African American Women Hit Glass Ceiling, Turn to Entrepreneurship

African American women often hit a glass ceiling in the corporate world. Now, many are turning to entrepreneurship as a way to move up. CBS News had the story yesterday (Tuesday, June 17th) and they use the word “entrepreneur” more times than I’ve ever heard any mainstream news org use it in the past.

Here’s the video:



When you think about it, the same reason that entrepreneurship appeals to these women- i.e. a basic lack of opportunity in the traditional workforce- is present in spades in rural communities as well.