May 2, 2012
Working Women
In this brilliant infographic from OnlineMBA.unc.edu , women are now creating a dynamic shift in making up an equitable share in the workforce and dominating entrepreneur development. According to the research, women now almost make up half of the workforce at 46.9% and leading the highest increase in business development at 1.5 times the national average for business start-ups.
All in the numbers, hers are some other fascinating facts from this infographic:
- 187 Million women are entrepreneurs worldwide
- 7.8 Million – number of businesses owned by women in 2007 (20% increase over 2002)
- 22% – percentage of women on the Board of Directors of S&P 500 companies
- 40.1, 27.3 and 24.5% – the percentage of companies with women Board members in Norway, Sweden and Finland respectively (US at 16.1%)
- 18% of all Patents granted in 2010 were received by women (up 35%)
- 33.3% of MBA recipients are women (highest ever)
- Women now earn more bachelor’s degrees than men (68% more)
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