Shirley Quastler

Women In Business: Hitting A Raw Nerve

 

There was a major piece of evidence missing in what was otherwise a well-conceived work: corporate culture has rarely encouraged female participation throughout history. Consider that 20 years ago, women like me were being encouraged to study humanities in college by women who were teachers (probably the only profession wide open to women, other than the world's oldest). Female role models, other than in the traditional occupations, rarely existed. I thought Betty Crocker had it all!

In the recent past, all that has changed for the better. Put things in perspective. Give the U.S. woman some credit; she has come a long way in a short time.