Recently I came across an article by Jennifer Pollak, writer of the Daily 49er and found an interesting article. It addressed the issue of how although the amount of women enrolling in colleges in California is up, the chances of them landing a job as head of a company is still a long shot in this state.
Statistically only six women out of 200 men hold executive positions at corporations in this state, Pollack wrote. Even though females are aggressively taking over colleges nation wide, they are still struggling to find their place in the working world.
Is is because we don't have the aggressive nature of men that is necessary to thrive as a top executive? Or perhaps our gender still holds on to the old fashioned ideology that women go to college to meet smart successful men to marry. What ever the reason for this trend it is slightly disturbing.
As a female college student (not hoping for a genius from the Engineering Department to come sweep me off my feet) this means there is a struggle ahead.
Are all my dreams and ambitions that seem so realistic now going to end when I walk up to the podium, accept my diploma and end my college career? Or, are these statistics skewed by variables not being accounted for?
If you are interested in checking out the whole article click HERE.
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