About the survey

One of the credos for female leadership groups in Iowa has been to help other women, but there are plenty of annecdotes to suggest that women in positions of power aren't as willing to give other women a hand up. A recent opinion piece in the New York Times co-authored by Sheryl Sandberg, author of "Lean In," tries to verify and measure how often women in power earn the nickname queen bees or catty women.

There's research to support both the assertion that this continues to happen and evidence that women in positions of power help other women succeed. We want to know what our Iowa LIFT readers' experiences are.

Your responses are confidential unless you share your name and information with us as an indication that we can use your name with your comments in a future article.

Thank you in advance for your time; we really appreciate it.

- Anne Carothers-Kay, Managing Editor of the Business Record

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* 1. Have you witnessed queen bee behavior? If yes, please tell us about your experience.

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* 2. Have you found yourself engaging in queen bee behavior? If yes, please tell us about your experience.

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* 3. When you have advocated for other women, have you faced consequences? If yes, tell us what consequences you faced.

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* 4. Contact Info: (Please only provide if you would like your comments to be sourced)

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