Victoria Phillips
Nov 11, 2010
1:37 am
The West Coast women are beginning to be known for taking economic and business risks. The West Coast is full of “incredible, fearless women. They rise a lot more quickly in their careers, and they support each other. They’ve made their own money and they take [financial and business] risks.” East Coast women are more cautious and are doing nothing with the thousands of dollars they earn every year. The West Coast is full of successful entrepreneurs who are women. The majority of business networks on the East Coast are made up of men. To inspire and educate women on the East Coast about entrepreneurship, some of the West Coast’s most successful women are coming together in a conference to do just that, which means no men allowed. The East Coast’s successful businesswomen most likely have careers in the corporate realm. Because of this, many of these women take less financial risks because they may have had to work longer or, even harder, to get where they are today.
Inspiring women to take more risks with their financial success could shift the inequality of women when it comes to careers. This could mean more women than men in the field or maybe that women start to make more money than men. However, that would still be considered gender equality. Many successful women do not take the risk of opening their own business because they are unsure of how to get started. This new meeting is a great way to educate based on experience.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/business/smallbusiness/11sbiz.html?scp=4&sq=women&st=cse
2 comments:
For some reason this article struck me as very strange. Although I am sure that the west coast economic advantages of relative city locations and higher income standards do make for more to be made but it seems odd that the women in the east aren't spending what they earn. I'm in agreement that there are factors of the unknown and how to get businesses started but when I think of states you have California, Washington etc... So I guess this can make a difference.
I don't think it's such a bad thing when women don't want to run their own companies and work 70 hours a week and be millionaires. If that's what they want then they should have the education and the resources to be able to pursue such a career. However, if a woman wants to spend more time with her family than at her job then that is her business and she shouldn't be looked down on because of it.
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