Legal reform itself has a role to play in breaking through the glass ceiling of corruption toward achieving the rule of law.

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For female media executives breaking through the glass ceiling, times have never been more stressful, with the entire sector undergoing a seismic shift.

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But the rest of our list--which includes everyone from presidents to chief financial officers--represents a growing generation of successful, aggressive businesswomen who are breaking their way through the glass ceiling.

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