Women and Business:

 

According to the National Association of Corporate Directors, companies that have women on their boards generate value to their corporations by broadening market vision, enhancing board dynamics, inspiring female stockholders and improving corporate reputation. Women hold significant and diverse roles in corporations, such as: Shareholders and investors, Pension fund and institutional money managers, Customers and vendors, Community leaders, Executive officers and Board members.  According to the 2005 Catalyst Census of Women Board of Directors, 14.7% of all board seats in the Fortune 500 list are occupied by women. While the number of women on Fortune 500 corporate boards continues to rise, the average rate of increase is only one-half of one percent per year. One in nine in the Fortune 500 list still doesn't have any women on their board. According to the Catalyst, companies that have women on their boards generate value to their corporations by broadening market vision, enhancing board dynamics, inspiring female stockholders and improving corporate reputation. Women oversee 83 percent of direct consumer spending, own half of all public stock, and make up more than fifty percent of the talent pool. Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_business.  Nowadays, more and more women are also becoming successful entrepreneurs and small business owners.