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...previous books, French author Mireille Guiliano instructs women on how to live their lives to the fullest by, ironically enough, not eating to the fullest. She insists that the French have the right answers, pointing to the French joie de vivre as one of the reasons why the country's women stay so infuriatingly thin. (The title of her first book says it all: French Women Don't Get Fat.) In her latest book, Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire: Business Sense & Sensibility, released in the U.S. last week, Guiliano tackles the business world, using her distinctive French philosophy...
...French woman, did you find that working in New York changed your work-life balance? Definitely. At times I caught myself letting work take over. Then one day, I asked myself what I was trying to prove. I am not Superwoman. You put your health and personal life in danger. But it's not worth it. We all need some "me" time - and women [do] more than men because we juggle so much more. (See 10 things to do in New York City...
What's the difference between working in the U.S. and working in France? In France, women are 15 years behind U.S. businesswomen because we weren't exposed to feminism like [women were] in America. But French women are not so ambitious career-wise. Quality of life is very important in France. I have many friends who turned down promotions and more money because it would affect their quality of life as a couple or a mother. I was pleased to hear this. This is not a sign of weakness. (See pictures of Paris expanding...
During Nicolas Sarkozy's first major Elysée press conference in January 2008, left-leaning editor Laurent Joffrin boldly asked whether the unprecedented powers the French President had consolidated in his hands - Sarkozy had just passed constitutional reforms to expand the President's role - hadn't created a veritable "elected monarchy" within the republic's democratic framework. "Monarchy means hereditary. Do you think I am the illegitimate son of Jacques Chirac, who installed me to the throne?" Sarkozy mockingly retorted, referring to his bitter relationship with his predecessor. "A man as cultivated as you saying something so stupid...
...called on Klaus not to raise "artificial obstacles" to the treaty, adding that since he had been elected president by the Czech parliament, he should "respect its views." Some talk darkly of punishing the Czech Republic, for example, by denying the country a seat in the next European Commission. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has warned of "consequences" if Klaus does not sign. But this could make a martyr of Klaus and stiffen his resolve. Others say the Lisbon Treaty is too important to be jeopardized, and the protocols should be agreed on quickly and quietly as long as Klaus promises...