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You're
in luck. There is a great organization
- Catalyst - in NYC that
works directly with women executives
and CEO's. They have also done
numerous studies on this. Their
number is #212-777-8900. - Amy
Other
ideas from members of Feminist.com:
9to5, National Association of Working
Women 414-274-0925
Department of Labor, Women's
Bureau: 202-219-6667
Heidrick and Struggles
(they do surveys on women and
work): 212-867-9876
Reports: "Corporate Women
Officers" 1986
"New Diversity: Women and Minorities
on Corporate Boards" 1988
NAFE
(National Association of Female
Executives): 212-477-2200
National Commission on Working
Women: 202-737-5764
NAWBO (National Association
of Women Business Owners): 301-608-2590
NYC chapter: 212-779-7504
National Foundation for Women
Business Owners: 301-495-4975
SBA (Small Business Administration):
202-606-4000
Women in Financial Development:
212-501-9354
According
to Working Women Magazine
(1996), there are only two female
CEOs of Fortune 1000 companies.
They are listed because they
own their own business. They
are Linda Wachner (Warnaco)
and Marianne Sandler (Golden
West Financial). In other words,
they are the only two women
who head up large publicly traded
companies in the U.S. (This
poll did not count women-owned
businesses per se. Only Fortune
1000.)
According
to NAWBO, there are nearly
8 million women-owned businesses
in the U.S. so far in 1996.
They generate $2.3 trillion
in sales and employ 1 in 4 U.S.
workers -- that's 18.5 million
Americans.
As
far as your question on political
events that helped women in
management. Hmmmm, that's a
VERY broad topic. You might
want to make your scope a little
narrower. Do you mean purely
political events? Or do you
mean how specific legislation,
public policy, current events
and/or social-justice movements
helped women? In any case, good
luck with your essay!
—Amy
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