'American women spend about 60 percent more time on housework and child care than men. Those building companies are not exempt.'
polled more than 600 female founders around the world to hear what they think about the economy, politics, their futures--and what their days are really like. Here are their responses.Entrepreneurs are notoriously optimistic. The women in this survey are no exception. But their more pessimistic views about the economy may become important later: Ninety percent said the economy will be either"extremely" or"very" important in deciding their vote in 2020.
But at least one veteran female CEO has found her silver lining in a looks-crazed culture:"One of the many benefits of being older is that there's a lot less pressure on you to be 'hot.'"Presidential leanings from the female respondents skewed much more Democratic than those of the Inc. 5000 CEOssurveyed. Asked for their preferred presidential candidates, women ranked Donald Trump 10th, only slightly ahead of Democratic candidate/New Age-y writer Marianne Williamson.
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