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		<title>Why do corporate boards still lean so heavily toward men?</title>
		<link>http://babesonbaystreet.com/2012/04/13/why-do-corporate-boards-still-lean-so-heavily-toward-men-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.Nancy McInerney-Lacombe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The conversation regarding the dearth of women on corporate boards used to make me angry; it now just disheartens me. The CEO quoted in the Leah Eichler article is absolutely right. The talent pool of qualified women is enormous, yet the statistics of women on boards remains stagnant wherever you look. We think we know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why do corporate boards still lean so heavily toward men?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vincenza Sera</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think there is only one answer to this question:  getting women on boards is not a priority for most companies. This is the only reason that can account for such minimal movement in the number of female directors in the last 20 years. There are highly qualified women. There are women who have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why do corporate boards still lean so heavily towards men?</title>
		<link>http://babesonbaystreet.com/2012/04/02/why-do-corporate-boards-still-lean-so-heavily-towards-men/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Hohol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My response to the question based on what I have seen is as follows. Most men don&#8217;t proactively think about, or focus on this issue. So they typically just reach out to other men they know or know of, when looking to recruit new board members. The chair of the board or the governance committee (ideally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why do corporate boards still lean so heavily toward men?</title>
		<link>http://babesonbaystreet.com/2012/03/30/why-do-corporate-boards-still-lean-so-heavily-toward-men/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patti Croft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The answer to this question is at the same time simple and yet complex. My simple answer as to why there are not more women on boards would be that a prejudice against women in the senior ranks of business persists despite efforts to raise awareness and motivate change. I found the quote of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the difference between sponsors and mentors? Another perspective.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.Nancy McInerney-Lacombe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This question took me on a long and cathartic journey through my corporate career. At first, I just rummaged through my memory identifying pivotal people and events that would qualify for each of the categories but then I decided to get organized and prepared a 3 column chart – Mentor/ Mentor-Sponsor/ Sponsor. The chart in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the difference between sponsors and mentors?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phoebe Wright</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Throughout my career I have had several sponsors and mentors.  Sometimes even the same person.  To me a sponsor is in a position of influence and can persuade others of your value.  Definitely a sponsor is needed to get a promotion or a plum assignment or a big sale.  Usually, my sponsor was my boss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to deal with the old boys&#8217; club Bay Street work environment?</title>
		<link>http://babesonbaystreet.com/2011/09/28/how-to-deal-with-the-old-boys-club-bay-street-work-environment-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.Nancy McInerney-Lacombe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“In a typical “old [white] boys’ club” Bay St. work environment, what advice do you have for young, visible-minority women who want to be upwardly-mobile but who are always excluded from informally socializing with these men? &#160; If I read this question correctly, I believe it is all young women, not just visible-minority women, who would be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to deal with the old boys&#8217; club Bay Street work environment?</title>
		<link>http://babesonbaystreet.com/2011/09/20/how-to-deal-with-the-old-boys-club-bay-street-work-environment-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Hohol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In a typical &#8220;old [white] boys&#8217; club&#8221; Bay St. work environment, what advice do you have for young, visible-minority women who want to be upwardly-mobile but who are always excluded from informally socializing with these men? Being a visible minority, in addition to being a young woman in this situation, does add additional challenges I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to deal with the old boys&#8217; club Bay Street work environment?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Lawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In a typical &#8220;old [white] boys&#8217; club&#8221; Bay Street work environment, what advice do you have for young, visible-minority women who want to be upwardly-mobile but who are always excluded from informally socializing with these men? &#160; My advice would be to (1) focus on job performance and being the best you can be on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Would you advise a young woman to socialize with her work colleagues?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Vincenza Sera</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use Your Common Sense!! and Everything in Moderation!! This is the closest I can come to a one size fits all answer. &#160; After hours socialization is a very important part of the learning curve in corporate life; you will learn who you can trust; you will learn more about your organization (this is the [...]]]></description>
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