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Why are there so few female chief executives? Why are so many CEOs named Peter?

2015-03-07 16:02:57| Beverages - Topix.net

Not only are women rare at the top of big Australian companies, but men named Peter run more such companies than do women. The shocking finding after decades of talk about breaking the glass ceiling comes from a count of the 200 biggest public companies that constitute the ASX200 index .

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Q&A: Female scientists face same obstacles everywhere

2015-03-06 17:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

SciDevNet: Curt Rice is head of Norway's governmental committee on gender balance in research, and has advised the European Science Foundation on encouraging more women to take up science careers. He has also written extensively about the barriers that women face in science, and ways to overcome them. Rice disagrees with commonly held views that these barriers are much more profound and complicated for women in developing countries. Ahead of International Women's Day on 8 March, he argues that the challenges...

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Aston Martin targets female buyers

2015-03-03 11:59:04| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Aston Martin plans to broaden its range of cars to include new sportscars and a small SUV, to attract younger and female buyers.

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Female engineers make inroads in auto industry

2015-02-20 17:19:13| Automakers - Topix.net

In 2014, Mary Barra became CEO of General Motors, making her the first female CEO of a major automobile company. Barra is among a growing number of women - like Jennifer Vuong, news anchor and multimedia editor at Automotive News, and Nancy Gioia, director of global electrification at Ford - who are making imprints in the automotive industry.

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