Corporate Female Leader Stats Mirror Congress

By Kathy Groob | February 15, 2009

Catalyst, the nonprofit organization working to improve inclusiveness and expand business opportunities released their report on women leaders in Fortune 500 companies.  The statistics mirror the same low percentages of women in Congress.  Women in Congress – 17% Women Fortune 500 Board Members – 15% Percentage of women in the U.S. labor force: 46.3% Percentage…

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Meet the New Women in Congress

By Kathy Groob | February 11, 2009

Eleven new Congresswomen and two new female Senators were sworn into office with the 111th Congress. Kathy Dahlkemper (D)  – Congresswoman from Pennsylvania’s 3rd District, having beat out incumbent Congressman Phil English for the honor of representing the district. A long-time resident of Erie but a first-time campaigner, she and her husband, Dan have 5…

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