The 'he-cession' sees women boosting skills to break glass ceiling
Posted by Verity Gough in Leadership on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 16:02
Women are increasingly using the recession as an opportunity to improve their business skills in a bid to break through the glass ceiling, new research suggests.
Despite the downturn taking a heavier toll on men than it is on women, research gathered by IT training company Indicia Training has reported a 54% increase in the number of women turning to business skills training since this time last year.
It was previously feared that this recession would have a worse impact on women than on men.
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