March Is Women’s History Month: Progress, Power, Possibility

Dorie Dillard Austin TX hi Dorie... as a woman who worked for decades in a "man's field" and was usually the only woman in the room, I am all about women's progress. That Eleanor Roosevelt quote has also been one of my favorites for a long time... that being said, I loved all the quotes I used this morning... they all speak to me and my own life experience.

Good morning to you, Roy. It's chilly here in Charlotte today... won't get above 50, but at least it's not icy. Be safe.

Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty good morning, Jeff. That is one way to look at it. By the same token, when only 11% of Fortune 500 companies are led by women and fewer than 18% of CFO's in those companies are women, I feel as if progress is still rather slow if you consider women represent 50% of the population.

I feel like you fall into a trap with your answer. Woman (right now) are 69% of college graduates...yet only about 40% in STEM engineering. One of the major reasons is one undeniable FACT...woman (as you state) are 50% of the population, but have 100% of the babies. They often will take a year or two off after the child is born, and that can set many back some. 

Here is a question for you...in my market, woman make up 71% of the Realtor population, yet they sell only 45% of the homes. Are men stopping them from selling? Our "top 10" realtor list has one woman on it...do you think males are bypassing female listings in a sort of old boys network? I do not think so. 

My ex-wife was an incredible salesperson. Once my son was born her priorities changed. She CHOSE never to go back to selling. I think males have a higher percentage of type A personalities, and that rarely changes for them over time.

Patricia Feager and many of those women who need to be celebrated are women most of us never know or hear about.

Kat Palmiotti hi Kat... well, I do think we all deserve a pat on the back now and then.

Carol Williams hi Carol... having been at the forefront of the women's movement back in the early 1970's when I first entered the corporate world, I am particularly sensitive to this subject. Back then all I heard was 20 years from now it will be different. And yes it is different today, but 50 years on I still think the number of women in very senior executive positions in the corporate world lags.

Kathy Streib hi Kathy... given our generation, we appreciate who might have opened doors for us, make and female. I sense with a lot of younger women today that they have no clue about what it took to get them the opportunities they have today.

Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 hi Sheila... it took a lot 50, 40, even 30 years ago for women to make their mark.

Joan Cox, Retired Broker/Owner hi Joan... I've learned not to generalize. I've seen good and bad with both women and men. And that was true in the corporate world, as well. But in the corporate world I believe men got more leeway.

George Souto hi George... so what you're saying is every day should be Women's History Month... I could support that all day long! :)

Brian England you'll get no argument from me, Brian!

Wayne Martin hi Wayne... women have been proving just that for many years... but sometimes it feels as if recognition lags a bit.

Candy Stevens, EA hi Candy... our granddaughter who is 27 years old is always shocked by what I tell her in terms of women's (and my own) experiences back in the late 1960's and the early 1970's