As a female-focused company, it’s only natural that we’d take note when our country’s foremost champion of women’s rights releases a year-in-the-making landmark study on the state of the modern American woman. So take note we did when the comprehensive study, “A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything,” revealed that for the first time in American history, our workforce is comprised of equal numbers of men and women.
The study, conducted by California First Lady Maria Shriver in collaboration with the Center for American Progress, examines the impact of the new gender-balanced workforce and the far-reaching effects not only for women, but for the men, children, friends, parents, employers, employees, government, schools and businesses in their lives.
Maria Shriver, A Woman’s Nation founder, co-host of the annual Women’s Conference, author, and award-winning journalist, and John Podesta, president and chief executive officer of the Center for American Progress, held a press conference this morning with more than 30 bloggers to discuss this watershed moment.
Tinker, Glam Media and our network publishers were all on hand to participate in this important and thought-provoking discussion.
Among the highlights from the discussion that took place:
-Equality in the workplace is no longer a woman’s movement, but a “smart American policy”
-Despite the equality in numbers, there are lingering effects of discrimination in the workplace today with women being paid only 77 or 78 cents on the dollar
-Discrimination in the health care system is also still alive as women pay 48 percent more in private insurance market than men
-Though discrimination is alive, an astonishing three-quarters of Americans think that having more women in the workplace is a good thing, including men and employers
-70 percent of job losses are in male-dominated industries
-Younger men realize that their relationships and economics are more solid because of women’s increasingly important role in the workplace
-Our school system needs a major overhaul as short school days and summer breaks no longer work with the new American family schedule
-Women are starting businesses at a higher rate than men
For a full look at the report, visit the official homepage for A Woman’s Nation at www.awomansnation.com.
Want to join the conversation? Post your thoughts on the Tinker widget on MSNBC’s “A Woman’s Nation” landing page here and tweet using #awomansnation.
As a female-focused company, it’s only natural that we’d take note when our country’s foremost champion of women’s rights releases a year-in-the-making landmark study on the state of the modern American woman. So take note we did when the comprehensive study, “A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything,” revealed that for the first time in American history, our workforce is comprised of equal numbers of men and women.
The study, conducted by California First Lady Maria Shriver in collaboration with the Center for American Progress, examines the impact of the new gender-balanced workforce and the far-reaching effects not only for women, but for the men, children, friends, parents, employers, employees, government, schools and businesses in their lives.
Maria Shriver, A Woman’s Nation founder, co-host of the annual Women’s Conference, author, and award-winning journalist, and John Podesta, president and chief executive officer of the Center for American Progress, held a press conference his morning with more than 30 bloggers to discuss this watershed moment.
Tinker, Glam Media and our network publishers were all on hand to participate in this important and thought-provoking discussion.
Among the highlights from the discussion that took place:
-Equality in the workplace is no longer a woman’s movement, but a “smart American policy”
-There are lingering effects of discrimination in the workplace today with women being paid only 77 or 78 cents on the dollar
-Discrimination in the health care system is still alive as women pay 48 percent more in private insurance market than men
-Though discrimination is alive, an astonishing three-quarters of Americans think that having more women in the workplace is a good thing, including men and employers
-70 percent of job losses are in male-dominated industries
-Younger men realize that their relationships and economics are more solid because of women’s increasingly important role in the workplace
-Our school system needs a major overhaul; it was designed at a very different time in history and no longer works with the new American family schedule
-Women are starting businesses at a higher rate than men
For a full look at the report, visit the official homepage for A Woman’s Nation at www.awomansnation.com.
Want to join the conversation? Post your thoughts on the Tinker widget on MSNBC’s “A Woman’s Nation” landing page here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33247001/ and tweet using #awomansnation.
As we approach the anniversary of the launch of Tinker, we’d like to give you the latest on what’s been happening in the world of Tinker. Here’s a brief recap of what we’ve been up to and how these new features benefit publishers and users like you…
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