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Aloha,
Women’s labor keeps businesses and families healthy and well-functioning. Yet Hawai‘i, like other states, has a stark gender pay gap, with the average male out-earning the average female by 50%. Women earn less than men across educational levels, and the gap gets worse as women reach their late twenties – coinciding with the average age of first childbirth, now 27 in Honolulu.
Each October, Hawaii Business Magazine’s wahine issue explores stubborn problems like this one, which is exacerbated by inadequate maternity leave. Navigating Hawai‘i’s Family-Leave Maze highlights the emotional and financial fallout of not having enough time off after childbirth, or enough money to stay afloat. It looks at efforts to introduce a more generous and inclusive paid family-leave plan, as well as companies that offer paid leave for their employees.
We also spotlight five daughters who stepped up to assume leadership positions in their family businesses, often starting at the bottom and learning every task and role.
The wahine issue looks at homeschooling families who are finding flexibility and positive results, a nonprofit that cultivates a pipeline of female talent to sit on boards, new rules dictating how homebuyers’ Realtors will be paid, a local real-estate developer making a splash in the Waikīkī hotel sector and more.
Hawaii Business Magazine uncovers important, original stories that affect Hawai‘i and its people. If you haven’t already, we hope you’ll consider subscribing to our print and digital publications, or purchase the October issue here.
Thank you for being a valued reader,
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