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What the Data Says About Women in Management Between 1980 and 2010

Harvard Business

Does this stalled revolution play out in management positions, too? To explore this, I used data on full-time managers obtained from the U.S. The rise in women’s representation in management has been accompanied by a large increase in the occupational gender segregation of managers. And if so, how?

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The Tragic Crash of Flight AF447 Shows the Unlikely but Catastrophic Consequences of Automation

Harvard Business

In fact, they are the most prevalent cause of fatalities in commercial aviation today, accounting for 43% of fatalities in 37 separate incidents between 2010 and 2014. Commercial aircraft fly on autopilot for much of the time. Pilots spend much of their time managing and monitoring, rather than actively flying, their aircraft.

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