Confidence, inclusivity, and knowledge — those are three of the predominant themes researchers from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School found when studying sound bites and statistics related to women business leaders.
According to the infographic the University of North Carolina researchers put together to visually communicate the data and quotes they collected, “Companies with more equalized gender distribution have 30 percent better IPOs.” Unfortunately, the data also shows, “40 percent of large companies have no women on their boards and only 5 percent of startups are owned by women.” You can view the complete infographic below.
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Via MBA@UNC MBA Online & Women 2.0
Susan Gunelius
Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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Women in business have drastically changed over the past 20 years. These statistics verbalize the fact that the male-dominated business landscape continues to change every day. More and more females are becoming self-made moguls. Women-owned firms are growing rapidly and greatly contributing to the income growth in the U.S. As the latest prevailing strength in small business ownership, women entrepreneurs are taking over and making the business world a whole lot more feminine.