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As a mentor to startups, I see more and more startups that are really an individual professional, marketing themselves as a consultant or freelancer.

Women in business, politics, nonprofits, foundations, education and Gov. Steve Bullock’s annual Equal Pay for Equal Work Task Force converged — this time at Montana Tech — last weekend.

Electric-car maker Tesla is building a massive battery plant called the Gigafactory in the desert east of Reno, and is planning to hire 6,500 workers over the next eight years.

Female workers earn only 67 cents on the dollar paid to male workers.

"As a young professional it was very encouraging to hear from the strong women of the summit that if you do the proper work, you are completely in the right asking for proper pay. It felt really good to hear."

"It is a propitious time for women launching careers in academic science," the researchers declared.

This date symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year.

Mr. Price’s small, privately owned company is by no means a bellwether, but his unusual proposal does speak to an economic issue that has captured national attention: The disparity between the soaring pay of chief executives and that of their employees.

PowerHouse Montana Initiative aims to connect women with mentors, resources and opportunities through a searchable database.

Qualities associated with such "emotional intelligence" distinguish the best leaders in the world