Career for Woman
More Women Cruise to The Top
More than 21 million women worked in managerial and professional occupations. Women are making steady progress,even with the economy, companies still are tapping woman for leadership roles and recognzing the importance of it.
The trend of Career for Woman is still growing. 70% of men are accepting of female bosses, compared with 66% of women. That's the smallest difference in the past 20 years. Nevertheless, men continue to be more accepting of female bosses than women are, a pattern that has prevailed for the past two decades. The difference may be due to the fact that more women have worked for male bosses and therefore, feel more comfortable with them in supervisory roles.
Joel Garfinkle, who is founder of Dream-Job-Coaching.com and he holds a degree in psychology says, women are more open to exploring the possibilities of their dream job than men. While both may be providers in the family, men tend to see themselves as the principle provider. Women are more emotionally open to re-thinking who they are and making a change. Men tend to be more driven and more reluctant to step back and reevaluate. Click Here! for Dream Job Coaching Sources
In the 39 jobs listed, women's median earnings exceeded men's by at least 5 percent and in some cases by as much as 43 percent. To see why,
Women Entrepreneurship 21 Century
The growth of women entrepreneurs in the United States has been substantial in recent years; today there are 6.2 million women-owned firms employing 9.2 million people and generating sales of $1.5 trillion. But women entrepreneurs are impacting much more than how business gets done in America.
U.S. Department of Labor Statistics on Career for Woman
Women In the Professions
In 2005, half of all persons employed in management, professional, and related occupations were women.
Difference in Women's Earnings by Educational Level, 2005.
Female college graduates age 25 and over earned about 79 percent more than women with only a high school diploma in 2005.
Men's and Women's Work Hours, 2005
Women who worked part time made up one-fourth of all female wage and salary workers in 2005. In contrast, just 11 percent of men in wage and salary jobs worked part time. About two-thirds of female wage and salary workers worked 40 hours or more, while 86 percent of male workers worked at least 40 hours per week.
Men's and Women's Earnings in Professional Specialty Occupations
Women working full time in professional specialty occupations earned an average of $773 per week in 2002—more than women earned in any other major occupational category.
Employment-population Ratios of Women in 12 Countries
Among 12 developed countries, the United States and Denmark had the highest women’s employment-population ratios in 2001—for both countries, the ratio was 57.0 percent.
Women Work More Hours Per Week Than in the Past
Women’s average hours at work in nonagricultural industries totaled 35.9 hours in 2003, while the workweek for men averaged 41.6 hours.
Women's Paticipation Pattern is Now More Like Men's
Women’s pattern of labor force participation by age more closely resembles that of men than it did a few decades ago.
Best Companies for Women and Women's Job Sources
Internet Marketing
Internet Based Moms - Create Business for Work at Home Moms
A Work-at-Home Mother's Guide
To Successfully Building a Real Business on the Net, and becoming a high earning mom.
2006 Working Mother 100 Best Companies
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Career for Woman - 2006 Best Small Companies
If you've ever dreamed of being your own boss, you'll easily relate to the passion that fuels the 25 businesses we've selected as our inaugural Working Mother Best Small Companies. Nationwide, companies launched by women are booming: 10.6 million women-owned businesses generate nearly $2.5 trillion in sales, according to the Center for Women's Business Research in Washington, DC.
2006 Best Companies for Women of Color
These 12 trailblazing companies have cutting-edge policies and practices that support African-American, Asian-American, Latina and Native-American - Career for Woman in the workplace.
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