> Women are responsible for between 70 and 80 percent (by some accounts, up to 85 percent) of all consumer purchases. > But we see a broken equation; in return

> Women are responsible for between 70 and 80 percent (by some accounts, up to 85 percent) of all consumer purchases. > But we see a broken equation; in return for our vital contributions to the health of the economy, we receive: > Lower pay which, if things stay the same, most experts project will be a reality for another 100+ years > Meager representation of women at corporate decision-making tables [...] It is interesting that the author draws these conclusions. The "pay gap" myth has been disproven but all refutations are ignored. The findings in this article can be taken to mean that women have a strong voice and representation in the economy, whether they have the responsibility in terms of visible faces in boards and CEO level or not. After all, the wife of a CEO (so far most are heterosexual and there's a strong propensity for Director-level and up to be married to women) has control over plenty of money in her personal life, going down to the wives of the men who work in the fields and factories. In the US and Europe, women occupy certainly quite a lot of mid-level and project-management positions at all age cohorts, so its not like they are only nurses and teachers. Its not uncommon to see a female manager lead a team of male developers. I just find it interesting that the article starts with rah rah girl power and comes to the conclusion that women don't have enough power.