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Why so few women at the top, still? (nytimes.com)
1 point by TWSS on Oct 9, 2011 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



"Overmentored and undersponsored" really resonated with me for two reasons - first, there aren't that many women in a position to act as sponsors (either as CEOs or angels), and second, because it's hard to ask someone to go all-in on you.

Women tend to showboat less than men, and want to let their work speak for itself. Unfortunately, it's never going to speak as loudly as an ace self-promoter.




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