Ms Abbott will argue that today's generation is "caught between the 'stiff-upper lip' approach of previous generations and today's cultural tornado of male cosmetics, white collar industry, and modernised workplaces".

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For example, the cosmetics industry (which might be considered female savvy), is actually considered a male savvy industry when LinkedIn runs the data in its network against the definition of savviness.

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