WIFE believes in empowering women in the United States as well. Below access articles, resources, current events, etc. that support women in the U.S. Please comment below and let us know what you would like to see more of!
“This video tackles a much more insidious force holding girls back: the general pressure on them to be, for lack of a better term, more ladylike. It points out how we not only value beauty, but also prioritize neatness, quiet, and safety in girls while encouraging risk-taking and confidence in boys.”
via Slate.com
Starbucks Providing Free Education
Education is a commodity that is a right for all, not a privilege. WIFE celebrates corporations that take care of their employees and seek to build a brighter and better future for all.
Excerpt from the article:
“What a vicious circle: girls lose confidence, so they quit competing, thereby depriving themselves of one of the best ways to regain it. They leave school crammed full of interesting historical facts and elegant Spanish subjunctives, proud of their ability to study hard and get the best grades, and determined to please. But somewhere between the classroom and the cubicle, the rules change, and they don’t realize it. They slam into a work world that doesn’t reward them for perfect spelling and exquisite manners. The requirements for adult success are different, and their confidence takes a beating.”
The Data is Out: Women Owned SMEs Can Drive Global Growth
Excerpt from the study:
“Investing in women and girls is one of the highest return opportunities available in the developing world, as a wide range of economic research shows. Our own work has demonstrated that bringing more women into the labor force can significantly boost per capita income and GDP growth. Our research has also shown that women’s higher propensity to use their earnings and increased bargaining power to buy goods and services that improve family welfare can create a virtuous cycle: female spending supports the development of human capital, which fuels economic growth in the years ahead.”
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Women In Workforce Key To Healthy Economies
“We found that if females were working in the same proportion as men do, the level of [gross domestic product] in a country like Egypt would be up 34 percent, up 27 percent in a country like India but also up 9 percent in Japan and up 5 percent in the United States.”
Women – More likely to have a college degree than men?
“Nearly a third of women — 32% — had a bachelor’s at age 27, compared with 24% of men, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The finding is part of a comprehensive study on employment and education levels of America’s young adults, based on surveys that last occurred in 2012.”