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EDITOR’S NOTE







                                                                             he business world today is competitive.
                                                                             It’s  full  of  fierce,  educated,  and
                                                                       Tmotivated  people.  For  some  people,
                                                                       it’s tough to rise to the top and for some
                                                                       people, it comes much easier. It’s not always
                                                                       about hard work! One might ask for a map
                                                                       to the yellow brick road, but few people are
                                                                       ever provided with it. Most people are stuck
                                                                       in an ocean making calculated guesses as
                                                                       to how they can reach land. Which route is
                                                                       the best? How much school is enough? How
                                                                       many certificates of accreditation is enough?
                                                                       How much work experience is enough? All of
                                                                       us ask these questions attempting to navigate
                                                                       our ships in a competitive world where only
                                                                       a few individuals ever get to their targeted
                                                                       career position. And how many of those in
                                                                       leadership positions are women?


                                                                       When we speak of top management the first
                                                                       thing that comes to mind is the CEO. If you
                                                                       had to quickly name three CEO’s off the top
                                                                       of your head who would they be? I’m sure
                                                                       many of you would have said  Bill  Gates,
                                                                       Steve  Jobs,  or  Michael  Dell.  There  is an
                                                                       un-shocking statistic that the vast majority
                                                                       of people  who hold  top  management
                                                                       positions are men.  There are many more
        Addressing                                                     weeds women need to cut through to reach
                                                                       the top of their respective fields. The list of
        The Next Generation                                            challenges that women face are exponential.
                                                                       The following are what many would believe
        Women                                                          to be the top three challenges. Women have
                                                                       faced  discrimination  towards  their  gender,
                                                                       their ability to be assertive, and some people
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