"I am concerned about several issues such as quality education for every child and health cost - lowering or using tax dollars more efficiently, which is another concern, and or of course, improving quality of life in general. Therefore, I seek to nurture leaders personally and professionally-I believe when others become successful then I'm successful!"
Okay, check this out…
By Women for Women
Report from the Futurist Cathy Olofson
Scenario
"At the current rate of social change, women won't achieve full equality to men until the year 2270. But women won't be that patient. They'll become economic separatists, rejecting the corporate and social status quo, and instead look for ways to create their own opportunities. We see it now: Women are choosing smaller, more flexible companies over traditional ones. Today, more American women work for women-owned businesses than for the Fortune 500. Continued frustration with the intransigence of large corporations - their reluctance to promote women more aggressively or to adopt more family-friendly policies - will prompt women to look for even more radical ways to bring about economic equality."
So What?
"We'll see the rise of women-centered economic activism. Women will choose to work for, and to buy products from, companies owned and run by women. Companies will have to be accountable to women or risk decline. Companies will have to disclose their hiring, paying, and promoting practices regarding women."
After reading this article, here’s my quandary: What can women do to get their valued pay scale in the workplace? I have a master’s degree but I’m having difficulty with accepting my current income…and I can’t get unstuck?
