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Gender equality is so pervasive in today’s modern workplace that many often forget that there are still industries
out there that maintain a boys club attitude. That’s why this story on a rise in female car dealers is such an
interesting one. Since 1990 the percent of female dealership owners rose from 2.9 to 7 percent in 2004. Of course the
story throws out our favorite statistic that women act alone or take part in approximately 80 percent of all car
purchases. So why aren’t they the ones selling the cars? Now it seems more are. In a show of the importance on women
owners, GM launched a “women’s retail initiative” to add more women owners to their dealership ranks.