That’s the view of Helen Fraser, chief executive of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), who is concerned that after doing well at school, university and during their early years at work many women get overtaken by men between the “lost decades” of 30 and 50.
She told delegates at the GDST’s annual conference last week that the reason for this isn’t “babies” – because there are numerous examples of successful women combining high-powered jobs with bringing up children.
She said, however, that young women often get overlooked for promotion and pay rises because of “tiara syndrome” – a phrase coined by Negotiating Women, a US firm that coaches women in leadership skills.
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