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of leadership roles. Also – a study by Paychex from December 2018 found that 33% of women in technology have considered changing careers because of male colleagues. I wanted to learn more about what challenges are deterring women from entering leadership career paths in tech. Again…Why? Else : “Yeah absolutely.
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