Effective status meetings lead to successful projects. Like a pump at a water station, you--the consultant leading a project--are the one who has to keep everything moving. Follow these guidelines to ensure that your team's project flows smoothly. One of the most valuable tools you have as a project manager is a weekly project status meeting. I approach any significant project by holding weekly project updates. These status meetings help: The new project members develop as a team. Me, as the project manager, identify weaknesses early enough to make corrections.
The latest census figures show that in the U.S. women are more likely to live in poverty than men, particularly if theyâre raising families alone. In total, 14.5 percent of American women lived in poverty in 2012, compared to 11 percent of men. At every age women are more likely to be poor than men.
Older women have much higher rates of poverty than older men. Poverty rates for women 65 and older were nearly double those of men in the same age group in almost every year from 2001 to 2009. In 2001, the poverty rate for men 65 and older was roughly 6 percent, compared with 12 percent for women. By 2009, those rates had edged up to 7 percent for men and 13 percent for women. Older singles are more likely to live in poverty than older couples.