Work and Progress

In the year 2019, do you ever wonder if women are climbing up the ladder in corporate America?

 My answer is, "yes." Let's stop and think about something for a moment, hmm. In 1973 Katharine Graham was the only female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. That was not that long ago and it's even more mind-boggling since women were awarded voting rights 100 years ago. Why has it taken so long for women to start holding the same jobs as men? Well, hard labor jobs such as construction workers and miners tend to let just about anyone advance at their job. Now careers in corporate America, that's a whole different thing.

 Back in the early 20's through the 60's and even part of the 70's, over 80% of women were stay-at-home moms. So, if they were a stay-at-home mom, how could they climb the corporate ladder in that era? They couldn't because they were home raising children, not going to college to earn a degree. Now as the cost of living goes up, more and more women are forced to earn a degree and establish a career. Hence, the more that earn a degree, the more that enter the “work world.”

 So, before you go bashing the leaders and CEO's in corporate America, make sure you learn about the history of women and when they started earning degrees and working. Now in 2019, 16.9% of all fortune 500 company board seats are occupied by women. That's an astounding difference than some 40 years ago. The percentage rate of women CEO's has not decreased, there has been a steady incline since the 1970's. 

The outdated myths about women being CEO's has been carried further than it should.




"Katharine Graham." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 21 Sep. 2019. Web. 11 Oct. 2019.