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.
Why many retired women live in poverty. On average, senior women live on far less annual income than men. Gender inequality doesn't end at the workplace. For many women, the gender gap haunts them well into their retirement years, when far more women find themselves living in poverty. In fact, women are almost twice as likely as men to live below the poverty line during retirement, with single and minority women struggling the most (see chart).
The effect of this big push will be to reduce the share of the population living in poverty from 57% to 46%, while the proportion of those living in extreme poverty will fall from 37% to 24%. The share of female-headed household members living in poverty will similarly decline from 60% to 48% by 2012.