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Why do ambitious women have flat heads

Monday 14 November 2016

News by Dame Staphanie Shirley

Dame Stephanie Shirley is the most successful tech entrepreneur you never heard of. In the 1960s, she founded a pioneering all-woman software company in the UK, which was ultimately valued at $3 billion, making millionaires of 70 of her team members. In this frank and often hilarious talk, she explains why she went by “Steve,” how she upended the expectations of the time, and shares some sure-fire ways to identify ambitious women...

 

Read the full story: https://www.ted.com/talks/dame_stephanie_shirley_why_do_ambitious_women_have_flat_heads

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