Women execs rarer in small firms
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Women are even less likely to be on the board of AIM listed companies than FTSE 100 giants, says Deloitte.
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During my climb up the corporate ladder, I saw some women who didnât have enough confidence and other women who might make a fight when there didnât need to be one.
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Businesswomen make up a growing percentage of the global workforce but are still under-represented in the boardroom.  With just 117 women among the 1,130 directors of the FTSE 100 companies, according to a recent survey (January 2007) by Cranfield University, it would need almost a fourfold increase in female representation to achieve gender equality.
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Women bosses in technology get plenty of bragging rights in a new Wall Street Journal ranking of the "Top 50 Women to Watch." [Missing Links]
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NEW YORK, Feb 14  - Female scientists, engineers  and product developers still face barriers in climbing the  career ladder due to a lack of role models, mentors and access  to networks, according to a new study.
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Business & money: A hundred years ago there was a greater proportion of women working in manufacturing than there is today. By Ashley Seager.
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Midlife women share their views on designing a fulfilling career and a balanced life.
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Most French women still find themselves less than equal in politics and the corporate world.
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Women in science and engineering are hindered by bias and Âoutmoded institutional structuresÂ in academia, an expert panel reported.
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New figures show that more women in the UK are setting up their own businesses than ever.
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By Marcia Heroux Pounds, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 9--Women are still trying to break the glass ceiling in Florida.   The second annual survey of Florida's women directors and executive officers is in, and the news is not much to cheer about.
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Although small businesses with a Web presence are still a minority, small business owners who do venture online say the experience is worth it, although it can have a steep learning curve.
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A lack of women in academic computer science positions as well as barriers to corporate advancement is creating a talent vacuum in the U.S., according to speakers at a conference on emerging technology taking place this week at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Ladies Who Launch, a womenâs network organization, sponsors meetings aimed at getting women with entrepreneurial ideas off on the right foot.
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Women working in the  entertainment industry have yet to break through the "celluloid  ceiling," making up just 15 percent of those in powerful  behind-the-scenes roles, according to a study released Thursday  by San Diego State University.
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MOSCOW, Nov 5 (IPS) - Several women leaders are hoping for a higher  representation in parliament after the Dec. 2 elections than the  present 10 percent.
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In Peru, Ines Gonzalez-Lehman directed a 14-person marketing team at a high-tech firm. After marrying an American and immigrating legally to the U.S., she found herself making copies and answering phones at the bottom of the corporate ladder.