Women doing all the right things, still lag men in business

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For years now, the number of women in positions of power in corporate America has been stagnant, with gals unable to break 20 percent of the executive officer positions or corporate board seats.

If you read the career advice out there you’d think it’s all the fault of women themselves and not the entrenched gender bias in the workplace.

The thinking is that women don’t want it enough. They’re not doing the right things to get to the top. They’re slowing down their career to raise families.

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Another issue is women themselves. Many may not realize they face discrimination and as a result may not be fighting for equal opportunities, according to another recently released study by the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University titled “Opting Out or Denying Discrimination? How the Framework of Free Choice in American Society Influences Perceptions of Gender Inequality.”

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