Women have been in the workforce for thousands of years. However, they were rarely able to access the same jobs as men. One of the most popular jobs for women throughout history (and even to this day), was a “hawker”. Women have traditionally worked outside the home as vendors since...
This is hard. I feel guilty sometimes. Iknow no women, whether they're at home or whether they're in the workforce, who don't feel that sometimes. So I'm not saying that staying in the workforce is the right thing ...
How do we change these 1 Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders numbers at the top? How do we make this different? I want to start out by saying, I talk about this -- about keeping women in the workforce -- because I really think thats the answer. In the high-income...
were now working. This became the new face of women, out in the workforce and independent. The new image was glorified with the creation of the "Gibson Girl", a magazine image that romanticized this new concept. These advancements did have their downside. Women were forced to work the same...
Women’s History Month—along with other awareness months throughout the year—serves as a reminder to celebrate diversity, promote equality, and continue the ongoing journey toward a more inclusive and equitable future. Nareit sees this as an additional opportunity to share ways in which its membe...
Women have played an integral role in the workforce throughout history; however, they have been dramatically underrepresented in upper management. The hospitality industry is recognized for its importance to many national economies, including that of the United States. In recent years, the increased ...
Combating the Gender Gap As companies navigate challenges and opportunities associated with hiring for executive leadership roles, total compensation packages are a strong focus in combating the gender gap within the workforce. On average, ON data found that executive men secured a bigger bonus and...
Additionally, shifting the language away from “working mother” helps prevent all working women from getting lumped in with that group. That matters when women in the workforce have a long history of inequality and other barriers that are entirely separate from motherhood. Less focus on prescript...
Empowering Saudi women in business and integrating them into a predominantly male job market is a substantial part of fulfilling the country's Vision 2030, which also intends to increase women's participation in the workforce from 22 percent to 30 percent by the end of the next decade. ...
While some may think these things would slow down women’s pace in the workforce, it has shown to be the complete opposite. Women are edging the gap in a lot of ways to strive for equality and diversity in all areas. From 1980 through 2018, it was found that women are narrowing the ...