If you believe everything you read, you would get the very strong impression that women are making great headway into the careerosphere. We are now apparently needed as the skills shortage grips a stripped corporate airspace. This is supposedly leading to more flexible hours, better childcare arrangements and a range of programs that will support our journey to the top. Pity that news hasn't hit the women working in these haloed positions.

Most of the woman I know are working their butts off for no extra pay and definitely no extra benefits. I am not sure why, but I think it something to do with the white male centric boardroom still in prominence.

Come on boys, get it together. Research shows that women are leaving corporate life in the droves to set up thriving home businesses. If something is not done I can guarantee that work life is going to get tight when the same woman who could have been promoted and supported in your business is now going into competition with your company!