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  2. Female entrepreneurs - Wikipedia

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    In 1972, women-owned businesses accounted for 4.6 per cent of all U.S. businesses—that was about 1.5 million self-employed women. That number increased to 2.1 million in 1979 and 3.5 million in 1984. In 1997, there were about 5.4 million women-owned businesses and in 2007, that number increased to 7.8 million.

  3. Madam C. J. Walker - Wikipedia

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    Madam C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove; December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist.Walker is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records. [1]

  4. Women Employed - Wikipedia

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    Women Employed's first major public event, attended by over 200 women, was a meeting of 26 of Chicago's leading corporations to discuss fair employment policies for women. [3] In its first year, WE published Working Women in the Loop – Underpaid, Undervalued , an investigation that used 1970 U.S. Census data on wages and employment patterns ...

  5. 15 Self-Employment Tax Deductions You Should Know - AOL

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    Here are a few of the most common self-employment tax deductions: 1. Self-Employment Tax Deduction. If you’re self-employed, you will end up paying more Social Security and Medicare tax than an ...

  6. 20 Richest Women in America Right Now - AOL

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    These women are living life at the top. Tamara Gustavson, $5.5 Billion. The richest person in Kentucky, Tamara Gustavson can claim a top spot in America as well, thanks to the self-storage company ...

  7. Women in the workforce - Wikipedia

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    In Southern Asia, Western Asia, and Africa, only 20% of women work at paid non-agricultural jobs. Worldwide, women's rate of paid employment outside of agriculture grew to 41% by 2008. [18] One of the main forms of paid employment for women worldwide is actually a traditional one, that of the market "hawker".

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  9. Pink-collar worker - Wikipedia

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    In 1973 the average salaries for women were 57% compared to those of men, but this gender earnings gap was especially noticeable in pink-collar jobs where the largest number of women were employed. [43] Women were given routine, less responsible jobs available and often with a lower pay than men.