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There are distinct perception gaps between genders and among managerial levels in how effective organizations are when it comes to recruiting, developing and retaining women, according to a February 2012 survey by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. Although women make up more than half of the labor force in »»

Last month, the Harvard Business Review published an article entitled "Are Women Better Leaders than Men?" In it, the CEO of US leadership development consultancy Zenger Folkman, Jack Zenger, and the company's president, Joseph Folkman, found that every one of the 7280 business leaders they surveyed – from executives and managers to supervisors and individual »»

While some women have clawed their way to the top in the male-dominated information technology sector, others continue to turn to networking and support groups for help, prompting one organisation to call for a national initiative to recruit and retain women. From HP and IBM global chiefs Meg Whitman and Virginia Rometty to Microsoft Australia's »»

Raise your hand if you hate politics: The shady, behind-the-scenes deal-making. The tradeoffs where neither party is satisfied. The game-playing that leaves us feeling disillusioned. And we're not even talking about Washington. Office politics have gotten a bad a rap for some very good reasons. Just ask a woman. Over a multi-year period we examined »»

Raise your hand if you hate politics: The shady, behind-the-scenes deal-making. The tradeoffs where neither party is satisfied. The game-playing that leaves us feeling disillusioned. And we're not even talking about Washington. Office politics have gotten a bad a rap for some very good reasons. Just ask a woman. Over a multi-year period we examined »»