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It’s official.

There’s a popular theory called the “Lehman Sisters Hypothesis” that says well known bank failures (like the Lehman Brothers collapse) wouldn’t have happened if there were more female staff in management.

On the first day of 2017 I shared a quote that says “If you’re lucky enough to do well, it’s your responsibility to send the elevator back down”.

Shame it requires fish to explain it, but works for us.

We want to applaud all the single mothers out there, following One Nation candidate David Archibald’s “lazy” comments.

Emma Lo Russo’s a woman who did it “all at once”, as we discovered profiling her back in 2015.

She’s one of the most powerful and visible women in Silicon Valley, so will Sheryl Sandberg use that voice to have a say on the Trump administration? The Lean In author and Facebook COO was interviewed live on stage at the Watermark Conference for women in California this week, where she said that we’re in “very challenging times” but that “I have to be optimistic.

Chances are you have seen or heard about comedian Melissa McCarthy impersonating US President Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Saturday Night Live.

The Super Bowl is on today and even if you know nothing about American football, you are probably familiar with the commercials that are run during the broadcast.

Our friend’s at SmartCompany are celebrating their 10th year of publishing in 2017.