Is there room at the top?
Tags: SEX discrimination against women; SEX discrimination in employment; WOMEN -- Employment; WOMEN executives; WORK environment; HACKNER, Helen M.
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- Men will be boys. Perry, Susan // Columbia Journalism Review;Jan/Feb1981, Vol. 19 Issue 5, p7
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- Japanese women refuse to bow to job discrimination. Barr, Cameron W. // Christian Science Monitor;8/16/95, Vol. 87 Issue 183, p1
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- SEX DISCRIMINATION IN PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT: A CASE STUDY. Osterman, Paul // Industrial & Labor Relations Review;Jul79, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p451
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- Women, Water, + Leadership: Are We Making Progress? Stroope, Saundra; Hagemann, Bonnie // T+D;Mar2011, Vol. 65 Issue 3, p50
Are women making progress in leadership roles? It's a reasonable question. There are currently 15 Fortune 500 companies run by women�the same number as last year, though some of the names have changed. Katharine Graham of The Washington Post was the first female executive to run a Fortune 500...
