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Special Report: Women leaders make significant gains in defining the new normal in the U.S. workforce

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buzzz worthy. . . Recent stats punctuate the rise of women entrepreneurs  as significant economic drivers in business. The women's leadership summit "Sisterhood Confidential" will address ways to compete and grow from the trend in DC on October 3-5, 2013 The late James Brown sang a song that aptly contextualizes the current state of employment in America: "This is a man's world, but it wouldn't be nothin' without a woman or a girl." Those lyrics are true   indeed . Women are credited with having a significant impact on the economic growth of the nation as work optional households have declined. A new report suggests that of the 46.9% of employed women in the U.S. labor force, there are 8.6 million women owned businesses that play a part in sustaining America's economy. Further it showed women entrepreneurs are currently the fastest growing subset in the country, employing 7.8 million workers (Source: American Express Open).   At...