Move over Men!

I awoke this morning prepared to write about a couple of articles in the most recent Economist about the new role of women in the workforce. As I was reading through the other blogs I follow (about 70 of them), I found that Tom Peters had beat me to it! I encourage you to read his post here, as he has a couple of great quotes. Here are a few of my favorite lines:

• The increase in female employment in the rich world has been the main driving force of growth in the last couple of decades. These women have contributed more to global GDP growth than have either new technology or the new giants, India and China.
• Women are becoming more important in the global marketplace not just as workers, but also as consumers, entrepreneurs, managers and investors.

And here are a couple of articles that I ran across recently that reinforce the impact women are having in today's world:

• This article from Orange County, CA about a very successful business woman, Melinda Masson, who mentions applying servant-leadership principles not only within her organization but her family as well. A great quote that she shares: "Reflection is an overlooked opportunity to create focus in our fast-paced society" Well said!
• An educator with an amazing story of ending up homeless as a child for 4 1/2 years and who is now doing amazing things in her community around Midland, TX. Make sure to read the comments at the bottom from former students. Inspiring!