COUNTDOWN DAY 1: Tomorrow is Equal Pay Day 2013, which means we've reached Day 1 in our Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013 series. So far in the countdown, you've seen how the gender pay gap has changed in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s-2000s, and the 2010s. Now, it's time to put the data together. As you can see in the image below, the gender pay gap has been narrowing over the … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013 – The Gender Pay Gap in the 2010s
COUNTDOWN DAY 2: We're getting closer to Equal Pay Day 2013 on April 9th, and with just two days to go, it's time to see what the gender pay gap looks like three years into the 2010s. As you can see in the image below, today, women still only earn $0.77 for every $1.00 earned by a man doing the same job. If she's a CEO, she earns just $0.69 for every $1.00 earned by a man … [Read more...]
Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013 – The Gender Pay Gap in the 1990s and 2000s
COUNTDOWN DAY 3: We've reached Day 3 of the Women on Business Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013, which is scheduled for April 9, 2013. So far, we've shared statistics about women in business and the gender pay gap in the 1970s and the 1980s on Day 5 and Day 4 of the countdown (follow the preceding links for all of the details). Today, it's time to look at the gender pay gap … [Read more...]
Countdown to Equal Pay Day – The Gender Pay Gap in the 1980s
COUNTDOWN DAY 4: With just four days to go until we reach Equal Pay Day on April 9, 2013, Women on Business is following up on our Countdown Day 5 article, which showed just how big the gender pay gap was in the 1970s, with a look at how little things changed a decade later. Not much progress was made in closing the gender pay gap during the 1980s. Rather than earning only … [Read more...]
Building Bridges
The worth of an entrepreneurs is in their ability to bring create solutions and to build relationships. What hinders small business is that we either don’t use our networks enough or we only use our networks. What small business is most guilty of is not networking because they could be doing something else. The thing is that having coffee or lunch with a contact is something … [Read more...]
Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013 – The Gender Pay Gap in the 1970s
COUNTDOWN DAY 5: Equal Pay Day is April 9, 2013. That means we're five days away from a day that shouldn't need to exist in 2013, but unfortunately, the pay gap is far from closing. Women on Business is counting down to Equal Pay Day 2013 with five days of gender pay gap statistics that show just how little things have changed since the 1970s. Subscribe to Women on Business … [Read more...]
Best and Worst States and Cities for Small Business Ownership
A new study from Thumbtack and the Kauffman Foundation ranks U.S. states and cities based on overall small business friendliness. Nearly 8,000 small business owners responded to the survey, and the results show some clear winners and losers. Interestingly, small business respondents were relatively unconcerned with tax rates. More than one out of two respondents believe they … [Read more...]
The Art of the Elevator
Guest post by Tania Zamorsky (learn more about the author at the end of the article) The “elevator pitch.” The phrase refers to one’s ability to summarize their brilliant idea or experience, for a captive audience, in the time it takes an elevator to descend to the lobby. Elevators aside, knowing how to sell yourself succinctly can also prove invaluable during interviews, … [Read more...]
Email Newsletter Design Best Practices [Infographic]
Email marketing is an important part of any business marketing plan, but with so many do-it-yourself tools available today, many small and mid-size businesses and marketers are losing sales and opportunities by sending emails that are either poorly written or poorly designed. Email Monks created an interactive infographic (see it in action here) filled with email newsletter … [Read more...]