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When it comes to rising in the business world, women have what it takes in spades, according to respondents to Bentley’s PreparedU research study. Indeed, the study is one indication among several that job-hunting millennial female college graduates may actually have a distinct edge over male peers. That’s because just about everyone Bentley surveyed, including employers, finds millennial women better prepared and able to offer superior organizational and interpersonal skills.

Even as the PreparedU Project focuses on women in business, especially millennials, the topic continues to engage the media as well. In the coming weeks, we’ll round up some of the best, saving you time to further the cause of equality in the workforce — a true millennial value.

Matt Lauer Continues to Show Chauvinism on Today Show

Your computer freezes as you check your email before leaving home. You get a flat tire on the day of a big meeting. We’ve all had days when nothing seems to be working right.

In the grander scheme of things, these little things can add up to a really bad day — especially when you know that some of the misfortune could have been avoided: The Post-it to make an appointment for new tires is sitting next to the phone; the message to upgrade software arrived last week.

The billion dollar question: What happened to Detroit? When the U.S. city declared a record-breaking $18 billion bankruptcy in July, Americans looked on in awe. Now municipal workers are left wondering how to survive without a pension and an emergency manager is taking over mayoral duties. But Detroit’s demise didn’t happen overnight.

Dear Bentley Community,

It’s not unusual to run into a business leader who’s keen on history, watches the History Channel and Ken Burns documentaries, and reads biographies by Doris Kearns Goodwin.

But is there a reason beyond personal interest to consider the past? Should business students study history in college?

As a history professor, I have a vested interest in saying “yes.” But I also have reasons. Here are two:

Why do women lag far behind men in the senior ranks of business? What can be done to level the playing field?

In a keynote address to a forum hosted by Bentley University’s Center for Women and Business (CWB), a prominent researcher on race and gender relations in organizations said finding answers to these questions requires challenging long-held assumptions.