Women in the Workplace

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This paper discusses the overall decline (since the mid 1990s) of growth in women entering the workplace. The paper discusses some of the reasons that may be contributing to the decline in numbers. It looks into discrimination, the pressures of pursuing a career and also starting a family and cultural and economic factors. The paper concludes that a solution must be found on how to promote greater innovation and to champion entrepreneurship so that the next generation of industry leaders will be headed by just as many women founders, as men.

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"The concept of women in the workplace has been explored thoroughly in the past half century. From the 1950s to the 1980s, the growth of women entering the workplace was set at a blistering place. It fostered a strong culture and overall transformation of the American society and especially business dynamics. However, the overall pace of growth in women entering the workplace has been in slow decline since the mid 1990s. Although many claim that the recent decline has nothing to do with discrimination, or any other prevailing external force, experts still explain that there are major problems with women staying active in the workplace dynamic. Strong indications are that the reconfiguration of women's lives as a result of both the pressures of pursuing a career and also starting a family has stressed many to limits."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Amott, T. (1991). Race, Gender, and Work: A Multicultural Economic History of Women in the United States. Boston: South End Press.
• Breslin, R. (1989). Understanding Cultures Influence on Behavior. New York: Crowe and Company.

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