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IN THEORY
THE SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL
FEMALE NETWORKERS
Four behaviors set them apart.
Illustrations by TIM BOWER
O N E O F T- C I T E D R E A S O N W H Y more female
executives don’t advance to top management
jobs is their lack of access to informal organizational and industry networks. Some people
blame unconscious bias: High-ranking men
connect more easily with other men. Others
cite professional and personal obligations,
from office housekeeping to child-rearing,
Harvard Business Review
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