see more and more businesses and industries sort = of say=20 I would rather have someone who I at least know = has gone=20 through this level,...we'll hopefully find = someone who=20 has the skills and we will only have to train = them on=20 specific job related skills, more than having to = then=20 train them how to make sure they understand what = they=20 are reading, understand the mathematics behind = what they=20 are doing, how to work on a team, how to lead a = team,=20 how to be given a project and look at it from = all angles=20 and understand, OK, these are the five things I = am going=20 to need to do before I even start the main = project,=20 because I have to have a solid foundation of = research=20 and understanding what's going on. And = those are=20 skills that are taught to you within a 2-year = degree, a=20 4-year degree, or beyond that."

What Mr. Kiker alludes to is the = probability that=20 jobs that are now available to some who do not = have=20 college degrees will now be upgraded to require = a=20 college degree, because employers will change = their=20 requirements and prefer employees who = are prepared=20 to do more, from the first day, with little or = no=20 training. And this usually comes with = college=20 preparation.

We want our readers to be prepared to get = out in=20 front of what may be potential obstacles, so we = asked=20 Ms. Collins what advice she has for college = students preparing for their future careers, and = those=20 who will soon be graduating and entering the=20 workforce: "While you are in college you = are in a=20 unique situation in that in most cases you are = going to=20 have access to expert advice and assistance in=20 conducting a job search. And that's = through your=20 campus career center. Number one, there = are=20 employers that are hiring, and they can help you = figure=20 out who is hiring. They can also figure = out, for=20 some students, that they may have to change = their=20 focus. For example, if you were = considering a=20 career in finance, and you thought you were = going to=20 work on Wall Street, chances are you are going = to have=20 to broaden that search beyond Wall Street. = A=20 career center can help you get started and can = guide you=20 along the way, they also can do a lot of very = practical=20 things: help you develop a resume, = critique your=20 resume, help you with your interviewing skills, = many=20 career centers will have mock interview = programs. =20 So once you get out of college you can't always = contact=20 the career center at your alma mater. I am = not=20 saying you can't. But generally if people = need=20 career advice or career assistance once they are = out of=20 college, they are often on their own, or they = have to=20 pay a career counselor to help them. So = while you=20 are in college you have access to that campus = career=20 center."

We have attempted to present the facts in = this=20 article, which are, according to available = statistics=20 from the U.S. Census Department and the U.S. = Bureau of=20 Labor Statistics, college graduates earn more,=20 significantly more than those without a college = degree;=20 college graduates have a significantly lower=20 unemployment rate than those without a college = degree;=20 and indications are that employers will become = more=20 selective in the near future, preferring to hire = those=20 with college degrees.

Another very important point we want to = make,=20 following on the advice offered by Ms. Collins,=20 who emphasized the use of your = campus=20 career center, is to really work closely with = career=20 center staff. If they see that you are = determined=20 and sincere, they will help you. So, now = more than=20 ever use all of the resources available through = your=20 campus career center, and be unrelenting until = you get=20 what you need from them.

Also, you will find much of the information = and=20 advice you need free of charge in The College = World=20 Reporter in our monthly career advice section, = the CWR=20 Career Zone, with our career expert, Ms. Terry=20 Pile.

A college degree does still have value, it = still=20 counts, but what students need to understand is = that it=20 is of paramount importance to study hard, study = smart,=20 attend class prepared, make good grades, and = participate=20 in internships or co-op programs, and do all of = the=20 things that make you stand out from the = crowd. You=20 must acquire the ability to present yourself = more=20 effectively to potential employers than your=20 competition. It will not be enough just to = have a=20 college=20 = degree.

Cost Versus = Value: =20 Does A College Education Count = Anymore? By CWR=20 Staff

LEADERS,=20 MENTORS, & ROLE=20 MODELS
SPECIAL EXPANDED = EDITION

FOR WOMEN'S = HISTORY=20 MONTH
MAGNIFICENT "7" = PHENOMENAL=20 = WOMEN

Vanessa D. Brown=20 - Businesswoman

Owner = - Inland=20 Empire Community Calendar & Cultural=20 Events

Moreno = Valley,=20 CA

www.ie-commevents.com

CWR: =20 Briefly describe what you do in your daily = routine in=20 your business.=20

Ms. Brown: As a = business=20 owner, I locate events, small businesses, = entrepreneurs=20 in the community and promote them via the=20 Internet.

CWR: Explain what = lead to=20 your decision to get into the business of = promoting=20 events.

Ms. Brown: I saw a = need to=20 expose and share local community = information=20 because there was a lack of knowledge of what = services,=20 products, and businesses were in the local = community.=20 Everything was so spread out, and the local = community=20 was so out of touch.

CWR: What are some = of the=20 challenges for women in = your industry?

Ms. Brown: Keeping = up with=20 computer technology.

CWR: What is the = most=20 important lesson men need to learn in order to = establish=20 a positive, professional relationship with women = at all=20 levels in the workforce, that results in real = inclusion=20 and fosters teamwork?

Ms. Brown: To = include women=20 as an equal partner in any project that they are = a part=20 of. To listen to what the woman is saying = because=20 she sees things from a totally different point = of=20 view.

CWR: What = suggestions for=20 success do you have for our young women college=20 undergraduates and graduates who will soon be = entering=20 the workforce?

Ms. Brown: To hold = their=20 heads high, to walk with confidence, and to keep = pushing=20 forward regardless of the negativity they will = face as=20 they are moving up the ladder.

CWR: Based on your=20 experience as a businesswoman, how important do = you feel=20 it is to have a college degree?

Ms. Brown: I do not = have a=20 college degree but have attended college courses = over=20 many years. I was in the military for ten=20 years. I think education is very important = as well=20 as life skills. While in the military, I = was=20 trained to be a leader which has a big impact on = my=20 life.

CWR: How = has the=20 college education you have received, as well as = your=20 military training, helped you in your business = and=20 personal life?

Ms. Brown: I think=20 education, leadership training, and life = experience are=20 very important - they make one's path a lot = easier to=20 travel in becoming successful as a business=20 owner.
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CWR: =20 What does Women's History Month mean to = you?

Ms. Brown: A = celebration of=20 the successes of past women's = accomplishments. The=20 sacrifices that have been made to position women = in all=20 aspects of the working environment.

Vanessa's company, Inland Empire = Community=20 Calendar, is a leader in helping to market to a = broad=20 demographic of people in the Inland Empire = region. =20 Her expertise in communications has helped her = company=20 to expand its reach and has evolved into one of = the most=20 valuable entertainment resources in today's = e-market=20 industry. She also knows how to get the right = people for=20 the right opportunities at the right time for = every=20 event or project. She has been described by = those who=20 know her as a "visionary who operates with = professionalism,...an awesome businesswoman you = can=20 always count on to be a woman of her word -- = personally=20 and=20 = professionally."

Jonnetta=20 Chambers, M.A.
Businesswoman,=20 College Professor,=20
Executive Coach & Trainer=20

Chambers=20 Communications &=20
Training Techniques,=20 LLC

Rialto, CA=20 www.wifforum.com

Ms. Chambers is a very, very = remarkable=20 lady, who is a successful mother, international = speaker=20 and author, and master trainer. She is = also an=20 adjunct instructor and teaches for the = University=20 of Phoenix, DeVry University, Ashford University = and=20 others. She is currently working on her = Doctoral=20 Degree in Educational Leadership and = Change. She=20 is the author of the bestselling book, = Success Does=20 Not Come On a Silver Platter: 71 Must = Know=20 Strategies of 21st Century Successful = People! =20 She hosts and maintains the = Chambers Book Club=20 for Children on her website. She is the = founder=20 and president of Women In Focus Forum, a=20 professional business network, mentoring and = supporting=20 women, men, and students, and Women In Focus=20 International Virtual Forum, an Internet portal = for=20 career, entrepreneurial, health, wealth, = educational and=20 self-help information and online education = targeting=20 women and their families in the United=20 States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, South = America, the Middle East and Australia. = She works=20 with CEOs, pastors, community leaders, for = profit=20 and nonprofit organizations, government = agencies,=20 entrepreneurs, students and a medley of = individuals from=20 diverse=20 = backgrounds.

CWR: =20 Can you share with our readers what happens in a = typical=20 day for you?

Mrs.=20 Chambers: I begin the day between = 5am and=20 6am (depending on the season and daylight = savings=20 time). I get started in the midst of = peace,=20 through worship and/or prayer...I then inventory = the=20 atmosphere of my home; scheduled and unscheduled = 'must=20 do's'...Confirm my children have risen and = started=20 on their day (as they attend a home-based,=20 academy-level, Charter school)...Have breakfast; = Get the=20 children going with school; Then consider = priority=20 work within my business -- = respectively.

I then=20 work on teaching, coaching and consulting work = (lesson=20 preparation, assessments, contracts, etc.) --=20 multitasking, during some time periods, does = exist,=20 though, not the majority of the time...the goal = is to=20 complete work before the children start the = school day=20 and after, mostly...Full attention with quality, = is=20 given to each commitment, with an effort to = avoid=20 fragmented contributions...Take frequent breaks=20 throughout the day...Most of my work is online = --=20 reducing travel time, so, working from a = home-based=20 office allows me to put my family first = (including=20 coaching my intermediate-level students in = school),=20 while earning a respectable living as a College=20 Professor, In-Company Trainer and Executive=20 Coach.

CWR: =20 Was there something that appealed to you about = the=20 business you have chosen, or were there otherr = reasons=20 for your choice?

Mrs.=20 Chambers: My choices provide me = with the=20 flexibility to work within my strength: = exhorting,=20 challenging and leading people of all types to=20 success. My areas of expertise, as an = educator,=20 are one-to-one coaching, leadership, = team-building,=20 goal-setting and mentorship.

CWR: =20 What do you perceive as some of the challenges = for women=20 in your profession?

Mrs.=20 Chambers: Well, this depends...if = the=20 woman is:

Married = with=20 family, then, choices must be made which = aligns with=20 the family unit with respect to how time is = being spent=20 and priorities made. There should be open=20 discussions to monitor and evaluate if the = choices=20 outside of the home (including career), = positively=20 affect and fit what should go on inside of the=20 home.

Single, = then.=20 choices must be made which aligns to where a = woman sees=20 herself in the present (considering personal = values and=20 desired happiness) and the future (building = expertise=20 and career capital).

In=20 addition, some challenges a woman may experience = in my=20 line of work include, though, is not limited=20 to:

Self=20 - (in this business to help others, at the = expense of=20 investing in and growing self); We can only = give what=20 we have [learned/discovered]...
Burnout - = Feeling the=20 need to "not miss out" or to prove she can = exceed the=20 requirements and is dependable "at all = costs"...this=20 behavior leads to not taking necessary = vacations,=20 holidays or other time off...We must realize = that=20 everyone is replaceable, and doing our best to = serve=20 those we work for and with, includes taking = time off=20 to refresh and renew...
[A=20 feeling of] Isolation and Loneliness -- this = type of=20 work can leave you with few folks to talk = with, whom=20 you can trust, to vent "and" further knowledge = 'n'=20 perceptions. Even if connected to = professional=20 associations and networking groups (live or = online),=20 entrusting one's thoughts to the right people=20 continues to be a challenge for many of=20 us.

CWR: =20 Based on your experience, what would you say is = the most=20 important lesson men need to learn in order to = establish=20 positive, professional, relationships with women = at all=20 levels in the workforce, that result in real=20 inclusion and teamwork?

Mrs.=20 Chambers: Hmm...women are as = diverse as=20 the shoes you can shop for within any major = department=20 store! (chuckle)...So, men should remember = this! Responding to women with any = pre-conceived=20 perceptions or bias is a huge error. = Therefore, it=20 is best to treat women as a "professional = person,"=20 first. Then, take one step at a time and=20 relationship-build with her, using neutral, = general,=20 verbal, non-verbal and written = communication. Take=20 nothing for granted and never assume intentions = --=20 verify messages, as a best = practice.

TIP: = Treat each=20 woman you come into contact with as if she is = going to=20 sign your paycheck. Respect goes a long=20 way.

CWR: =20 If you were to advise our young women readers = who may be=20 college undergraduates or college graduates, who = are, or=20 soon will be entering the workforce, what would = you tell=20 them, what suggestions would you have for = achieving=20 success?

Mrs.=20 Chambers: What a wonderful = question -- I=20 am going to share what would have been divine, = if=20 women-of-wisdom had shared such with me many = years=20 ago!

CHARACTERISTICS OF BEING=20 A SUCCESSFUL WORKING WOMAN

=20 a. Vision -- know what you want and be willing = to=20 achieve it

=20 b. Know thy self (as Aristotle = says)

=20 c. Have good people skills or someone to = represent you=20 that does

=20 d. Passion for what you do -- be in love with it = (it=20 will help the non-=20

=20 attractive portions seem (worth=20 it!)

=20 e. Ethics --remember the means are just as (it = not more)=20

=20 important than the end = result(s)

WHAT=20 IT TAKES TO SUCCEED

=20 a. Hone an ability to lead and = follow

&nb= sp; 1. =20 Seek & Follow God's Lead

&nb= sp; 2. =20 Have a mentor or two

=20 b. Lead self

&nb= sp;=20 1. Never give-up your calling/vision to = help=20 someone else with=20 =

&n= bsp;=20 theirs

&nb= sp;=20 2. Lead others by what you "do" and the = standards=20 you set=20 =

&n= bsp;=20 quality

=20 c. Know your market

=20 d. Persistence

&nb= sp;=20 1. be prepared to hear NO, yet keep=20 moving

&nb= sp;=20 2. be prepared for obstacles, yet make = them=20 stepping stones

=20 e. Strength -- know that you cannot be = popular with=20 everyone you=20 =

=20 meet and that it is OK

=20 f. Humility -- never climb a ladder so = high you=20 forget...

&nb= sp;=20 1. how you took each step

&nb= sp;=20 2. to be sure others are right behind you = -- bring=20 someone =20 =

&n= bsp;along...

OBSTACLES TO=20 AVOID

a.=20 Relying on self more than God for guidance and=20 wisdom

=20 b. Living out of balance, when prioritizing = family,=20 work, personal=20 =

=20 time, etc...

=20 c. Failing to honor self; Avoid the temptation = to=20 compromise who =20 =

=20 you are or what you = believe

=20 d. Not valuing personal discipline -- time and=20 resources

=20 e. Updating Knowledge -- understanding how=20 things/systems work

=20 f. Failing to brush-up on people=20 skills

=20 g. Not allowing others to help you -- avoid = feeling=20 embarassed=20 =

=20 about it...

CWR: Do=20 you believe it is important to have a college = degree,=20 and if so, please explain why?

Mrs.=20 Chambers: Having a degree, in = today's=20 global society, is essential to works of all=20 types...whether a scientist, researcher, artist, = politician, community leader, police officer or=20 corporate executive, higher education helps one=20 cultivate a broader, deeper approach to = critically think=20 about topics -- both general and expert -- = whereas one=20 might not engage in such, if a college education = is not=20 sought. Life [experience and success] is = about the=20 bridging of exposure and behavior (thoughts 'n'=20 actions). College teaches one = to:

organize and = communicate thoughts (verbal and written), =
develop = habits (time=20 management, flexibility, thus build knowledge, = skills,=20 abilities and competencies),
thus,=20 engage in self-discovery along the = way

CWR: =20 You also have a graduate degree. Why were = you not=20 satisfied with a Bachelor's degree, what made=20 you feel it was necessary to continue your=20 education and earn a graduate degree=20 also?

Mrs.=20 Chambers: Why did I envision = working to=20 earn a graduate degree? At first [the = thought of]=20 obtaining a graduate degree was for the = perceived=20 prestige; however, once engaged in the process=20 (including research and exposure to what and how = a body=20 of knowledge is developed), I began to respect = the fact=20 that a graduate degree is beyond perceived = prestige,=20 rather an honor an investment in the future and=20 privilege to:

further = analyze,=20
learn=20 from and
add=20 to

such=20 body of knowledge. Higher education, at = its best,=20 is our ability to look through a trajectory of = infinite=20 time -- seeing how our collective minds (and=20 generations) of people from all walks of life = have=20 engaged.

CWR: =20 Please share with our readers how you have = benefited=20 from your degrees in your business and personal=20 life.

Mrs.=20 Chambers: To my knowledge, I am = the first=20 within my family to earn a graduate degree, = though, it=20 is not why I pursued higher education. My = parents=20 encouraged me to attend school, and continually = showed=20 an interest in me finishing my goals. Now = that I=20 have my own children, it is great to have = earned my=20 college degrees, because, it gives us an = additional=20 experience to share in common. In our = home,=20 finishing college replaces the requirement to = merely=20 finish high school. My children are in = junior high=20 school and we already talk about college and = have plans=20 to begin tours and explore earning concurrent = admission=20 credit when they are in high = school.

As far=20 as business, much of the work I do would = not have=20 as much impact, credibility or earning = potential, had I=20 not earned my degrees in higher education. = I have=20 been educating others -- at sme level -- for = more than=20 fifteen years. Currently, I work for = several=20 universities as an adjunct professor and train = other=20 professionals in my independent business. = To do=20 this, one must be qualified. Life = experience is=20 one thing, though, the ability to have a diverse = approach in which one can work with multiple = audience=20 types, levels and backgrounds (within one = race/national=20 origin or across many), takes training and = bridging of=20 exposure and behavior [previously = discussed]. =20 Equally important, once one is educated, he = values it=20 and takes great effort to avoid compromising its = importance. I continually require myself = and those=20 I work with to step-up and champion education, = as it is=20 a key ingredient to reaching one's=20 potential.

CWR: =20 What does Women's History Month mean to=20 you?

Mrs.=20 Chambers: Women's History means = looking=20 through a lens and seeing a global trajectory of = beauty=20 -- all ages, color, creed, national origin and = spoken=20 language. The beauty of women are our = differences=20 and similarities. When one woman makes an=20 accomplishment, small or large, sung and unsung, = she is=20 making a positive imprint for all women. = We can=20 look at women such as Dr. Maya Angelo, Dolores = Huerta,=20 Buffy Sainte-Marie, Shaie-Mei Temple, Mother = Theresa,=20 and many others -- each added something to = enhance the=20 lives of all women and their families 'n' = communities=20 (directly and indirectly) -- every woman's voice = counts=20 and adds to the pool of success. "When a = woman=20 succeeds, everyone succeeds!"=20

Tanya = Michelle=20 Hutchison - Supermodel and Founder of Phenomenal = Women,=20 Inc., Former=20
Mrs. California International, and Winner = of=20 TVLand's "She's Got the=20 Look"

Founder -=20 Phenomenal=20 Women, Inc.

Trabuco Canyon,=20 CA

http://www.phenomenalwomen.tv/ = =

Tanya=20 Hutchison is no doubt easily recognized as the = winner of=20 TVLand's "She's Got the Look," but what many = people may=20 not know is that she is the mother of 5 adorable = children, and that she gained a substantial = amount of=20 weight as a result of her pregnancies. = Tanya=20 wanted to become a positive example for other = women so=20 she set some goals and took action. As a = result=20 she is no longer part of the "overweight" = statistic that=20 is plaguing our country. Tanya is now on = an=20 aggressive mission to educate others so that = they too=20 can achieve success and gain optimal = health. Her=20 goal is for women to feel empowered and become = their=20 personal best and that is how Tanya founded = Phenomenal=20 Women, Inc.

CWR: =20 Ms. Hutchison, I know that our readers are dying = to know=20 what a supermodel does on a daily basis, so = please tell=20 us.

Mrs.=20 Hutchison: My daily routine = consists of=20 networking in the modeling industry and meeting = top=20 executives in the television and entertainment=20 field. I also scout to find phenomenal = women that=20 are making a difference to host as guest = speakers for=20 the Phenomenal Women, a nonprofit=20 organization.

CWR: =20 Can you share with us why you chose to become a=20 model?

Mrs.=20 Hutchison: I didn't necessarily = choose=20 the modeling profession, it chose me. I = kept being=20 asked, 'You are so tall; do you model?' I = was=20 approached in college to model in a campus = fashion show=20 and then asked to model at a local department=20 store. I desperately needed the money, who = doesn't=20 when they are in college? I then = auditioned for=20 the Ebony Fashion Fair tour, after seeing the = show at=20 Western Michigan University. Modeling was = a way=20 for me to earn money for my education, = therefore, when=20 Ebony accepted me on tour, I took a break from = school=20 because by finances were on low. I decided = to go=20 into modeling because I wanted to prove to = myself that I=20 could succeed when the odds were against = me. As a=20 result of being involved in the modeling = industry, I=20 founded a wonderful organization called = Phenomenal=20 Women, Inc. to unite, empower and inspire other = women,=20 and to provide educational resources to help = them=20 develop and grow.

CWR: =20 What are some of the challenges for women in = your=20 career?

Mrs.=20 Hutchison: Having to maintain = "beauty" is=20 a big challenge for women in the modeling = industry=20 because you are only as good as your last=20 paycheck. Therefore, you have to = constantly prove=20 yourself to agents and clients on a daily basis, = and=20 it's physically and mentally = exhuasting.

CWR: =20 What lessons do men need to learn about=20 women in order to have meaningful = professional and=20 personal relationships with women?

Mrs.=20 Hutchison: Men need to understand = that=20 women have a lot to offer any business and = should not be=20 afraid to give women a chance to soar and earn=20 competitive salaries, just like = men.

CWR: =20 You began your modeling career while you were in = college, so you obviously appreciate the value = of a=20 college education, but just how important do you = feel it=20 is to have a college degree?

Mrs.=20 Hutchison: A college education is = EXTREMELY important and essential in today's = competitive=20 society.

CWR: =20 No doubt there are young ladies reading this who = may be=20 entertaining the idea of becoming a model. = Explain=20 to them why it is important to get their degree = and how=20 your degree has helped you in your = modeling=20 career, and in your personal life?

Mrs.=20 Hutchison: I have benefited in = countless=20 ways by having a BS degree. The very first = benefit=20 that I received immediately upon graduating from = college=20 is that I was able to earn more money. You = are=20 paid a higher wage by having a degree, = especially in the=20 corporate world. A college education = teaches you=20 life skills that are necessary to survive day to = day=20 challenges. It builds your confidence and = self=20 esteem and it teaches you how to persevere and = not quit=20 when the going gets tough. You will develop = lifetime=20 friendships and learn conflict resolution and = awesome=20 communication skills. I would like to see = everyone=20 get a college education or at least try it = before you=20 say you don't want to go to college. I = spent the=20 best four years of my life in college. It = taught=20 me so many wonderful things about myself and = life. =20 Don't allow the expense of college to stop = you. It=20 will be the best investment of your life and you = will be=20 glad you took the challenge.

CWR: =20 You are no doubt an icon in the modeling = industry for=20 many young women, and a positive role=20 model. What suggestions for success = do you=20 have for our young women undergraduate and=20 graduate students, as well as all of our = women=20 readers, who are, or soon will be entering the=20 workforce.

Mrs.=20 Hutchison: I suggest that young = women,=20 who will soon enter the workforce, bring = commitment,=20 integrity and self-respect. Bring the = attitude of=20 gratitude and not "what have you done for me=20 lately." Servant leadership is the best = kind of=20 leadership to offer, because it's inclusive and = creates=20 real teamwork. Discover your passion and = pursue it=20 purposefully. Don't ever take NO for an = answer,=20 when it comes to following your dreams. = Sometimes=20 a NO means not now, not NO forever, so = persevere. =20 Finally, surround yourself with a diverse group = of=20 people that are better than you, to grow and = stretch=20 you, to help keep you focused and to give you = something=20 to strive for and look up to. Don't burn = bridges=20 that you cross, because you never know when you = will=20 have to turn around and cross that same bridge = in the=20 future. Good luck and God=20 = bless.

Monica = Y.=20 Jackson - Author, Teacher, Graphic Artist, = Entrepreneur=20

President &=20 CEO

Written=20 Expressions, Concepts &=20 Designs

Corona,=20 CA

www.writtenexpressions.com=20 =

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