 The Center for Women's Business Research, a non-profit organization, found that Generation X mothers are the most likely to work from home.The center also reports that between 1997 and 2004, employment at female-owned companies grew by 24.2%, more than twice the rate of the 11.6% logged by all businesses.Types of businesses that WAHPs may engage in include telecommuting for corporations, freelancing on project such as articles, graphic design or consulting, or working as an independent contractor, running home-party businesses, managing complete companies from home, and providing valuable business and marketing support.