Queen Bee syndrome is a myth: Women do help each other rise to top

The theory that women who rise to the top of their profession try to stop other women succeeding is a myth, new research has found.

Queen Bee syndrome, which holds that women jealously guard their positions from usurpers of their own sex, has no basis in reality, researchers at Columbia Business School in New York have concluded.

In fact, the real reason for the shortage of women in top positions is down to men still clinging on to control, according to their findings.