The Cleveland Plain Dealer published an interesting article today on how women's roles impact the economy. Columnist, Chris Sheridan, compared numbers of working women from 1950 to numbers from 2005.
In 1950, 34% of American women of working age had a paid job. In 2005, the number jumped to 59%. In 1950, 86% of men of working age had a paid job, and in 2005, the number fell to 73%.
Of 103.6 million Americans working full-time in 2005, 56.4% were men, and 43.6 were women.
Among traditional college-aged students today, women outnumber men 55% to 45% on campuses.
In the world of stocks and bonds, female investors earn higher returns than male. One of 100,000 portfolios, found women earned 18% returns, while men claimed 11%.
Women's role in society is still changing and evolving, and we are constantly faced with more and more demands. So when we will no longer be considered a minority?
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