December 2001 NewWork News Web Tips

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Division for the Advancement of Women (Saturday, 12/1/01)
With Afghan women much on the minds of people over the world right now, you may be interested to know that the United Nations has a Division for the Advancement of Women and it has a web site.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The 50 largest US Charities (Sunday, 12/2/01)
Here are the 50 largest US charities ranked by total income from the Christian Science Monitor.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: AFL-CIO's Anti-Fast Track Site (Monday, 12/3/01)
The AFL-CIO is opposed to "fast-track" trade legislation because they think it prevents close examination and debate, and can work to the detriment of working families. Here's the big labor confederation's anti-fast track site.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Dental Admission Testing Program (Tuesday, 12/4/01)
If you want to attend graduate or professional school, it's highly likely that you will have to take a specialized aptitude test as part of your application process. For dentistry, it's the Dental Admission Test, and it comes from the American Dental Association. The test has been in operation for more than a half-century. What is fairly new is that it can be taken on computer now almost any day of the year.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Weekly Benefit Amount Calculator (Wednesday, 12/5/01)
If you expect to be laid off, the Weekly Benefit Amount Calculator from the Economic Policy Institute can help you determine what level of unemployment insurance benefits you can expect in your location, given your circumstances. Once on the site, click on "UI Calculator" in the right column.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Women of the World (Thursday, 12/6/01)
Women of the World offers information about issues having to do with economic and political status and advancement of women by country and region and comes to you from the United Nations.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Employability Checkup (Friday, 12/7/01)
If you were to be laid off today, what are your chances of finding a similar job at similar pay? The Employability Checkup can help you decide.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Franchise Solutions (Saturday, 12/8/01)
Want to go into business for yourself? The majority of new businesses fail within a year or two, but it isn't a complete mystery, nor are success or failure entirely random. Two of the most common reasons for failure are inadequate capitalization and poor management. In other words, it's easy to fall prey to excessive, unrealistic enthusiasm and overestimate how long your initial money will last or underestimate how long it will take before your efforts can become profitable. In short, it takes a lot, and you really have to know what you're doing. Sometimes a franchise can be just the thing, because it can mean having an experienced, successful partner who won't want you to fail. Careful, though, not all companies selling franchises are equally competent, experienced, or conscientious either. Scams abound. Don't bet your house on a business venture that has little chance of success. Franchise Solutions may be able to help you sort things out and avoid getting into a situation that is doomed from the beginning. But, still, be very careful. It's probably a good idea also to talk to an expert on franchising at your local university.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: LRA Online (Sunday, 12/9/01)
The Labor Research Organization does research on unions, and findings as well as news are presented on LRA Online.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (Monday, 12/10/01)
The Innocenti Research Centre is UNICEF's principal research division and focuses on the needs of children in developed as well as industrialized countries. Priority is given to underlying economic issues.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: How to Interview (Tuesday, 12/11/01)
Here are some fairly simple and straight-forword pieces of advice on how to interview for a job. The site is well-constructed and "cutesy," but who's behind the advice? We don't know. No charge for taking a look, though. Is the advice worth more than it costs? You'll have to be the judge.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: New York Stock Exchange (Wednesday, 12/12/01)
Does the New York Stock Exchange have a web site? Good of you to ask.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: A Brief History of Slavery (Thursday, 12/13/01)
Millions of persons continue to work under conditions of slavery, and, in fact, because world population is far larger now than during earlier times, estimates are that, in absolute numbers, there may be more slaves now than at any previous time. Here is a Brief History of Slavery.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Farm Subsidy Database (Friday, 12/14/01)
Here's the Environmental Working Group's Farm Subsidy Database which lists the beneficiaries of government subsidies during the past five years and has been getting so much attention from members of Congress.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: USAJobs (Saturday, 12/15/01)
Want to work for the federal government? You can run for office, if you like, but you might also want to check USAJobs.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Layoff Survival Kit (Sunday, 12/16/01)
This Layoff Survival Kit comes to you from USA Today and is rich in resources.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: All Things Frugal (Monday, 12/17/01)
If you need to reduce your budget, pinch pennies, retrench, gather your financial wagons into a circle, All Things Frugal can help you decide where to make some cuts.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Women Watch (Tuesday, 12/18/01)
Women Watch is the "UN Internet gateway to the Advancement and Empowerment of Women," in the words of the United Nations, and that about says it.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Post-Keynesian Thought (Wednesday, 12/19/01)
PKT was founded by people at the University of Colorado who apparently believe that economic history can be divided into BK (before Keynes) and AK (after Keynes). Here's their Post-Keynesian Thought site that encourages discussion among interested academics, officials who can influence policy, and others.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Duke Occupational & Environmental Medicine (Thursday, 12/20/01)
The Duke University Medical School has a division that specializes in occupational and environmental medicine, and this is its web site.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: American Arbitration Association (Friday, 12/21/01)
For seventy-five years, the American Arbitration Association, a nonprofit organization, has been offering help as well as training in the use of mediation, arbitration, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: CIA Factbook: Argentina (Saturday, 12/22/01)
Given Argentina's size and influence plus the economic and political problems it's having right now, it's probably a good time to reacquaint ourselves with the country. Here's the CIA Factbook's overview of Argentina.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Jobs in State Government (Sunday, 12/23/01)
Jobs in State Government is what it sounds like. In addition to information, and so on, the site also provides access to other relevant sites in a number of states.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Salary Wizard (Monday, 12/24/01)
This Salary Wizard can help you obtain the latest salary information by occupation and region of the country.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: From Domesticity to Modernity (Wednesday, 12/26/01)
From Domesticity to Modernity is Cornell University's exhibit on home economics' role in bringing science to the American farm home and women to higher education and a variety of career paths over the early decades of the 20th century.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Economists at Harvard (Thursday, 12/27/01)
Here are some of the leading economists at Harvard, going back to the 1830s.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: College Essentials (Friday, 12/28/01)
Yahoo says that its College Essentials is everything you need for college in one place, which may be a slight exaggeration, but, nonetheless, it's a good place to stop, at least momentarily, on your way to college, graduate, or professional school.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Center for Migration Studies (Saturday, 12/29/01)
Since 1964, New York's Center for Migration Studies has been a leader in the study of the various facets of human migration, including economic issues.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Global Health Resources (Sunday, 12/30/01)
Global Health Resources provides access to information, data, news, and estimated trends internationally as well as by country around the world. Some features require subscription.

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