Facts:
- Millions of U.S. women own businesses.
- These businesses are showing faster-than-average growth for jobs and revenue in seven of 13 major industries, including health care and social assistance.
- Health care and social services industry shows the second-fastest growth in women-owned firms.
- Many women go into health services because they have “work experience” in this area, serving as virtual chief health & wellness officers for their household.
- Women are leading and can lead in this industry as they make daily health-related decisions and experience diverse aspects of health care delivery.
- Women may become their own bosses partly in search of life-work balance: Big companies typically show less flexibility in scheduling, and traditional hiring practices shun gaps in employment history.
We were luck to interview 2 women pioneers listed in the infographic below {see the interviews}: Jessica Rios of iCouch.me and female duo at CoPatient.com, Katie Vahle and Rebecca Palm. There are so many other women doing awesome things in the healthcare and social sector, please share them with us? Who did we miss?
For a complete list of sources, please view the infographic.
Courtesy of: Health Care Colleges
Sources:
New OPEN Study Reports Growth of Women-Owned Businesses for 2012, American Express, March 2012
Women in Healthcare, Rock Health, January 2012
Women in Healthcare Report: 4% of CEOs, 73% of Managers, Forbes, July 2012
Dr Erowele is the Chief Editor & Director of Clinical Operations at CareNovateMag.com. Email her: info@carenovate.com, Follow her on Twitter@carerxpharmd
