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Food & Recipes

How to become a successful female chef

If you aspire to be the next Rachael Ray or Giada (that is, Giada De Laurentiis, but she needs no surname), your dream can become a...

Entertainment

Alpha example: Jillian Michaels embraces partner and parenting

Best known as the tough talking buff from The Biggest Loser, Jillian Michaels proved this year just how gutsy she really is by...

Entertainment

Is Christina Hendricks blazing a trail for curvy women?

Whether Christina Hendricks likes it or not, her role as buxom Joan Harris on AMC’s Mad Men has made the actress a poster child for...

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

Top 5 dinner shortcuts for the busy mom

Between work deadlines, family obligations, church commitments and cleaning the house, who has time to spend hours preparing dinner?...

Celebrity Gossip

Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey: When alpha women go overboard

An alpha woman, like an alpha male, leads and has command of every facet of her life. She has a successful and often powerful...

Celebrity Gossip

Mrs. JT is still a Biel: Does keeping a name make you an alpha woman?

As old as the feminist movement is the debate surrounding whether a woman should take her husband’s name. Celebrity brides often...

Celebrity Gossip

Overcoming adversity: Demi Lovato and other alphas

Into everyone’s life a little rain must fall. But into some people’s lives monsoon rains fall, and celebrities are not exempt. Here...

Exercise & Fitness

Jenny McCarthy's favorite workout: Bikram Yoga

Jenny McCarthy , one of our favorite alpha women, doesn't just successfully balance motherhood and her career, she also finds time...

Entertainment

Jenny McCarthy tells all: New late-night show, dating & motherhood

SheKnows Girl Crush and Alpha Woman Jenny McCarthy tells us all about her new show and how she’s balancing love and motherhood.

Movies & Reviews

Unsung Alpha Women of Hollywood

In the wide and often exaggerated world of Hollywood, many celebrities fight for the spotlight. Only a select few have survived the...

Shopping for Cars & Technology

Don't let a salesman take advantage of you

Most salesmen (and saleswomen) work on commission. In other words, the more you buy, the more they make. These tips will help ensure...

Makeup & Skin Care

Can your makeup look influence people’s perception of you?

Turns out, whether you’re vying for that big promotion at work or just want your colleagues to start taking you more seriously, the...

Hairstyles

Hairstyles successful women wear

In today’s competitive work world, smarts will only get you so far. It’s that rare combination of brains and beauty, though, that...

Seduction Techniques

Woman-in-charge sex positions

You handle work, family and finances with finesse. You're an alpha woman and proud of it — but when it comes to hopping into the...

Marriage & Relationships

Do you have to forgo a career to have a real relationship?

There was a man who once said you can’t have a successful relationship and family life with two career-minded people. As women, we...

Fashion & Style

Outfits that say "I'm the boss"

If we want to rise through the ranks and be seen as “the boss,” it’s time we stop dressing like the person who gets her coffee! As...

Career & Money How-tos

How to become an entrepreneur

Women entrepreneurs own almost half of all businesses in the United States. With more and more women leaving the traditional...

Parenting Tips & Advice

Alpha mom, alpha daughter: Confident in 2013

It's a new year and a new slate. And an opportunity not just to empower yourself, but to also empower your daughter.

Exercise & Fitness

Get the strongest body of your whole life

Achieving a strong body takes more than just lifting a few free weights or taking a kettlebell class here and there. There are many...

Parenting Tips & Advice

Nail it in the new year: How to find balance

Finding balance between motherhood and work and life can sometimes feel impossible (OK, maybe all the time). But the key isn't to...

Dogs

The best dogs for women who live alone

If you live alone, safety ranks pretty high on your list of priorities. From a home burglary to becoming a victim yourself, it’s...