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Re:How to Break Out of the 'Female Entrepreneur' Trap by itsybitsycoder on Tuesday February 26, 2013 @02:44PM (#5287947)
Unfortunately it's not just that simple. Women are also societally expected to be less aggressive and not haggle, and are often punished for breaking this expectation in a way that men aren't.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07...

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Re:How to Break Out of the 'Female Entrepreneur' Trap by startuup on Tuesday February 26, 2013 @03:09PM (#5288203)
I agree that its not that simple and the 'society' needs to get more comfortable with assertive women. But, having a women specific organization does not answer that challenge. If anything, it creates a further divide by driving the society away... the best way to change this vicious cycle is to assimilate into the society and changing it from within.
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