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WHETHER FOUNDERS, owners, or executives, we women have made some serious strides in education and the workforce in less than a century. We should be proud as we reflect on how far we have come and where we are going as we continue to push toward growth for future generations of little girls who will, certainly, run the world.
Our education is expanding. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a mere 11% of women held a bachelor’s degree or higher in 1970 and 34% of women did not even graduate from high school or obtain their GED. Less than 50 years later, in 2016, 42% of all women held a bachelor’s degree and only 6% did not receive a high school diploma or equivalent.
And our drive is growing too. The Bureau of Labor Statistics tells us that women are working more and more! In 1950, just one out of three women of working age were in the workforce, which equates to only around 34% of the population. As of 1998, this statistic jumped to nearly three out of five women, or 60% of the population.
Women are doing all of this while raising families. In 2016, over 61% of married-couple families with children were dualincome households. Shout out to all those working mamas who, based on 2011 data, were breadwinners in four out of ten US households. (In 1960, it was only one out of ten).
And, not only are we in the workforce, but we are founding and owning our businesses as well. According to the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council in 2018, there were 12.3 million women-owned businesses in America compared to only 402,000 in 1972. Just since 2007, women-owned businesses have increased by a whopping 58% while overall businesses grew by just 12%. Employment by women-owned businesses rose 21% while all other businesses declined by 0.8%. We start businesses, and people want to work for us! GEAUX TEAM. {Insert slow clap here} Do you hear me? We are beating national averages! Hug yourself. HARDER!
This is statistical proof that women are fantastic multitaskers! Because of this, we also tend to face a unique set of needs and challenges as we strive to juggle family, career, and a social life. There is a plethora of organizations created specifically to serve and support those needs, and we have a wide variety of them right here in the New Orleans Metro area. Check out our local chapters of these nationwide groups: National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Women’s Business Enterprise Council (WBENC), American Business Women’s Association (ABWA), and Executive Women International (EWI). In addition, many local Chambers of Commerce have women-specific networking groups, such as the New Orleans Chamber’s Women’s Business Alliance. And check out Fidelity Bank’s P.O.W.E.R. organization for women entrepreneurs.
Come on, let’s hear it for the girls!
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Tulane Dermatology
Innovators in the treatment of skin diseases, faculty physicians at Tulane University, Department of Dermatology, provide cutting-edge general dermatology care, as well as treatment of complicated dermatological problems. Led by Erin Boh, MD, Ph.D., the department offers expert treatments for psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and cosmetic dermatology. We also participate in cutting-edge clinical research involving cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, hidradenitis suppurativa, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. Our faculty are experienced in the most up-to-date therapies for common, as well as rare dermatologic diseases. Additionally, Tulane offers numerous surgical as well as nonsurgical treatments for skin cancer, including state-of-the art treatment in Mohs surgery for nonmelanoma skin cancers and other specialized treatments. We not only treat difficult dermatologic diseases, we also teach the next generation of clinical dermatologists. Tulane Dermatology provides consultative services and medical expertise to patients throughout the state and the entire gulf coast region. Our dermatologists are experts in phototherapy, photopheresis and can provide unique biologictargeted treatments for skin diseases. We offer mole mapping for those individuals who are concerned about ever-changing moles, those who have melanoma and those who are possibility at risk for melanoma. We use a high tech system designed to consistently map and track moles over an extended course. This enables our physicians to be one step ahead to provide the proper medical care and advice.
All of our doctors are board certified in Dermatology by the American Academy of Dermatology. We currently practice at two locations in the greater New Orleans Metropolitan area, and one location on the north shore, in Covington, LA. To schedule an appointment at our New Orleans clinic, please call 504-988-1700. To schedule an appointment at our Covington clinic, please call 985-893-1291.
