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Essay on Women in International Business
Many business experts believe that in the twenty first century, women will rise to the top of the commercial world. They say women are better at working with people and are more sympathetic to the needs and feelings of their staff.In Women in Business, we see how five women made it to the top in the twentieth century. These women are famous all over the world. They are each from very different cultures and backgrounds but they all have one thing in common – success.
Coco Chanel started her working life as a dressmaker. She started up in business just at the time when women’s lives were changing dramatically. Because of the war, women in northern France suddenly needed clothes for a new kind of lifestyle – an active, working life outside of the home. And Coco Chanel designed them.Throughout her long career, she understood that fashion was not just about clothes but about the way people live their lives. Hanae Mori, by contrast, was married to a rich businessman before starting her own business. However, life as a housewife did not satisfy her. Inspired by Coco Chanel, she started making designer dresses for Japan’s film stars. Eventually she had more than 70 shops around the world, selling her designs that mixed ideas from east and west.
Anita Roddick’s opportunity came when her children were young and the family needed an income. Selling only natural products, Anita created a market for cheap cosmetics in re-usable bottles. Soon her small shop became a big company, but she stuck to her principles. She proved that big companies could help poor communities around the world by buying their products at a fair price. Anita Roddick questioned the old business ways of making a profit at any price.Oprah Winfrey started her career as a TV newsreader before becoming America’s most well-known chat show host with her own production company......
