Taking Care of Business

Listen up ladies! It’s time to slip into your business attire, freshen up your resume, roll your shoulders back and hold your up head high. Confidence, intelligence and ambition are essential components to gaining rank and respect in the working world. You’ve got to dress for success, showcase your skills and prove to the business market that you’ve got the power and knowledge to soar as a female in the workforce, reach great heights in your career and know what it takes to run a successful, efficient and prosperous company.

On Tuesday four national distinguished female executives visited the Monfort College of Business for the Women in Business Forum to encourage and empower female students. They discussed how to network with reputable business leaders, market in a tough economy and establish a rich foundation for achievement.

The event was sponsored by UNC’s Students in Free Enterprise team. The WRC helped promote the event by passing out flyers and posting information on their website.

I think it’s crucial for UNC to continue to host important and informative events that are beneficial and motivating for women. The rise of economic empowerment among women has been one of the most extraordinary revolutions over the past five decades. Instead of being dependent on men, women are taking control over their own fiscal fate and choosing top professions.

According to the United States Department of Labor, in 2008 women accounted for 51 percent of all workers in the high-paying management, professional, and related occupations. It also states that women outnumbered men in such occupations as financial managers, human resource managers, education administrators, accountants and auditors and budget analysts.

These stats should encourage and inspire females everywhere! As Eleanor Roosevelt said, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”