Sixty years ago, women were barely a blip in the workforce.
In 1963, a full-time working woman earned just 59 cents for every dollar a man made — about $3,600 a year (roughly $32,000 today).
Most were boxed into low-paying jobs — secretaries, housekeepers, caretakers. Society told us our place was in the home, not the boardroom.
But women had other plans.
Fast forward to today, and the story looks very different.
Women now make up nearly half of the workforce. We’re not just clocking in. We’re rising up.
In 2023, the median income for women hit $51,226, a 60% leap since the 1960s. That’s faster growth than men.
We’re taking over industries that used to shut us out — medicine, law, finance, tech.
Over a third of top roles in law and medicine now belong to women. And in business? We’re leading the charge.
Women-owned businesses are growing at nearly double the rate of those owned by men.
We’re not just participating. We’re transforming.
Sixteen percent of women are now the primary breadwinners in their families, triple the rate from 1972.
We’re building brands, creating wealth, and showing the next generation what’s possible.
But let’s be real, the gap still exists.
Women earn just 82.7 cents for every dollar a man makes.
Since 1967, that gap has cost women $61 trillion.
That’s not a stat. That’s a wake-up call.
Even now, we face barriers — pay gaps, the motherhood penalty, limited funding, and bias.
But we’re not backing down.
We’re turning living rooms into boardrooms. Leading teams with toddlers on our hips. Making big decisions and still remembering the grocery list.
This isn’t about waiting our turn. It’s about owning our place, right now.
Every woman negotiating her salary. Every founder building from scratch. Every mom balancing both worlds.
She’s part of a bigger shift.
One that’s changing what leadership looks like. What power sounds like. What success really means.
This isn’t a moment. It’s a movement.
We’ve built empires on less. Imagine what we’ll do with more.