1B Women in Business Month
Every October, 1Berkshire honors Women in Business by shining the spotlight on business owners, organization leaders, and employees who identify as a woman throughout our region.
Tag 1Berkshire and Use the #WomeninBiz Hashtag
Are you a Berkshire Woman in Business? Post about it on social and tag 1Berkshire and use the #WomeninBiz hashtag for a chance to be shared/featured. THANK YOU to all the people who identify as a woman in business here #intheberkshires!
Read About The 2023 1Berkshire Member #WomeninBiz
All 1Berkshire members who identify as a woman, are invited to share what they most enjoy and value about being #womeninbiz here in the Berkshires. Read some of their thoughts and stories by clicking the button.
Read About The 2022 1Berkshire Member #WomeninBiz
1Berkshire members who identify as a woman shared what they most enjoy and value about being #womeninbiz here in the Berkshires. Read some of their thoughts and stories from 2022 by clicking the button.
#WomeninBiz Soundtrack
Check out our #WomeninBiz playlist on Spotify, curated by the women of 1Berkshire. These upbeat tunes are full of get-it-done attitude and working women solidarity. Take a listen now!
WIB Quick Fact 1
Women earn $0.82 for every $1.00 a man earns.WIB Quick Fact 1
“In 2022, women earned an average of 82% of what men earned, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of median hourly earnings of both full- and part-time workers. These results are similar to where the pay gap stood in 2002, when women earned 80% as much as men.” – Pew Research Center
WIB Quick Fact 2
More than 11.6 million U.S. firms are owned by women.WIB Quick Fact 2
“Women business owners own over 12 million businesses and employ over 10.1 million workers. Advocacy’s infographic uses the most recent Census Bureau data to show the contributions of women-owned businesses to the U.S. economy.” – U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy
WIB Quick Fact 3
6.4 million firms are majority-owned by women of colorWIB Quick Fact 3
“About 6.4 million women-of-color-owned businesses in the U.S. employ 2.4 million people and generate $422.5 billion in revenues annually.” – Ecommerce Tips,