Power women

I agree that we need examples, LOTS of them. I run Creacamp, a meeting group for women who are into creating a business or who have the wish to create one.

I found these kind of meetup to be too rare, men seems to network more easily, and i'm not the kind of entrepreneur or business women on high heels, so to find a group i could share with - creatives and serious, and at the same time open about our vulnerability and the places where we are stuck - was not obvious thing, that is why i created Creacamp, and twice a year it turns into a conference where creative womens running projects come to share about their process.

More examples we need...

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Sometimes necessity is the mother of invention.  A lot of those statistics relate to women who run businesses necessary for survival of the family.  If you look at micro loans across the world, they are often to women running all manner of small businesses - restaurant, shops, tailoring, cleaning etc - in order to support a family.  strong, powerful, and all that, YES.  but it doesn't necessarily negate the strength and power of women who are "comfortable" in life and choose not to start businesses, for whatever reason. 

There are people - male and female - who need to start businesses, and do.

Another question is what is the support  like for women who "want" to. I write about women entrepreneurs (in addition to being one, as a matter of "want" not "need,") and it's been really interesting looking at issues of funding and support in the angel and VC world for women.

If you're curious, here's a list of cool women-run VC backed companies ( http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/startherup/arch... ) in Seattle.  If you know of other cool examples - anywhere in the country - that i should be listing, let me know.  I love women entrepreneurs and am always looking for more! 

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Alyssa Royse
JUST CAUSE: ( http://www.justcauseit.com ) A Web Site To Save The World

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I was also really suprised - but i think as we say, when there is nothing to loose, someone can take more risks...

It is a sad realisation, to see that our own comfort is taking us away from taking life expanding chances!

m-c

My blog: http://www.mcturgeon.com/blog
Creacamp: http://www.creacamp.org

I never would have guessed that lower-income women are more likely to start businesses. It seems counter intuitive on some levels until you read the inc.com article.

Good to know. Thanks m-c! 

Maria
Chickable ( http://www.Chickable.com )
Life's a Chick Trip