Women mean business: be it for financial reasons, self-esteem or just the need to keep themselves productive and occupied, women today are taking gigantic steps into the mean, competitive realm of business.

Swiss News › Nbr. 2003, June 2003

Author: O'Brien, Tom

Position:: Money

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Women mean business: be it for financial reasons, self-esteem or just the need to keep themselves productive and occupied, women today are taking gigantic steps into the mean, competitive realm of business.

The situation of women in business is changing in Switzerland. However, the pace is slower here than that in other European countries. As compared to a few years back, today, many more women are joining the workforce and continuing to work even after starting a family. A study in 2001 revealed that among women with children under 15 years of age, 74 per cent were professionally active, although mos...

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