The workplace still doesn’t work for women. Issues like the lack of federal paid family leave, flexible work schedules, equal pay and affordable childcare make it harder for women to advance at work. Female business leaders can pave the way for workplace equality for their own employees and inspire corporations of all sizes to do the same.
Women-owned businesses in the U.S. already employ almost nine million people and generate more than $1.6 trillion in revenue, according to 2018 SCORE data. The impact will increase: The number of women-owned and women-led businesses in the U.S. on the rise. From 2007 to 2018, the number of female-founded companies increased by 58% and companies owned by minority women grew by 163%, according to The 2018 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report. Learn more about the impact of women owned businesses with this link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2019/03/08/how-these-female-executives-are-paving-the-way-for-workplace-equality/#2b4382be38a6