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The least-connected venture capital firms are the most likely to invest in women-led companies
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In celebration of International Women's Day, the Forte Foundation looks to increase female participation on corporate boards. Delete the scoop?
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What these have women have in common with you is that they are all striving for increased success and impact.
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How can women cultivate spectacular career success? Some of the world's most powerful women share their advice. Delete the scoop?
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Women are making a splash in business and they are supporting each other while doing so! A recent Mashable article revealed that women, in the United States, have been starting businesses at a higher rate than men for the last 20 years. Delete the scoop?
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Diversity on boards is critical to sustaining performance. Broadening the composition of the board increases the size of the candidate pool and, more importantly, helps expand perspectives at the top. Delete the scoop?
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Every time the word "sorry" is about to fly out of your mouth, think: Have I actually done something wrong, or has this just become a verbal tic? Here are three things that women often apologize for and what we can do to stop. Delete the scoop?
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Revisiting the American Dream: Is the U.S. Providing Fewer Opportunities to Get Ahead? by Knowledge@Wharton, the online business journal of the Wharton School. Delete the scoop?
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In 2011 three young women swept the top prizes of the first Google Science Fair. At TEDxWomen Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose and Naomi Shah described their extraordinary projects-- and their route to a passion for science. Delete the scoop?
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When new rules mandating seats for women on corporate boards go into effect in Europe next year, on which side will you be sitting? (Are gender quotas enough or companies need a major mentality change? Delete the scoop?
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The Vice President of the European Commission, Viviane Reding, says quotas are the only way to move women into the Board Room quickly enough. But will this really open the door? Delete the scoop?
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Men and women act differently at work, but that doesn't mean the women are wrong. Delete the scoop?
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Even a bad job can be a learning experience. Nine women tell us what they took away from the jobs that weren't for them. What did you learn from your worst job?
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You can learn much - even in not so great situation. Delete the scoop?
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Women are a driving force of economic growth in the US and around the world. The collective feminine buzz was palpable as more than 500 women gathered in Louisville. Delete the scoop?
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Like many other male dominated industries, the field of technology presents both challenges and opportunities for women today. Delete the scoop?
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A new study of global business refutes the notion of the queen bee — the often cited assertion that women are reluctant to help other women and will undermine each other to get ahead. Delete the scoop?
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When I think of top female entrepreneurs who have helped change the face of Silicon Valley, I think of Gina Bianchini. Delete the scoop?
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Diane Garnick, a former investment strategist at Invesco Ltd., said she is opening an asset management firm today that she hopes will help tilt the balance of the top Wall Street jobs more in favor of women. 
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We need someone to take a stand like this and of all people I am so happy it's Diane Garnick. I heard he speak once and she was very inspirational. --Does anyone know if they are hiring. I would love to work with her.
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I started on wall street 11 years ago and it was supposed to be the time of change for women. In my entire department we have one MD and it's me. Every time I try to promote someone who is a woman it's like fighting an uphill battle. I hope Clear Alternatives is an alternative to companies like mine.
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I was invited to attend a Breakthrough Leadership Lessons from Top Women Execs session sponsored by my company's HR leadership training department. (RT @BlakeLandau: gr8! Delete the scoop?
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Earlier this month I attended an amazing event called Shine with Ali Brown in Dallas Texas where hundreds of successful women gather to learn and inspire. Delete the scoop?
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A good mentor can steer you to professional success. But according to a survey by LinkedIn, nearly 1 out of 5 women say they've never had a mentor at work. Host Michel Martin discusses the findings with Linked-In's Nicole Williams. Delete the scoop?
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