Choosing to take the appropriate measures to advance our careers is a significant decision.
Ultimately, the right decision for one woman may be entirely wrong for another. The choice belongs to each of us. Industry asks and expects a lot. But the demands will only change when women push through changes so no one will be expected to sacrifice family for success in business.
After spending time in the corporate world, many women choose to open their own businesses so they have more control over their time.
For example, Babson College and Baruch College just issued their 2013 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) US Report, which makes it clear that established female business owners are enjoying a level of happiness. Read more.
The study found that women who own established businesses rank their well-being more than twice as high as women who are neither entrepreneurs nor business owners. Also, 1 in 10 U.S. women are starting or running a new business.
The GEM project is an annual assessment of the entrepreneurial activity, aspirations and attitudes of individuals across a wide range of countries. Initiated in 1999 as a partnership between London Business School and Babson College, the first study covered 10 countries; since then nearly 100 ‘National Teams’ from every corner of the globe have participated in the project, which continues to grow annually. The project has an estimated global budget of nearly USD $9 million; the 2013 survey is set to cover 75% of world population and 89% of world GDP.
GEM is the largest ongoing study of entrepreneurial dynamics in the world.
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