How Latina Women Lean In-MainPhoto
How Latina Women Lean In-MainPhoto

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg

FOX Logo-ReducedJust as Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg launched her campaign to ban the word “bossy” in the name of female empowerment, a new study was released by the Pew Research Center that highlights the incredible strides made by Latina women, America’s fastest growing demographic. The study showed that Latina women are doing fine without Ms. Sandberg’s advice.

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Nearly 80 percent of Latina high school graduates are going on to college, surpassing even the impressive college-bound rates of their white, non-Latina counterparts. Meanwhile, the number of Latina-owned businesses has climbed 180 percent since 1997 and totaled 944,000 firms in 2013 — more than 1 in every 10 female-owned business in the country.

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