Warren Buffett said he ‘was privileged to work during a period when it was only necessary to compete against half of the population’.
Women are the most valuable and underutilized resource in the US and global economy.
In developed countries women are the largest purchasing cohort in the consumer base and add value-extractable input to new products and services. We start the lion’s share of new businesses, comprise 46% of overall labor force and constitute the largest untapped talent pool for new scientists and engineers - as currently we are only 23% of the S&E labor force.
Megaglobal geopolitical trends show that the 21st century may well be the first century with declining birth rates – as women come into our own and have more options for career and personal advancement and contribution on the global stage.
Our skills are needed in new ways than ever before. We must each individually and collectively as a group have CONFIDENCE to BUILD and RESPECT our own value and have the COURAGE and PERSEVERANCE to engage on the global stage as never before.
Judy is an author, speaker and blogger on women's careers and the power and
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value of women in leadership roles.
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