National Business Womens Week: 101 Facts on the Status of Working Women
Heart of a Woman in Business| 2 Comments »
101 Facts on the Status of Working Women
The facts in this report tell a fascinating story about women and their role in the workplace and society. While women have made progress in several areas, some facets of the workforce are changing much too slowly. The wage gap has narrowed by only a half a penny a year for the past 40 years.The gap between median earnings of full-time, year-round workers has women’s earnings currently 77% of men’s, in 2006. At this rate, it will take another 40 years for women to reach wage parity with men, and over the course of a working lifetime, the average women loses approximately $523,000 due to the wage gap.
101 Facts on the Status of Workingwomen gathers data on the status of women in the labor force including: the wage gap; women entrepreneurs; women in the Fortune 500 & 1000; women in the government; women and higher education; women’s buying power; women and philanthropy; women and families; women and care giving; domestic violence and the workplace; women and retirement; and women’s health.
Source: Business and Professional Women/USA
.jpg)
Click here for information on the newly released book,
Heart of a Woman in Business
by Sheryl L. Roush.
National Business Women’s Week Poem: Heart of a Woman in Business
Heart of a Woman in Business| No Comments »National Business Women’s Week Poem:
Heart of a Woman in Business
This is the opening poem to the new book,
Heart of a Woman in Business:
Stories, Strategies and Skills for
Business Success,
by Sheryl L. Roush
Heart of a Woman in Business
by Sheryl L. Roush
A woman in business is like no other
Multi-brilliant at work, and often too, a mother.
Guided by vision to make a difference in this world,
Reporting for service, with her hair even curled.
Ready to go, whenever the need
She knows in her heart, there’s a calling to feed.
To do right, to speak up, determined to succeed
A role model that plants the possibility seed.
Knows who she is, right down to the core
Her essence, her passion—shine all the more!
She’s in charge with a handle on it all.
At the office, at home, or at the mall.
Even in the depth of all she may know
Realizes there’s still plenty room to grow.
So energetic, creative and fun…
Early rise, there’s much to be done!
She still finds time to laugh and to play
Sacred time too, to kneel and to pray
It comes from inside, driven by vision,
Get on board – she’s on a great mission!
Her daily prayer resides in God’s grace
Serving others from her heart sets the pace
Making use of her talent, wisdom and skill
From strengths and trust in Divine will.
Gentle, compassionate, loving and strong
In this sisterhood of success you want to belong
Anything she puts her heart to she can do
She’s not alone sis’ta – as you can too!
The road to get here has been quite a ride
“Call me ‘Woman’– it’s my source of pride!”
Come along, she’s blazin’ new trail
A woman in business—whom we all hail!
-Sheryl L. Roush
©2008 Sheryl L. Roush, All rights reserved.
Permission to distribute or publish this poem, you must include author and book credit.
Sheryl Roush is an 8-time business entrepreneur, starting her first business at the young age of 16 in the patio of her parent’s home. She is a top-rated international speaker, inspiring people to bring their heart to work. Her programs rekindle the spirit, raise the bar and create excitement. www.SparklePresentations.com
Order your autographed printed copy of Heart of a Woman in Business book before October 31, 2008, and receive the FREE eBook version of Sparkle-Tudes! inspirational quotations for & by women, also written by Sheryl L. Roush. Order directly from the Sparkle Store at www.SparklePresentations.com for this offer.
(CLICK HERE FOR SPECIAL OFFER)
National Business Women’s Week – Oct. 20-24 – Stats of Interest
Heart of a Woman in Business| No Comments »National Business Women’s Week
October 20-24 – Stats of Interest
More than 70 years ago, President Herbert Hoover designated the third week of October as "National Business Women’s Week."
Founded in 1919, Business and Professional Women/USA (BPW/USA), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to career advancement and professional development for female professionals nationwide, has celebrated this annual awareness-raising event ever since. Each year, most of the Washington, D.C.-based organization’s 2,000 local chapters honor outstanding businesswomen and corporations that value female employees.
Here are some current facts and figures about women and the labor force that can help human resources specialists put women and work into perspective for their organizations’ own culture and diversity initiatives.
1. There were 61 million women in the labor force in 1998. Seventy-four percent (45 million) were employed full-time and 26 percent (16 million) worked part-time.
2. In 1999, 60 percent of women age 16 and over were either working or looking for work, Nearly three out of four women between the ages of 20 and 54 were labor force participants.
3. Women’s share of the labor force reached 46 percent in 1994 and has remained at this level. By 2005, women are expected to make up 48 percent of the labor force.
4. In 1998, 40.7 percent of employed women worked in technical, sales, and administrative support occupations, 31.4 percent worked in managerial and professional fields, and 17.5 percent worked in service occupations.
5. In 1998, 3.7 million women were multiple job-holders, compared with 4.2 million men.
6. Women accounted for half of the 5.6 million contingent workers (temporary help agency workers, independent contractors, part-time and temporary workers) in 1997.
7. The labor force participation rate for working mothers in 1998 was 71.8 percent. The participation rate for married mothers with children under a year old was 57.6 percent, and the rate for unmarried mothers with children under a year old was 58.8 percent.
8. In 1999, 255,000 women in their 70s, 80s, and 90s were employed or actively seeking employment in the United States, an 80 percent increase since 1985. The U.S. Social Security Administration projects that more than 7 million people aged 65 and over will fill the labor force by 2020, and 3 million of them will be women.
Source: BPW/USA’s 101 Facts on the Status of Working Women, Washington, DC., www.bpwusa.org
Source: BNET Business Network
Meet the Contributors: Debra Snider
Heart of a Woman in Business, Meet the Contributors| No Comments »Meet the Contributors: Debra Snider
The new Heart of a Woman in Business book, authored by Sheryl Roush, boasts over eighty professional women as contributors, sharing their original short stories, poems, quotations, insights and business tips.
Meet contributor Debra Snider!
Two of her works are showcased in the Heart of a Woman in Business book:
"The Nature of Leadership and Personal Ambition," is an excerpt from her novel A Merger of Equals." Suit Yourself and Become a Star" offers a detailed bulleted list of tips in the chapter entitled Best Practices, Strategies & Ideas.
Debra Snider is an author, speaker, no-longer-practicing lawyer and former financial services senior executive. Her novel A Merger of Equals has been called "the thinking woman’s dream–a fun story chock-full of important and inspiring lessons about the true nature of personal and professional success."
Debra has two grown children with her husband of 31 years and is a relatively recent transplant from Chicago to Henderson, Nevada. In addition to being a swimmer and a blackjack player, Debra is on the Executive Council of Reading In Motion, an innovative arts-based literacy program dedicated to improving literacy in Chicago’s most disadvantaged kids. She is also a member of The Chicago Network, Chicago’s premier group of businesswomen, and on the Advisory Board of The Corporate Legal Standard, Inc.
For more information, check out:
http://www.debrasnider.com/
http://debrasnider.blogspot.com/
Submissions due July 14 for Heart of a Woman in Business Book
Heart of a Mother, Heart of a Woman, Heart of a Woman in Business, Heart of the Holidays, Share Your Story| 4 Comments »HEART OF A WOMAN IN BUSINESS
Stories, Strategies and Skills for Business Success
Deadline for submissions —- July 14, 2008.
Supporting today’s women in business and her unique needs, professional speaker and internationally top-rated trainer Sheryl Roush is accepting submissions for the forthcoming publication in the Heart Book Series, entitled: Heart of a Woman in Business.
Sheryl is the President of Sparkle Presentations, Inc., based in San Diego, working with organizations around the globe to improve morale, boost attitude, and increase productivity through communication and customer service skills. Her conference keynote programs and on-site trainings, rekindle the spirit, raise the bar and create excitement.
The Heart of a Woman in Business book is “sisters sharing with sisters” at its core…. lessons learned, tips, insights… those precious conversations.
“If I knew then what I know now!”
How to get started in business… how YOU got started
How you found your ideal niche, clients and industry
How you are using your unique talents and gifts in service
How you nurture your mind, body and spirit
How your business has changed/evolved over the years, and why
Contributors are encouraged to submit success stories, tips, ideas… You will join colleague Business Owners, Managers, Supervisors, Employees, Speakers, Trainers, Coaches, Mentors, Entrepreneurs, Self-Employed…
CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED:
• Original Women in Business Stories, up to 1,200 words
• Original Poems, Cherished Scriptures/Proverbs, Quotations
• Advice, Anecdotes, Philosophies, Ideas, Suggestions, Quick Tips
• Best Practices, Insights, Sage Wisdom, and?Success Stories
SUBMISSION IDEA STARTERS:
- Attitude and Boosting Morale
- Customer Service, Sales, Marketing and Dealing with Difficult People
- Communication Skills
- Creativity & Innovation Tips
- Diet, eating healthfully at the office, snacking suggestions
- Dressing up your office (personalizing your area)
- Exercise for Busy People, Quick Tips
- Funny things that have happened
- Interviewing Tips, Recruiting New Team Members
- Giving back…the heart of charity, mentoring others
- How to keep the passion alive for what you love
- How to Re-Center Your Energy throughout the Day
- Keeping Employees Happy
- Lessons Learned from being in business
- Life Balance (work and personal)
- Networking from authenticity
- Professional Play-novelties, toys, hats, shoes
- Public Speaking Tips, using your voice in today’s marketplace
- Retreats, Special Celebrations, Holidays, Traditions
- Stress Reduction & Relaxation Techniques (easy things you can do at your desk)
- Supervising others, Teamwork, Cooperation, Trust
- Tips for working with someone very different than yourself
- Travel Tips and Favorite Places to Rejuvenate
- Using Creative Visualization, Guided Imagery, Meditation, Treasure Mapping
- Youth/Seniors in business – getting started at any age
Suggestions from YOUR perspective?
What would YOU want to read about, being a woman in business?
EMAIL your text or Word.doc to Sheryl@SparklePresentations.com, before July 14, 2008.
Include your company name (optional), position/title (optional), website (company or your own), a potential title and suggested chapter in the book.
Contributors maintain all copyrights to submissions. If reprinting your original submission with permission from another publication, indicate name of publication. There is no fee to participate, and no royalties are paid for submissions.
SCHEDULED RELEASE: October 1, 2008.
