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Studies Show Women Could Be the Key to Smart Groups

Nowadays, almost every important decision is made by a group, from a board of directors setting policy for a major corporation to employees drafting a business presentation. But what makes …

Factors That Keep Women From Top Jobs

While more women than ever before are smashing through the glass ceiling to earn top jobs in corporate America, this outcome remains a rarity rather than a rule. Americans believe …

Women Who Make the Right Career Choices May Still Get Paid Less than Men

Gender may play a bigger role in salary across the board than once thought. A new study released by Bloomberg Businessweek refutes many of the factors once cited to explain …

Best and Worst States for Women to Earn a Living In

Seventy-two percent of American women are dissatisfied with their pay rates, according to a recent survey by Gallup. Since women still only make 77 cents to every dollar that a …

Study Shows Gender Bias against Hiring Women in STEM

Getting more women interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers is not the only barrier to bridging the gender gap in these fields. According to a study published …

Women Entrepreneurs Optimistic About the Future

About 75% of female entrepreneurs are upbeat about their businesses, and 79% said their business was not impacted by the government shutdown.

A new Cox business survey showed women business leaders are concerned about the national debt ceiling not being raise. About 56% said in the survey that another recession is likely unless Congress finds a compromise and agrees to raise the debt ceiling.

Women Lead the Way in Recovering Jobs

Men are trailing behind women in regaining jobs lost in the Great Recession, partly because men dominate industries that have not added back the jobs cut during the economic downturn.

Women, on the other hand, have regained all the jobs lost during the Great Recession. They’ve actually surpassed those pre-Recession employment figures – in the August federal jobs report, 68 million said they were employed, more than the 67.9 million who reported having jobs in December 2007.

Obama Appointments Still Favor Men Over Women

By MARY PATRICK Even with a Democrat in office who often speaks about the importance of diversity, women still are not being named to high-level in jobs in Washington D.C. …

Colleges and Organizations Work to Recruit Women to STEM Careers

Organizations nationwide are implementing innovative solutions to encourage more female STEM majors. STEM, an acronym that stands for science,…

“She Can Pitch” Offers Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs

There is $10,000 up for grabs for women entrepreneurs in Grow America’s “She Can Pitch” competition. The entry process is fairly straightforward: After creating a Grow America account, entrants answer …