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Where Women Want 2013 to Take UsThe women of Connect: Professional Women’s Network share
their predictions for what will change the world next year.
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Everyone worldwide accepts global warming as a reality and gets
together to work together for the betterment of our world!
Nancy PloegerPresident, Manhattan
Chamber of Commerce
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I'm really hoping that the big thing next year is face to face
communication. To quote a friend, it is the new social media.
Sherry AlexisOwner, Fixed Impressions
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The addition of virtual education programs will enable school
systems to address student needs more efficiently and effectively.
Trained professionals are sometimes unavailable and are costly, so
this has created a limitation to preparation for future careers. Mary Anne HippEducational Consultant
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Women-owned businesses will reach unexpected heights. Women
in leadership will also reach unprecedented heights. Educated
women will far outweigh men.Brenda S.
Owner, Gift Basket Villas
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The most exciting thing that may happen is the passage of HR25,
The Fair Tax Bill. This will change our entire tax structure by
eliminating the IRS and imposing a new consumption tax, (about
23%), based not on what we earn but what we spend at the retail
level.
Donna TidwellOwner, Home Realty
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I want this to be the year that employers look at what someone can
contribute without trying to box them into exactly 40 hours. For
many families or couples, having two spouses working 40+ hours
per week is a strain. Wendy HuffmanDirector of Email
Marketing
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As businesses vie for consumer dollars, the paradigm shift will be
customer satisfaction. Given our communication capabilities,
businesses who are not prepared to meet what they profess will
suffer the consequences. Priscilla MillerAdministrative
Professional
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People will begin to live their dreams like never before, follow their
bliss and integrate it with their work, their personal lives, their
communities. The companies they work for will love it because they
too will benefit and make more money as a result. Julianna DawsonAuthor, Speaker
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Because a high percentage of the population is getting older (and
wiser), communities will be different, more self-sufficient, more like
villages or small towns. Brenda S.
Owner, Gift Basket Villas
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Flickr photo credits:Slide 1: Hyoin MinSlide 2: Suncor EnergySlide 3: Jodi WomackSlide 4: Asian Development BankSlide 5: Fortune Live MediaSlide 6: Deval PatrickSlide 7: OnePinkHippo
Slide 8: Visit BerlinSlide 9: Mike Baird Slide 10: Biruk Mikru
Join the conversation!Connect: Professional Women’s Network, Powered by Citi, is an online community on LinkedIn that helps women achieve the careers they want and discuss the issues relevant to their success.
For more great insights from Connect members, check out the discussion: What One Big Idea is Going to Change the World Next Year? You can also read more big ideas from LinkedIn’s influencers here.
Visit linkedin.com/womenconnect for more information and to join the Connect group!
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