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The Broad Experience: Women, Work, and Sex

| June 2, 2013
The Broad Experience: Women, Work, and Sex

In the newest segment of The Broad Experience, a show on women, workplace, and success, Ashley Milne-Tyte, a regular contributor to Femme-O-Nomics, talks about the bedroom activity- or lack thereof- of professional women.

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Hedge-Fund Billionaire Says Children Kill Women’s Focus

| May 30, 2013

Paul Tudor Jones II says children are the reason why there are so few women in the world of macro trading. The reactions on the hedge fund billionaire’s controversial statements in this post.

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Mars and Venus at work

| May 25, 2013
Mars and Venus at work

Can we reduce the lack of advancement of women in the workplace to a colossal case of misunderstanding? Leah Eichler dissects the value of gender intelligence in the workplace.

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Inability to self-promote holds women back: Conference Board of Canada

| May 18, 2013
Inability to self-promote holds women back: Conference Board of Canada

The latest Conference Board of Canada report reveals that while women have what it takes to become effective leaders, they don’t advance to the top because they lack the ability to self-promote.

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Distilling the value of networking

| May 18, 2013
Distilling the value of networking

Networking for women requires more effort than simply talking business over coffee. Leah Eichler explains why.

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Warren Buffett: “Women are a major reason we will do so well”

| May 10, 2013
Warren Buffett: “Women are a major reason we will do so well”

Here’s a summary and the reactions– both positive and negative– of Warren Buffet’s essay on women and the workplace.

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Time for Canada to make a bold statement on board diversity

| April 27, 2013
Time for Canada to make a bold statement on board diversity

Canada is a late comer in the global party on board diversity but this gives her the opportunity to make a dramatic entrance, Leah Eichler argues. Her unsolicited advice to the advisory council who are due to come up with recommendations in the fall? Be precedent-setting bold.

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The Broad Experience: Leaning In

| April 20, 2013

In the newest segment of the Broad Experience, a show on women, workplace, and success, Ashley Milne-Tyte , a regular contributor to Femme-O-Nomics, leans in.

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Women at the top: Are we there yet?

| April 20, 2013
Women at the top: Are we there yet?

Despite the many studies that support the various benefits that companies can derive from having more women in senior leadership positions, females at the top are still a rarity. Leah Eichler cites the reasons why.

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Lean In or Lean Out? Let’s All Lean Forward

| March 26, 2013
Lean In or Lean Out?  Let’s All Lean Forward

Despite the kerfuffle that has accompanied the release of her book Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg certainly deserves kudos for spending a lot of her time and reputational capital by bringing the issues of women’s advancement to the fore, argues Stephanie MacKendrick.

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