Tax Day: Americans Identify What Bothers Them Most About Their Taxes

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Today is Tax Day, a flagship day capping off a time of year that worries and excites Americans alike as they file their returns. A new study from the Pew Research Center, Top Frustrations With Tax System: Sense That Corporations, Wealthy Don’t Pay Fair Share, reveals what bothers Americans most about their taxes.

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Kathrine Switzer Returns to Boston Marathon 50 Years after Becoming the First Woman to Run It

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Today marks the 50th anniversary since Kathrine Switzer, at the time a 20-year-old Syracuse University student, became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon—Roberta Bingay Gibb had unofficially completed the race one year prior.

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Dress As Your Favorite Female Hero at the 2017 NAWRB Awards Gala!

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The NAWRB Roaring Thirty Awards honor the women leaders in the housing ecosystem making a difference with a seat at the table for women. These are trailblazers succeeding through unprecedented obstacles and demonstrating women’s power as influencers in business.

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Bad Company Culture Holds Women Back, Not Motherhood

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A recent report from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) dispels the myth that women’s ambition in the workplace decreases at the hands of motherhood, revealing that the lowering of women’s career goals is actually a result of company cultures failing to implement diversity and inclusivity.

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National Financial Capability Month 2017: How is Your Financial Literacy?

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April is National Financial Capability Month, 30 days dedicated to recognizing the importance of financial literacy for a stable future and teaching Americans to establish sound financial practices. Originating from initiatives to educate the youth on healthy financial habits, the Senate passed Resolution 316 in 2004 officially dedicating the fourth month of the year to financial literacy.

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Announcing the Inaugural NAWRB Certified Delegate Spokeswomen Graduating Class

Announcing the Inaugural NAWRB Certified Delegate Spokeswomen Graduating Class

The National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses (NAWRB) has launched a national Certified Delegate Spokeswoman Program. Industry veterans specializing in the housing ecosystem will bring laser focus to women’s economic issues with one, unified voice. The nature of the program will perpetuate nationwide collaboration to mitigate gender-based imbalances in the workforce and increase small business sustainability, especially women-owned.
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Women’s Retirement: An Uphill Battle

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Hindsight is 20/20, meaning that it is easier to examine—and determine the correct course of action in—a situation or event after it has taken place. This phrase emphasizes the importance of having foresight, to ensure that rather than lament the mistakes of the past; we make the correct decisions today to create a better tomorrow.

The lessons of hindsight in regards to women continue to be largely overlooked to this day. Women professionals have continually earned less, had less representation and possessed fewer opportunities than men. Currently, women earn a mere 79 cents for every dollar a man earns, translating to a formidable 27 percent gender wage gap. And for African American women and Latinas, who earn 60 and 55 cents for every man’s dollar respectively, the situation is even harder. Do women get to pay less for food and other necessities than men? No, they are forced to live under the same demands and circumstances with fewer means and resources.

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