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Women Empowerment
“Women’s empowerment can be defined as promoting women’s sense of self-worth, their ability to determine their own choices, and their right to influence social change for themselves and others.” www.worldvision.com.au/womens-empowerment
There are 60 CEOs by the name of James/Robert/John in the S&P 500 compared to only 41 female CEOs.
Women make up almost 50% of the workforce, though only 8.2% of S&P 500 corporations have female CEOs.
Currently, the average S&P 500 board has just under 11 directors on it, though the average board only has three female directors.
In the words of the Queen, Beyonce: “Who runs the world? Girls!” Women do run this world. While women are often tasked with the important tasks of birthing and raising children, along with running a household, and all that entails, they are often treated as inferiors in the workplace. We have made great strides towards equality, but there is still much work to be done.
Sources:
Our Latest Research is Out Now! | Stop Street Harassment
At the CEO level, women finally outnumber men named John (axios.com)
Working Women: A Snapshot | U.S. Department of Labor Blog (dol.gov)
There is finally a woman on every S&P 500 company board | CNN Business
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