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10 Best Countries For Women In 2012 (Spoiler Alert: U.S. Did Not Make the Cut)

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According to Forbes, the 10 best countries for women in 2012 are: Iceland: Taking the top spot for the third year in a row, Iceland is “lauded for its women in political and economic positions of leadership.” Ireland has made great strides in closing the gender gap since 2006 when the WEC began measuring the Global Gender Gap.

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Women CEOs and the State of Female Executives [Infographic]

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According to Catalyst, women held just 2% of Fortune 500 CEO positions in 2011. Jump ahead to 2012 and women held a record 20 Fortune 500 CEO positions. What’s really happening to women executives in the business world? That means only 4% of Fortune 500 CEOs are currently women.

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10 Ways to be a Better Team Player :: Women on Business

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How can you maintain the integrity of the team and affect the outcome for the positive? Stay positive. Use the Polly-Ana approach and flip negatives into positives wherever possible. The most important asset you will ever have is the ability to positively influence people. Now what to do? Define your success.

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How Can We Increase the Number of Women on Corporate Boards?

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That’s despite the fact that there has been so much discussion about the need for boardroom diversity and more diversity in the C-suites, particularly for women to fill more of these positions. Almost half of F500 board seats in 2011 are occupied by directors without CEO experience. ” Ilene H.

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Be an Advocate for Yourself :: Women on Business

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Usually sponsors have more senior positions than mentors, and it is their responsibility to advocate for an individual and pull them up the ranks to a top level position in the company. The study shows that men receive more sponsorship than women and this has a direct relationship to the number of men promoted to top positions.

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Discrimination is an Equal Opportunity Offender

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Mark Henricks of American Express Open writes: A 2010 paper by a University of Colorado Denver Business School researcher found that attractive women encounter discrimination if applying for positions that are deemed “masculine” roles, such as director of finance or construction supervisor.

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MEN, WOMEN, & THE GLASS ESCALATOR

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CNNMoney.com reported that in 2011 there were 12 FORTUNE 500 companies headed by women (although that was down from 15 in 2010). Men, even when they work within female-dominated professions, are often pushed toward administrative tracks where they are the beneficiaries of unofficial mentoring by other men in leadership positions.

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