The Wall Street Journal Online has launched a new section devoted to women in
business -- Journal Women (www.wsj.com/journalwomen), a place where ambitious
professional and executive women can come together to read about and share ideas
on work, family and the intersection between the two. Content will examine the
issues women deal with on a daily basis, and will cover three key areas: career,
balance and lifestyle.
The Journal's Carol Hymowitz, the site's key writer covering leadership issues,
will pen a new online-only column entitled "Above the Glass." Sue Shellenbarger,
who writes the weekly column "Work & Family" for the Journal, will cover family
issues.
Journal Women will also feature The Juggle, a blog on the trade-offs of juggling
work and family, as well as Front Lines, a daily news brief about women making
headlines and other women-related issues in the news. The section will also host
community discussion boards, Q&As, videos, polls and more.
"Journal Women is an expansion of the Journal's growing business of life
franchise," said Alan Murray, executive editor for The Wall Street Journal
Online. "Our experience has shown us that there are a lot of business and
professional women out there who crave not just fashion and beauty advice, but
an intelligent, news-oriented community where they can share experiences and
swap ideas."
"This is a truly exciting development for WSJ.com and for our users who have
come to expect -- and receive -- a unique perspective from the Journal," said
Francesca Donner, editor of Journal Women. "The insight and expertise of
columnists Carol Hymowitz and Sue Shellenbarger, as well as the engaging
dialogue on our Juggle blog, will ensure Journal Women provides plenty of
thought-provoking conversation among its users."
Journal Women's Career area focuses on management and workplace issues. Balance
spotlights the work-life juggle, comprising family and relationship issues,
caring for children and aging parents, pregnancy and maternity leave. And
Lifestyle looks at style, health and wellness.
Journal Women can be found at www.wsj.com/journalwomen.
About The Wall Street Journal Online
The Wall Street Journal Online at WSJ.com, published by Dow Jones & Company
(www.dowjones.com), is the leading provider of business and financial news and
analysis on the web with more than one million subscribers. Launched in 1996,
WSJ.com attracts a rapidly growing audience of industry leaders and influencers.
The award-winning site provides in-depth business news and financial information
24 hours a day, including breaking business and technology news and analysis
from around the world. It draws on the Dow Jones network of nearly 1,900
business and financial news staff -- the largest network of business and
financial journalists in the world.
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