Helping Women Advance in the Workplace

Helping Women Advance in the Workplace

Sara Manzano-Diaz

Director of the U. S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau

Council on Women and Girls

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/05/20/helping-women-advance-workplace

(These next few posts are looking into solutions for the issues of women in the workplace.) 

Women are often expected to be the caretakers of the home. In fact, that's a major reason that this issue is being discussed. But as we are in the 21st century, things have changed and "women [are] now making up almost half of our nation’s labor force." With this responsibility though, the responsibilities of making a happy home are not lessened. This often makes it difficult for women to put 100% into either their work or home life without getting completely worn down. 

Now, of course there is the possibility that husbands could do housework while wives work, but that's not what this article is about. And of course there are men that do help women at home, and for that, I commend you. But, yes, there are single working mothers who do not have anyone to help. This is where this solution comes into play. 

Barack Obama and Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis, have brought up the importance of workplace flexibility so that women can succeed in the workplace and in the home. It is a discussion that is beginning to reach employers across the United States.