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December 10, 2009 10:07 AM

Improve Financial Performace With More Women At The Top!

By
Jill Schlesinger
(MoneyWatch)  Check out this interview with Ilene Lang of Catalyst, the leading research and advisory organization working to expand opportunities for women and business. In it, she provides evidence of improved financial results from Fortune 500 companies with higher percentages of women in the C-Suite and on the board.

The two main reasons for success?
  1. Companies with more women in leadership positions tend to be more fair and equitable workplaces
  2. Diversity well-managed produces results

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  • Jill Schlesinger

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    Jill Schlesinger, CFP®, is the Editor-at-Large for CBS MoneyWatch. She covers the economy, markets, investing or anything else with a dollar sign. Prior to the launch of MoneyWatch in 2009, Jill was the chief investment officer for an independent investment advisory firm. In her infancy, she was an options trader on the Commodities Exchange of New York.

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