AT Think

Just because women now make up 50 percent of the workforce doesn’t mean they are on equal footing with men. In fact, many women are still judged on a dusty stereotype – that they can’t control their emotions. A new book looks at this phenomenon and offers women reasons to hold back the tears in the workplace.

Phil Shane, an accounting professor at the University of Colorado, was recently appointed to a year-long research fellowship with FASB to build bridges between the standard setting world and academia.

The American Society of Women Accountants and the American Woman’s Society of Certified Public Accountants has named Chicago-based BDO as one of the 2010 Best CPA Firms for Women.

Today – the last day of Financial Literacy Month – is Financial Literacy Social Media Outreach Day and the Texas Society of CPAs is getting busy.

West Palm Beach-based Templeton & Company must agree, as the firm still sends them to announce news about its people.

Senate Republicans have signaled their intention to allow debate to begin on the sweeping financial regulatory reform bill.

Is searching for yourself online a wise career move or just “egosurfing?” A new Accountemps survey reports that many professionals type their name into search engines to see what pops up.

The uncertain state of U.S. adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards could be helping a number of companies by giving them extra time to make the adjustment.

Go ahead, guess.

One good reason to use a professional tax preparer to do your taxes may be the cautionary tale that appeared the other day in a Washington State newspaper.