When a massive restructuring at Sage Software propelled Nina Smith to president of the vendor's Business, Management Division last spring, many men told her she was not the first choice for the job. She was no stranger to leadership, having served as chief marketing officer for Sage, and Xerox before that. But the mindset is one the 50-year-old executive has struggled to overcome her entire career: women are not thought of as having the ability to succeed as much as their male counterparts are.
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