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>> WHAT?
>> WELCOME BACK.
MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
.
SO THERE'S NO BETTER TIME THAN
NOW TO HIGHLIGHT HOW IT'S OFTEN
WOMEN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY
TO GREATER HEIGHTS.
>> LET'S CALL IT THE SHOW
ECONOMY.
>> IN TONIGHT'S BY THE NUMBERS,
WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES, 17%
INCREASE IN NEW OPENINGS
IN 2023.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO DATA FROM
YELP.
THERE WAS A 44% INCREASE
IN WOMEN OWNED HOTELS
AND TRAVEL BUSINESSES, MAKING
THAT THE NUMBER ONE SECTOR
OF GROWTH WOMEN.
ON THE BOOKSHELVES, FEMALE
AUTHORS ACCOUNTED FOR SEVEN OF
THE TEN BESTSELLING BOOKS
IN THE PAST YEAR.
TOP CITY FOR WOMEN OPENING
NEW BUSINESSES.
AUSTIN, TEXAS SEEING A 34% JUMP
IN WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES THIS
YEAR, AGAIN, ACCORDING TO YELP.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EIGHT
YEARS, FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
IN 2023 REMAIN BELOW MALE
UNEMPLOYMENT FOR EVERY
SINGLE MONTH OF THE YEAR.
STILL, WOMEN EARN ONLY $0.82
ON THE DOLLAR COMPARED TO MEN.
A NUMBER BEEN FLAT FOR THE LAST
20 YEARS.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO PEW
RESEARCH.
SOCIOLOGISTS, AN ECONOMIST,
PREDICT THE EARNING POWER
OF WOMEN IN.
THE U.S. WILL ONLY CONTINUE
TO GROW A PRIME REASON.
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