The Role Of Women In The United States

The role of women in the United States has changed dramatically in the last 50 years. The proportion of women attending college, matriculating from graduate schools, and obtaining doctorate degrees has increased dramatically. No longer are women associated with low expectations both in education and the workforce. Women now seek and receive the highest leadership roles in education, professions, and business. For example, according to Laff (2006), in the banking industry women holds several management positions and in human resource management. Given these significant increases in women-owned business and upper-level management position in and organization setting, one might conclude that this migration of women towards leadership roles has been successful in management positions.
The small business economy today and the one taking shape for tomorrow are influenced by women-owned businesses, women in management position, ethnic, social, and generational changes. These shifts reflect a far more diverse and profoundly different outlook for women in management than ever before reveals a significant growth of women as entrepreneurs, small business owners, and corporate leaders (Eagly & Carl,