But as far back as the late 1940s, women have been upwardly mobile in the work force. During that same era, the women's movement and the accessiblity of birth control changed the way women were viewed. Both the country's changing economic structure and the restructuring of families have made it more acceptable for women to work, Ms. Smith said. A recent U.S. Census Bureau report showed women at the helm in three out of every 10 American households. The report also revealed that women own 15.9 percent of the businesses in America and share ownership of an additional 18.7 percent with men.
Women run one-third of the private business sector.
I bring my lunch to work. The census bureau reports more than half of all mothers with infants return to the labor force after giving birth. Ms. Trujillo said uncertainty over today's economic structure is a factor. She said women used to equate men with financial security. Ms. Trujillo said she believes in marriage but doesn't think women should feel that men are their only means of support.