Women in the Workforce

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Women in the Workplace
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Female Fortune 500 CEOs

• 1. XEROX Ann M. Mulcahy
• 2. RITE AID Mary Sammons
• 3. Lucent Patricia F. Russo
• 4. Avon Andrea Jung
• 5. Mirant S. Marce Fuller
• 6. Pathmark Eileen Scott
• 7. Golden West Marion Sandler
• 8. Hewlett Packard Carly Fiorina

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95
Percent
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Where are all the women?
Social Culture
Myths
Corporate Policies
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A Vicious Cycle
Social Culture
Myths
Corporate Culture
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Advancement Top Ten Best Companies for Working
Mothers

• Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Discovery
• Eli Lilly and Co.
• IBM
• Johnson and Johnson
• JPMorgan Chase
• Pricewaterhouse Coopers
• Prudential
• S.C. Johnson
• Wachovia

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Glass ceiling and possible solutions
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More Female CEOs?

• There are female chief executives
• Protection against discrimination by law
• Corporations have tried to increase diversity
• Corporate policies are more family oriented

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