Gender remains a key issue in workforce diversity throughout the world.Women now hold powerful positions in many companiesall over the world. However, the "gender gap is yet to be closed when it comes to salary issues, working conditions, and political power," (Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff, Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd ed., Pearson, 2006,p. 121). "Women are as educated as men, but still only earn about80 cents for every dollar that men earn. Although the gap is shrinking, corporate America's'glass ceiling'still makes it extraordinary difficult for women to advance to top managerial positions and pay scales," (Rowntree, p. 121). In the United States, "men are three times more likely than women to be high wage earners ($75,000 or more). Even more daunting is the fact that women head the vast majority of poorer single-parent families in the United States; more than 40 percent of these women are unwed mothers," (Rowntree, p. 121).

Research one woman who has made a difference in worldeconomic, political, or culturalissues. Answer the following questions:

1. Who is this woman?

2. What country is she from?

3. How has she made a difference in economic, political, or cultural issues?

Directions:

1. Write at least 150 words describing the woman you researched in a word document.

2. Make sure to cite your source in your journal article.

Tip:

1. Check out these websites (and others) for more information:

Glass Ceiling Information

Glass Ceiling for Hispanics, African Americans and Asians