What is the best holiday movie of all time?

After a whopping 448 votes, the winner is…

It’s a Wonderful Life, with 22.3% of the votes. The first runner-up was A Christmas Story (19.0%), followed by National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (15.6%).

The biggest loser? Finishing dead last with 0.2% of the votes was Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. The biggest shock? Someone actually picked that as their favorite. (Clearly, someone has been hitting the eggnog  little too hard already.)

Here are the complete results:

1. It’s a Wonderful Life (22.3%)
2. A Christmas Story (19.0%)
3. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (15.6%)
4. Miracle on 34th Street (8.0%)
5. A Charlie Brown Christmas (7.6%)
6. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (6.7%)
7. White Christmas (6.3%)
8. Elf (4.0%)
9. (Tie) Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer and A Christmas Carol (3.3%)
10. Home Alone (2.0%)
11. Frosty the Snowman (0.9%)
12. The Santa Clause (0.7%)
13. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (0.2%)

HAVE A JOYFUL AND PEACEFUL HOLIDAY SEASON!

We recently asked more than 2,000 HR and business professionals the following questions . . .

Do you currently use a social networking tool?

• 68% said “Yes”
• 31% said “No”
• 1% said “What’s social networking?”

Which social networking tools do you use  most?

Here are the responses:

• Facebook: 57%
• LinkedIn:  38%
• Twitter: 1%
• MySpace: 0%
• Other: 4%

Let’s break it down . . .

• The use of social media appears to be growing rapidly (perhaps in response to my annoyingly repetitive urges to “get connected”). This quarter, 68% said they use social media tools versus only 61% in Q2 — an 11% jump.
• Facebook remains the most popular tool. However, LinkedIn gained a bit this quarter, rising from 36% to 38% as the #1 tool while Facebook fell from 62% to 57%.
• Almost no one uses anything other than those two as their primary “go to” tool.

Thanks for your participation! Stay tuned for more on the latest trends affecting the wonderful world of workplace law.

Women now make up the majority of the non-farm workforce and the vast majority of college attendees. Recent studies show that wage disparities appear to be narrowing. In the not-so-distant future, the U.S. will be more than 50% non-white. The Supreme Court and even the Oval Office reflect more diversity than ever before. So, when will Title VII be repealed?

Here’s how our audience of 2,000+ responded . . .

a.  By the end of the week (0%)
b.  By the end of the decade (15%)
c.  By 2030 (10%)
d.  By 2050 (4%)
e.  Never (71%)

So, the vast majority of you feel that Title VII will never be repealed. I tend to agree.

Setting aside some of the obvious political reasons (not a whole lot of politicians are likely to want to raise their hand and say “I’m against discrimination laws”), there’s still quite a bit of work to do before true equity will rein in the workplace.

Among other things, women still only earn 77¢ for every $1 earned by men — a whopping $431,000 less over the length of an average career. Despite the fact that women now constitute a majority of the workforce, only 3% of CEOs and 13% of executive officers are women. There are other similarly sobering statistics for other protected classes.

The Bottom Line: Don’t expect Title VII to go away any time soon.

As always, thanks for your participation!

(Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Catalyst, TIME Magazine, Center for American Progress)

Here’s what we asked . . .

Women now make up the majority of the workforce and the vast majority of college attendees. Recent studies show that wage disparities appear to be narrowing. In the not-so-distant future, the U.S. will be more than 50% non-white. The Supreme Court and even the Oval Office reflect more diversity than ever before. So, when will Title VII be repealed?

Here are your responses . . .

a.  By the end of the year (1%)
b.  By the end of the decade (13%)
c.  By 2030 (7%)
d.  By 2050 (3%)
e.  Never (76%)

So, the vast majority of you feel that Title VII will never be repealed. I tend to agree.

Setting aside some of the obvious political reasons (not a whole lot of politicians are likely to want to raise their hand and say “I’m against discrimination laws”), there’s still quite a bit of work to do before true equity will rein in the workplace.

Among other things, women still only earn 77¢ for every $1 earned by men. Despite the fact that women now constitute a majority of the workforce, only 3% of CEOs and 13% of executive officers are women. Given those statistics, it’s not too surprising that 60% of men responded “yes” to a recent poll asking, “Are barriers to female success gone?” Only 50% of women said “yes.”

Thanks for your participation. Our next Question of the Week will be coming your way soon.

(Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Catalyst, TIME Magazine)