NEW YORK, May 21, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Wall Street Journal Online has launched a new section devoted to women in business -- Journal Women (www.wsj.com/journalwomen), a place where ambitious professional and executive women can come together to read about and share ideas on work, family and the intersection between the two. Content will examine the issues women deal with on a daily basis, and will cover three key areas: career, balance and lifestyle.

The Journal's Carol Hymowitz, the site's key writer covering leadership issues, will pen a new online-only column entitled "Above the Glass." Sue Shellenbarger, who writes the weekly column "Work & Family" for the Journal, will cover family issues.

Journal Women will also feature The Juggle, a blog on the trade-offs of juggling work and family, as well as Front Lines, a daily news brief about women making headlines and other women-related issues in the news. The section will also host community discussion boards, Q&As, videos, polls and more.

"Journal Women is an expansion of the Journal's growing business of life franchise," said Alan Murray, executive editor for The Wall Street Journal Online. "Our experience has shown us that there are a lot of business and professional women out there who crave not just fashion and beauty advice, but an intelligent, news-oriented community where they can share experiences and swap ideas."

"This is a truly exciting development for WSJ.com and for our users who have come to expect -- and receive -- a unique perspective from the Journal," said Francesca Donner, editor of Journal Women. "The insight and expertise of columnists Carol Hymowitz and Sue Shellenbarger, as well as the engaging dialogue on our Juggle blog, will ensure Journal Women provides plenty of thought-provoking conversation among its users."

Journal Women's Career area focuses on management and workplace issues. Balance spotlights the work-life juggle, comprising family and relationship issues, caring for children and aging parents, pregnancy and maternity leave. And Lifestyle looks at style, health and wellness.

Journal Women can be found at www.wsj.com/journalwomen.

About The Wall Street Journal Online

The Wall Street Journal Online at WSJ.com, published by Dow Jones & Company (www.dowjones.com), is the leading provider of business and financial news and analysis on the web with more than one million subscribers. Launched in 1996, WSJ.com attracts a rapidly growing audience of industry leaders and influencers. The award-winning site provides in-depth business news and financial information 24 hours a day, including breaking business and technology news and analysis from around the world. It draws on the Dow Jones network of nearly 1,900 business and financial news staff -- the largest network of business and financial journalists in the world.

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