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In this day and age, where women make up a larger percentage of the workforce than ever before, some might find it odd to celebrate women in leadership positions. But the workforce statistics don't point out a still-glaring fact that in the telecommunications vertical--in any high-tech industry, really--women are still few and far between, particularly in leadership roles.