The Tyranny of the Queen Bee needs to end and it begins with active assistance.

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But all their efforts may be for naught if the queen bee doesn't approve.

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Most amusingly, this is seen in the long-mistaken gender of the queen bee.

ECONOMIST: Bees

Allushuski, who had a long career as a senior executive prior to opening her coaching firm, believes the Queen Bee syndrome is rare.

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At this point, while all the countries benefit from ties to each other, China is the queen bee on which all others rely most.

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"When the queen bee lays her eggs, worker bees can determine whether the resulting larvae are to become an adult worker bee or an adult queen bee, " Dr Hurd said.

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Today, with this release, Catalyst takes the sting out of the Queen Bee myth by presenting such facts as: 65 percent of women who received career development support are developing new talent (compared to 56 percent of men), and 73 percent of those women are developing other women (as compared to 30 percent of men).

FORBES: Taking The Sting Out Of The Queen Bee Myth

Unaffected by the African-queen-bee's scent, which normally maintains her majesty's monopoly on reproduction, the interloper activated her ovaries.

ECONOMIST: African honeybees

And the office of queen is usually occupied by the first female bee in a nest to emerge from its pupa in spring.

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They know her as Bee the homecoming queen, the rugby captain, the girl who played drums and trumpet in the band.

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