Women In Business Archives

Entrepreneur

Queen Latifah Says Female Leaders Must Do These Four Things If They Want To Succeed

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The good news is that, according to the U.S. Census Bureau,…

Gene MarksJuly 5, 2023

Philly.com

Where to find grants for small businesses owned by people of color and women

(This article originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) U.S. Commerce Department data have shown that businesses owned by people of color are less likely than…

Gene MarksAugust 9, 2022

Philly.com

For International Women’s Day, Philly’s female entrepreneurs lean on each other

(This article originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) Women entrepreneurs have it tougher. But things are changing. Today, there are more than double the number…

Gene MarksMarch 8, 2022

Podcasts

Women in the Workplace: The Past, the Present, and the Future

The Women’s Bureau, part of the Department of Labor, is the only federal agency mandated by Congress to work exclusively on issues that affect women…

Gene MarksJune 9, 2021

Guardian

The coronavirus pandemic has hit women in business particularly hard

(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) It’s hard enough being a female business owner or employee in a world still

Gene MarksOctober 22, 2020

Guardian

Female-owned businesses: the US economy’s quiet success story

(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) It’s a sad fact that women still earn less than men, a fact confirmed in at least two recent studies.…

Gene MarksSeptember 27, 2019

Guardian

When men are afraid to interact with women at work, it harms the whole company

(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) There’s no arguing that the #MeToo movement has helped many women in the

Gene MarksSeptember 6, 2019

Entrepreneur

That Time Disney Rejected A Woman Job Applicant…Because She Was A Woman

(This post originally appeared on Entrepreneur) Once upon a time a woman applied for a job at a big company that everyone knows.

Gene MarksJune 14, 2019