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Queen Bee syndrome for women in the workplace is a myth

Queen Bee syndrome for women in the workplace is a myth

Queen Bee Syndrome, the theory that women who rise to the top of their profession are less likely to help other women succeed for fear of rivalry, has been debunked as a myth, according to research from Columbia Business School in New York.

The findings have isolated the problem of the shortage of women at the top to the issue of men refusing to relinquish any further control to their female colleagues.

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