“Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good.” ~ Charlotte Whitton There is no argument that the private club industry has been and continues to be dominated by men. Charlotte Witton’s exasperation stated above—while a gender
McMahon Group conducted a Pulse Survey of private club executives to understand more about how clubs engage men and women. There were 305 responses from club leaders with about three-quarters from golf and country clubs. Below are some highlights of the report:
Much attention has been placed on women and the continuously emerging and evolving role they have in the workplace, home and society. As societal norms and policies change, generating greater influence and opportunities for women, clubs must pay attention to key trends impacting the counterparts
It is no secret that golf leaders have taken great steps to draw women to the game—and they have done so with some success. Despite these efforts, roughly only 20 percent of golfers are female says the National Golf Foundation, but with millions of women
Women’s traditional role in society has been evolving for decades, and according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, almost 40 percent of working wives now earn more than their husbands. Women began graduating from college in greater numbers than men in 1985 and a recent article in USA
In some cases, “the more things change, the more they stay the same” is a true adage—especially with regard to the latest generation of Boomer moms and their now adult children. Recent studies show that adult children still rely heavily on their mothers, who not