Women STILL Struggle

Although women have come extremely far in the world of business, some say they are still running behind. In most areas, women are right on point, achieving the same feats as any man. Women have piloted around the world, created impacting inventions, governed countries, created and performed music, and so much more. But why are women still viewed under men, as a lower race even? Just like the color of one's skin should not affect the view of a person, neither should someone's gender. And just like the color of one's skin has taken numerous decades to subside trial and negative aspects, so does one's gender. According to Forbes Magazine's ranking of the twenty richest people in the world, women do not show up until an alarming #12 ranking. This is preposterous when one realizes that these women are doing the same things in the work world as men, yet they are still earning less money .

Diversity Among Victory

This is the Forbe's magazine edition of the 100 most powerful women in the world for 2006. Notice the diversity among the women's professions: Chancellor's of countries, executives, entrepreneurs, company chairmen, and the list only goes on. There is now as much diversity in the businesswomen of the world as the businessmen of the world.

O is for Oprah

Think of the most powerful women of today. What comes to mind? Probably Oprah Winfrey, for her face is everywhere. Her talk show has dominated the homes of over forty-two million viewers a week as well as being broadcast in 144 countries around the world. Not only did she host a talk show which proved to take the number one spot for twenty-tree consecutive seasons, but in 1988 she became the third woman in the American entertainment industry to to own her own production studio. The studio, named Harpo Productions Inc., produces her show along with many others. Oprah Winfrey has not only surpassed all expectations on television, but has founded and produced "O, the Oprah Magazine", and created a film devision for her company. Harpo filmes has been involved in films such as "The Great Debaters" and 2009's "Precious". Oprah herself has both acted in films such as "The Color Purple" and "Before Women Had Wings", as well as speaking for animated films like "Charlotte's Web", "Bee Movie", and "The Princess and the Frog".

Expanding her franchise even more, Oprah is an online leader in websites for her show as well as her book club. She is a philanthropist, television program creator (The Dr. Oz Show), satellite radio programmer, and Broadway producer for "The Color Purple" which began its run in 2005 and continues to run throughout the country today. From all of this, Oprah has received over forty Daytime Emmy Awards for different aspects of her show. Aside from that, she was named one of the "100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century" in 1998, has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, and among a large number of other awards, in 2009 she was named by Time Magazine to be one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Now that's something to talk about.

The Start of Something Good

Overshadowed by a closed-minded world of men, women began to emerge into the business world beginning in the 1500's. Anne Bradstreet was the first woman to become a published writer in 1587 with her book of poems,"The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America". A mere fifty seven years later, visual art followed. Henrietta Johnston began working as a portrait artist in South Carolina, becoming the first professional woman artist in America. Fast forward to 1896 and women have emerged in politics, have become lawyers, gone to college, and have even become renowned film directors. But these centuries of women were only the beginning, for women would not only begin to emerge in all aspects of the business world, but would later begin to dominate it.