The Daily Stat: China Produces Outsized Numbers of Super-Rich Women

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile JANUARY 31, 2013 China Produces Outsized Numbers of Super-Rich Women Half of the world's women who have earned—not inherited—billion-dollar fortunes are in China, according to Reuters. One reason may be that China's family structure helps women get to the top: Close connections between generations mean grandmothers often help raise grandchildren, and there's little stigma for Chinese mothers who don't take care of their children. Source: The 99% Matriarchy Share Today's Stat: FEATURED PRODUCT HBR Guide to Better Business Writing Ebook Now Available Is your writing holding you back? When you're fumbling for words and pressed for time, you might be tempted to dismiss good business writing as a nicety. But it's a skill you must cultivate to succeed: You'll lose time, money, and influence if your e-mails, proposals, and other important documents fail to win people over. Writing expert Bryan A. Garner gives you the tools you need to express your ideas clearly and persuasively so clients, colleagues, stakeholders, and partners will get behind them. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: BEST SELLERS HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations HBR Guide to Better Business Writing HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done PREVIOUS STATS Reaffirming Your Core Values Helps You Perform Better After 9/11, Road Deaths Rose as Americans Avoided Flying The Fourth Great MBA Applicant Interviewed on a Given Day Is Less Likely to Get a High Score Google Discovers the Optimal Lunch-Line Waiting Time If You're a Specialist, You're a Victim of Bias Why You Should Emphasize Your Potential Rather Than Your Achievement on Your CV A Fishy Smell Makes People More Suspicious Social Exclusion Makes People Value Money More Airlines Discount Tickets That Are Bought on Weekends Telecommuters Are More Productive on Creative Tasks, Less on Dull Ones Introducing Mobile ManageMentor Powered by the proven content of Harvard ManageMentor™ iTunes >> Android >> UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "The Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. OPT OUT If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2013 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)