How Women Can Make it in the Ultimate Man's World
A study in Bahrain reveals how women business owners are transcending societal boundaries. A key strategy: establishing personal and market legitimacy, then getting the attention of influencers.
A study in Bahrain reveals how women business owners are transcending societal boundaries. A key strategy: establishing personal and market legitimacy, then getting the attention of influencers.
When women have an opportunity to work with other women, they are able to overcome cultural gender biases and be innovative together, even in repressive cultures.
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One Tough Mother
One Tough Mother is not an academic text but an inspirational autobiography from the late Gert Boyle. It is the story of her inheriting her father’s sporting goods business and the unexpected death of her husband when she was 46. Gert rebuilt the company that is now one of the finest examples of G3 family enterprise ownership of a publicly traded global company.
https://www.amazon.com/One-Tough-Mother-Taking-Business/dp/0786719141
Women in finance and other businesses that sell advice can struggle in male-dominated cultures -- but they can flourish in their own businesses. These tips from financial advisors can help.
Family-friendly policies encouraged women to think about what they really wanted for their careers. Work/life balance was not a factor.
Women improve financial performance, make fewer mistakes and encourage more innovators to speak up.
These three women, all over 50, bucked the statistics by embracing digital technology and pivoting their businesses.
Future Women Business Leaders at e-Fest
How an entrepreneur-at-heart adjusted her small business dream to make it a reality.
Through tenacity, a thick skin and an outsider's perspective, she helped this now-ubiquitous company secure its early financing.
It's possible to start a business while working for someone else, and it can even make you look better to your current boss. But the risks can be great, too.
Supported by the Richard M Schulze Family Foundation