Women in Business As executives or business owners, women tend to run their businesses differently than men. ... A woman's approach to business ownership lies in the way a woman understands business ownership. When you own a business, no matter what that business is, you are automatically in the people business. ... (Business Week Nov. "99 pg. 108) Some believe that people skills aren't business skills. ... When it comes to communication, the majority of women believe it is better to over-communicate, keeping people well informed, looking for feedback, being able to discuss busin...

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Due to Equal Opportunity Employment, more women and minorities have been able to get their feet in the door, so to speak, and establish themselves in more administrative and entry-level positions in higher paying firms. ... I believe it is in a particular person's hand what they choose to do with the opportunities that await them. 3. ... Men are all about getting down to business. ... These business owners, had they not started a business, would have been entry level applicants at other corporations starting at just above minimum wage salaries. Instead, they are taking out small business...

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Women in Business and Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling Imagine a world that is fair and offers equal opportunity to anyone who pursues improvement in life. ... There are organizations designed to help women business owners. The National Women's Business Enterprise Council and the National Woman Business Owners Corporation are examples of organizations that help women succeed in business. These entities are giving women the unlimited opportunities by improving systems of corporations and government. ... Things look great for women on the outside, but on the inside men are callin...

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Therefore, a stable business operation, an available market of growth, and a productive staff would stimulate many opportunities for advancement within the company. 2. ... Women founded one-third of all businesses in Germany. Currently, a woman heads every fourth business. ... This will help applicants conclude the expansion to be a favorable business opportunity. 2. ... The importance of this business operation has made my availability a top priority. ...

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Many businesses employ illegal immigrates for the cheap labor and to avoid taxes. ... Many businesses have non-flexible working arrangements, these business take in consideration that females have their family as first priority. ... This ultimately stimulates the business and provides jobs. ... Illegal immigrants do not have many opportunities with finding a job. ... The Church considers equal opportunities for a refugee from a foreign country are necessary, even though his English and accent may not be clearly understood....

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As a result, women befoul the ability of business to function correctly. Mamet implies that males and females are opposite sexes and that business is a male endeavor "therefore women are antithetical to business (Greenbaum 33). ... However, Lingk wanted to complete the deal "to participate in the male act of business. ... Instead, Karen sees an opportunity to advance herself "to gain power over a powerful man. ... The men's business remains intact and on track, despite the female assault. ...

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But still, even though opportunities are becoming more equal for men and women, there is still a huge gender gap in the workforce. ... The majority of businesses that have women in top positions deal with mostly women. ... The company should also offer more "family friendly" policies so a woman has more options and opportunities to stay with the company. ... Workforce diversity should also be a main goal of the business. ... Once this is accomplished, men and women will truly have equal opportunity to rise and fall on the corporate ladder....

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The industrialization of the United States opened a window of opportunity for women. ... These women desire the job opportunities that provide higher pay. ... Opportunities that were once only given to men are now sometimes being awarded to women as well. ... Women end up bailing out into a different business that has more to do with their gender.18 The majority of businesses that have women in top positions deal with mostly women. ... Men do not like woman working so close to them in the business ladder of success. ...

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This is giving the women the opportunity to put back into their country what they receive from others. ... Like in Afghanistan where for the past 20 years the IRC has been training Afghan women to be teachers and school administrators, so that their children have educational opportunities and they can provide an income for their families. ... In Somaliland women get this opportunity. ... The project helps women start up small retail outlets for seeds, hand tools and other agricultural supplies as well as types of shops and businesses. ...

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In her essay, Wollstonecraft pleaded for better educational opportunities."" ... It is apparent that women worked hard, despite strong opposition to gain the opportunities available to them in the present day. ... As a woman studying business at a prestigious college, I often overlook how fortunate I am to be able to be educated and to have the opportunity to work in a corporate company. This opportunity was unimaginable just a century earlier. ...

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On the Global Responsibility page, Walmart talks about its new Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative program, which supports women-owned businesses through sourcing and training. On the Global Responsibility report is a concise bulleted list of its five-year plan to increase opportunities for women. ... The second paragraph is titled "Opportunities for women, people of color" in big blue text captures the audience's attention. ... She talks about how Walmart provided her with opportunity to advance her career while still maintaining a work-life balance. ...

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She would never be allowed to inherit her father's business because she was a woman, or even choose her own husband. ... However, Doris Day's film, "Love Me or Leave Me" inspired Bharati and showed her that America was a country with opportunities and that she would be able to exceed tradition and become the writer that she has always dreamed of becoming: " 'It' was my own desire to be a writer and touch people with my novels" (190)... [1] Bharati Mukherjee has always fantasized of living in America, "the land of opportunities". ... "Love Me or Leave Me", a film by Do...

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Luckily, there has been a rise in the esteem of women in business. ... As a result, business became more team oriented and leadership became more nurturing. ... However, with the increase of women in business, that is changing. ... Business men may take a long time to adjust. ... They don't want to take orders, but would rather receive guidance and have an opportunity to achieve success on their own. ...

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Edward later admits that he doesn't get emotionally involved in business; so his relationship with Vivian is seen in his eyes to be a purely business-like partnership. ... Pearce what is to become of Eliza once the experiment is accomplished, Higgins replies, "Well, when I've done with her, we can throw her back into the gutter; and then it will be her own business again; so that's alright". ... The financial exchange for their services seems to justify this notion that this is a business affiliation, as Higgins says after Eliza runs away, "I paid five pounds for her".That idea...

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Business has been slow to change and to acknowledge the new family, and for all the complaints about the women's movement as anti-family, the movement has instead followed the trend of placing the family in the forefront of addressing family issues as vital to women. ... This was accomplished on one level by preventing women from gaining the sort of education offered to men, and while this has changed to a great extent in the United States, there are still inequalities in the opportunities offered to men as opposed to women. ... Yet opening the world of business with new opportunities f...

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Starting with women's suffrage and the women's party in 1920, the major change in their family and home life, the change in their job and educational opportunities, and last but not least their change in clothing and dress. ... Women worked as nurses, teachers, shop clerks, or in business offices as secretaries and typists. ... They worked for world peace and better educational opportunities for women. ...

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The Australian Army Nursing Service provided the only opportunity for women to serve overseas during WWI. ... Some women took temporary jobs in the police force, farming, factories and small business. ... By 1970 women were still limited in their career opportunities and discrimination continued to exist in most industries. ...

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Women have made sacrifices and are continuing to make tremendous progress in developing roles in the corporate/business world. ... Decades would pass before women would be given the opportunity to enlist in a male driven economy (Chipman, Florence, & Wax, 2001; Evans, 2000). ... Walker, by setting up her own business and proving that women could be financially independent of men, was the very first black female multi-millionaire entrepreneur. ...

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Also, the modern gender roles could be described by giving women more emancipation through making many opportunities for them. ... The second reason that makes the traditional gender roles unhealthy for the society is that because women have no opportunity to work outside of the home like the men. ... Many families in the countries that depend on the traditional gender roles are making the opportunities for the education of their boys instead of girls. ... In other words, the traditional view of gender roles is that the men who are responsible for the income of the family have to get an educa...

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Lena Lingard has become a successful business woman and owns her own dress shop. ... Women did not usually own their own businesses at the time and still do not own many big businesses today. ... They were not afforded the same educational opportunities as the town girls. ... In the case of Antonia, she did not need to obtain a business of her own. ...

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Gender equality is when women and men enjoy equal rights, opportunities and entitlements in civil and political life. ... Besides that I already mentioned above, women also suffer from slavery, violence, sexual harassment, discrimination because patriachy system, religion, differences opportunities to working and lead an institution. ... Small and medium entreprises are type of business that are not affected by the crisis. ... Men should also give women the opportunities to lead and become independent. ...

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In this Declaration of Sentiments the women demanded equal rights in education, equal rights in employment opportunities, and voting rights. Within the next 72 years women have gained equal rights in education, employment opportunities, and voting rights. ... With an enhanced education women could get better employment opportunities but that didn't always exactly mean that. ... Specific interests such as textile companies and the liquor, brewing, and mining industries, did not want to enfranchise women, since women might vote for legislation damaging to thei...

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Those roles completely disregarded the needs of educated and motivated business women and scientific women. ... (See Endnote #6) This is another example of women being labeled as selfish for wanting the same opportunities as men. ... These plans have been devised to try to give women and minorities an opportunity to participate in traditionally white male dominated areas. ...

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But they were not taught about the economy or of business matters, but of society's expectation of them. ... But few women decided to take advantage of this opportunity, due to society's picture of a woman. ...

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Women do not have a lot of job opportunities, and some families do not give the green light for their daughters to work due to the belief that a woman should serve her husband and raise children. ... "Girls and women are forbidden from traveling, conducting official business, or undergoing certain medical procedures without permission from her their male guardians"(hrw.org). ...

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