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Off-Ramps and On-Roads: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
The Center for Work Life Policy formed a multi-year Hidden Brain Drain task force in 2004 to answer questions about the number of women professionals who elect to leave the workforce (take an off ...(2073 Reads)Read More
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Blacks, Asians earn more than white females
Based on census data, black and Asian women with bachelors degrees earn slightly more that similarly educated white women nationally. White men with four-year degrees make more than any other ...(2265 Reads)Read More
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Back in the Game: Women's Stories and Strategies for Returning to Business after a Hiatus
In recent years, media has focused o要 the exodus of educated women from the workforce. This study focused o要 what happens when these women attempt to return to the workplace and what can be done ...(2315 Reads)Read More
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Chutes and Ladders: The Search for Solid Ground for Women in the Workforce
Since 1994, the number of displaced homemakers and single mothers has increased by 44%. They continue to face employment challenges. They still have limited access to education and job training, ...(2524 Reads)Read More
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The Gender Gap in Pension Coverage: Women Working Full-Time are Catching up, but Part time Workers have been Left Behind
Women are participating in pension plans in greater numbers than ever before. IWPR found that 60% of full-time female workers participate in a pension plan compared with 62% of full-time male workers.(2052 Reads)Read More
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The Gender Gap: Women are Still Missing as Sources for Journalists
According to this recent study, whether in newspapers, o要 Web or TV, women as people of authoritative views o要 the world are neither seen nor heard.(2182 Reads)Read More
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2006 Economic Impact Study
2006 Economic Impact Study(2518 Reads)Read More
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Connections that Count: The Informal Networks of Women of Color in the United States
Women of color use differing strategies to network informally and these strategies are linked to their promotion and organizational commitment, according to a study released by Catalyst, the ...(1905 Reads)Read More
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The Economic Status of Women in SC - 2008 Report
For the the full study from IWPR...(3009 Reads)Read More
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Measuring Women's Progress in State Legislatures
Since 1990, southeastern states have seen remarkable gains in the number of women in state legislatures. In 1990, 11 of the 12 worst states in terms of women's participation in state legislatures ...(2578 Reads)Read More
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Spencer Stuart Board Index 2004 indicates an increase in women corporate directors
The number of women in corporate boardrooms grew to o要e-quarter of all new outside directors, up from 16% in 2003, according to a report by executive search firm Spencer Stuart.(2416 Reads)Read More
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2005 Catalyst Census of Women Board Directors of the Fortune 500
The number of women board directors on Fortune 500 company boards has increased over the past 10 years, but the rate of growth has been sluggish. At the current growth rate, parity between women ...(1915 Reads)Read More
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The Economic Status of Women in South Carolina - 2008 Report
For the the full study from IWPR...(2725 Reads)Read More
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Addressing Women's Health Needs in South Carolina
Researchers from Columbia University completed a comprehensive study of women's health in South Carolina including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, breast cancer, cervical cancer, HIV/ AIDS, ...(2898 Reads)Read More
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Getting Away with Murder: A Report on Domestic Violence in South Carolina
Domestic violence is a serious and pervasive problem in South Carolina. South Carolina ranked first in the nation with the highest homicide rate among female victims by male offenders in single ...(2974 Reads)Read More
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The Economic Status of Women in South Carolina - 2008 Report
For the the full study from IWPR...(3103 Reads)Read More
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Four-Year Study of Gender Differences
Researchers at Cambridge university have just released results of a four-year study of gender differences in education. Investigating hundreds of different schools representing a wide variety of ...(2449 Reads)Read More
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When Selling Their Businesses, Women Owners More Likely Than Men to Care What Happens After the Sale
A new study finds that while women and men are equally interested in getting a good price when selling their businesses, women owners are significantly more likely than men owners to take into ...(1624 Reads)Read More
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The Economic Status of Women in South Carolina - 2008 Report
For the the full study from IWPR(2691 Reads)Read More
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Organization for the Study of Sex Differences
Society for Women's Health Research Launches the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences to Close Gaps in the Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease(2384 Reads)Read More
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"Thin-Idea" Media
Exposure To "Thin-Idea" Media Affecting Women's Standards Of Body Image(0 Reads)Read More
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2007 Status Report on South Carolina Women Entrepreneurs
The Authur M. Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership study, South Carolina Women Entrepreneurs: A Status Report, commissioned by The Alliance for Women, serves as a foundation for the ...(2184 Reads)Read More
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South Carolina 47th in earnings gap between men and women in US
The April 2007 American Association of University Women (AAUW) research report, Behind the Pay Gap, highlights the magnitude of the salary gap in South Carolina. Nationally, a dramatic pay gap ...(2210 Reads)Read More
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Women Take Care, Men Take Charge
Corporations today face an alarming gender gap in leadership. Although women make up more than 45 percent of the U.S. workforce, they lead only seven Fortune 500 companies, and only ten Fortune ...(2451 Reads)Read More
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South Carolina's Report Card on Women's Health
Women's Health: South Carolina's Report Card(2217 Reads)Read More
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When Girls Don't Graduate, We All Fail
According to the National Women's Law Center, One in four female students drops out of high school every year, and the numbers are even worse for girls of color.(2130 Reads)Read More
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The Alliance for Women Fact Sheet: Women & Osteoporosis
How likely is it that a woman in SC will get osteoporosis?(1457 Reads)Read More
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The Alliance for Women Fact Sheet: Men & Osteoporosis
How likely is it that a man in SC will get osteoporosis?(1425 Reads)Read More
You Should Know
Nationally 58% of displaced homemakers and nearly two-thirds of single mothers have not completed education beyond a high school diploma or GED. This low level of education segregates displaced homemakers and single mothers in low paying jobs.Thanks to the following organizations for their generous support and/or sponsorship:
