Are Women Really Rising to the Top?

This morning in USA Today, I read an article entitled Women Gain as Men Lose Jobs. My heart skipped a beat for a brief moment. Are we really rising to the top of the employment ladder?

As I read the article I was disheartened to find that the information is not at all what I had hoped to discover. Although women in today's volatile economy are on the verge of outnumbering men in the workplace, it appears to be a result of the fact that fields dominated by college-educated women, like education, have not felt the crunch of the severe recession felt by many male dominated fields.

Health care and education have received stimulus funding and have continued to grow...two fields which have traditionally hired more women. What is interesting and concerning is this article also states that although this change reflects the growing importance of women as wage earners, it still doesn't show full equality. On the average, this author states, women work fewer hours than men, hold more part-time jobs and earn 77% of what men make. Men still dominate higher-paying executive ranks.

So, once again, I continue in my quest to nurture strong girls and strong women. We must continue to speak up and speak out. We are needed in leadership roles. We have the talent. We are strong. We are invincible. We are women.To see the complete article go to: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-09-02-womenwork_N.htm