Posted by Beverly on
July 7, 2008
What Do Working Women Want?
They want more time for their families and themselves, and more money. That’s according to a survey by Working America.
Fifty percent of the 12,000 women interviewed for the survey said that, if they had more time, they’d take a second job to ease their financial strain. Spending more time with family was the No. 2 choice, with 43 percent indicating they want more home time. More time for friends was also high on the wish list, with 24 percent of working women craving more contact with their pals.
Twenty-two percent said they’d get more exercise and 20 percent said they’d get more sleep.
And while many working women are also raising families, 80 percent indicated having children has negatively impacted their career aspirations.
“Working women want to spend more time with their families, but they can’t afford to,” said Karen Nussbaum, executive director of Working America, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO. “America’s working women need a raise and a break.”
Posted by Beverly on
June 2, 2008
Workplace Equality Still Has a Long Way to Go
Written By Patrick Cataldo: Isn’t it a shame that in 2008, with nearly a decade gone in the 21st century, we are still coming to terms with issues of equity in the workplace? There needs to come a day — and soon — when stories about women and underrepresented groups in business become unnecessary. This is not yet the case.
As one who has spent a career working to develop the best possible workforce for my employers and now my clients, I know this: Our nation will not be able to compete effectively in the world marketplace without taking full advantage of the skills and talents of all its works.
The numbers don’t lie: While progress is being made with the placement of women in leadership positions in boardrooms and leadership suites, the figures still show that there is a long way to go. Scarcity of women in leadership positions is all too evident. Only 1.4 percent of Fortune 500 companies have a female CEO; just 13 percent of corporate board members are women; and 16 percent of Fortune 500 corporate officers are women. To read the entire article, click here: women
