Key Takeaways

1. While the gender pay gap exists, it has gone down slowly over time amongst employed women.

2. Many women either feel a pressure to focus on family responsibilities or pass up opportunities to be managers in the workplace.

1. Women who have acquired degrees in higher education are more likely to face discrimination than those without.

2. Around forty-two percent of women in the workplace have faced one of eight types of gender discrimination.

1. Women in the business world can help due to an abundance in soft skills like communication.

2. Having at least one woman in the executive level can increase the firm's valuation.

1. It is stated gender parity could increase global GDP by twenty percent.

2. Women in STEM careers only make up 28% of that industry, despite pushes for women to pursue STEM fields.

1. Some mothers may want to leave work to spend time with their children.

2. Other mothers may be forced to lessen or quit work duties so that they can take care of their children.

1. Sexual harassment doesn't always have to harbor sexual intentions - it could be women harassing other women, or men harassing men.

2. For federal law, you should report harassment 300 days after the event took place, and document as much as you can to help build your case.

1. Women might be seen as 'too soft' or 'bitchy' depending upon the criticism they give.

2. Most sexism against bosses is more subtle and passive rather than overt discrimination.

1. Thirty-eight percent of women have reported an experience of sexual harassment at work.

2. Employers can be held legally accountable even if the assault happened outside of the workplace.

1. Women who seek out a field that is competitive and inclusive tend to have more success.

2. Women who make 'big moves' (leaving a company or field) and 'bold moves' (trying to get a job above their experience level or with steep learning curves) will be more successful.

1. Women in labor unions tend to get paid more and have a less extreme pay gap than non-union members.

2. Women in labor unions can collectively bargain for better benefits like childcare and sick days to achieve more equality for all workers.