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Smashing the glass ceiling from the corner office

Asia has its share of successful women leaders, and the qualities they bring to the table aren't that different from those of men in leadership positions

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How Women Work: Fitting In and Standing Out in Asia

Veenu Sandhu
How Women Work: Fitting In and Standing Out in Asia
Author: Aarti Kelshikar
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages: 240
Price: Rs 499

In Season 5 of Amazon Prime Video’s highly watchable The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the protagonist, comedienne Midge Maisel who aspires to make it big in stand-up, starts a new job as a writer for a popular late-night talk show. She’s the only woman on the job. On Day 1, as she enters the writers’ room, the men take one look and then proceed to ignore her. She scurries around looking for a place to sit; finds none; drags a heavy chair from a corner to