Unveiling the Hidden Hurdles: What Female Entrepreneurs Face That No One Talks About
Another challenge that female entrepreneurs face is a lack of business networking opportunities. While it’s not completely necessary for women to connect with one another to achieve financial success, women aiming to open businesses or expand their operations can greatly benefit from a network of professional women who have gone before them.
Where We Stand Now
Ultimately, the state of women’s rights and the way society views women in the United States seems to be on an upward trend, for the most part. With every passing year and every new generation, total equality becomes a more realistic conclusion. Certainly, things have improved since the Colonial Age, but there’s still a long way to go, and progress is certainly slower than we’d like it to be. For example, it took until 2009 for the emergence of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Restoration Act — a federal mandate that allows victims of pay discrimination to file a complaint with the government against their employer 180 days after their last paycheck.
