'It just suddenly narrows at the top': Advice for women seeking the C-suite

Focus on doing the right thing – not the easy thing

Tom Allen
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Women might be outnumbered at the C-level - for now - but they can still make a real impact
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Women might be outnumbered at the C-level - for now - but they can still make a real impact

Companies are moving forward on diversity, but there’s still a long way to go at the top.

The same stories are trotted out every year: women doing well; women doing poorly; calls for more diversity; and a never-ending stream of damning pay gap reports. You could be forgiven for think...

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