changing marketplace demands changing firms.
by ida o. abbott
sponsoring women: what men need to know
most male leaders today understand how important it is to keep high-performing women in the pipeline and help them achieve their potential within the organization.
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these men are genuinely concerned about their firms’ inability to retain and advance the women they hire because having a substantial number of women leaders is a demonstrably significant benefit to the company, while a lack of gender diversity at the top of organizations can be very costly to the bottom line.