Young women MUST demand to be put into positions that young males are put into. DO NOT wait for a man to put you into the position. Learn to be pushy with a wonderful smile!!! They will tell you many things, but you must do it yourself to get to where you want to go. This is a wonderful field and women are excellent at it. The other things I recommend is talk to women up and down the ladder and across industries. Women must not allow themselves to become isolated. Because of course that is how your voice is controlled and suppressed. The only thing a man has over a woman is...you guessed it. BUT, you are a woman and that is the card you must play. Playing nice to the boys' team will not get what you want. I have had a 30 plus career in finance and have done ALL the things the men do, but I was never a part of the boys' club because I was a wife, mother, and friend. Allegience to the boys is not a requirement and SHOULD NOT be. I make more, possibly double or triple as much as my male counterparts but they have not clue because they only see the other man in the room. You must find your own accomplishments and then TALK ABOUT THEM!!!!