Women are rising to positions of top leadership faster than we had expected 10 or 15 years ago. If ownership and leadership of family firms follow the pattern of women's ownership of all businesses, within 25 years a third of America's family firms will be owned and run by women. Research is needed to prepare family business professionals for this massive change.
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