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Description: A recent survey by a human resource consultant firm, Randstad Canada, found that women corporate leaders in Canada are overworked and underpaid in comparison to their male counterparts. Another surprising finding was that a large percentage of women employees felt that having a women boss can hurt them.                                      

Source: CBC

Date: Jan 2, 2014

Video Link:  http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Business/ID/2428058912/?page=3

Questions for Discussion:

  1. What are some of the findings of the survey?
  2. Why is there a discrepancy between female and male corporate leaders in Canada? Do you think this difference is merely a perception or it actually exists?
  3. What are the possible reasons that women employees feel that having a women boss can hurt them?

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