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I don't suppose it comes as a surprise but women in leadership positions face more sexual harassment . I was never in a position of power but I worked with lots of male co-workers and vendors and there were a couple of times -- well, maybe, quite a few more -- I was touched inappropriately. Power in the workplace does not stop women's exposure to sexual harassment, according to newswise.com. "On the contrary, women with supervisory positions are harassed more than women employees," the web site reports. These are the results from a new study from the Swedish Institute for Social Research at Stockholm University, which examined the conditions in Sweden, USA and Japan. By analyzing the responses from three surveys, researchers at the Swedish Institute for Social Research, SOFI, at Stockholm University, together with fellow American and Japanese researchers, have studied the prevalence of sexual harassment across the organizational hierarchy.  "The stud...

Doesn't it just figure?  A new study finds that highlighting women's achievements makes us want to be the boss. According to newswise.com,  p ublic feedback about a woman's performance can significantly increase her willingness to lead, even in male-dominated environments, new research indicates. And the teams led by these women are subsequently more likely to perform well. The research, by Dr Jingnan Chen from the University of Exeter Business School, found increasing the number of men in mixed-gender teams has a negative impact on women's willingness to lead, especially on tasks seen as stereotypically male. Publicly acknowledging women's abilities and achievements, however, helps to alleviate this effect, the web site reports. I hate to say it but doesn't this make you just want to scream? How dare we take advantage of our achievements?!  Is this men condescending to us? In male-stereotyped industries, women in both mixed and single gender groups ar...