Next big global market: Unhappy women

The Christian Science Monitor reports:

In the United States and elsewhere, women say there is a gender gap that goes beyond differences in pay between men and women – there’s also a gap between women’s progress and their own hopes and expectations.

That’s the conclusion of a newly released survey of 12,000 women in 21 nations.

As women work more and grow more educated, they are becoming more economically powerful. But that isn’t buying happiness. The new survey, conducted by the Boston Consulting Group, finds that many females globally say they are overworked, overextended – and desperate for more time to manage their lives.

Some 48 percent of those surveyed say they feel pressure related to managing household finances. A similar percentage cite the stress of juggling a busy schedule.

An interesting story.