Some women avoid the glass ceiling by becoming entrepreneurs. Contact three female entrepreneurs or business owners and ask them some questions that pertain to owning their own business. Start with your own network of family and friends and the entrepreneurship center at the business school at your university or a professor who teaches entrepreneurship. You could also contact the Chamber of Commerce in your city. Here are some questions to pose in your interviews: Why did you decide to start your own business? What have you learned from the experience of being an entrepreneur? When is the best time in one’s career to start a business? Why do you think there is a growing trend among professional women to start their own businesses? Now that more women are becoming CEOs of large corporations, do you think there are fewer obstacles for women to advance to the top of organizations? After you complete your interviews, summarize the results. What seem to be the key advantages of being a business owner? Do you think that male entrepreneurs would provide the same answers to your questions? Did any of the women you spoke with bring up gender issues related to their former employer as motivations for their career change? Be prepared to share your findings.