About Marilyn Loden
Lived 1946 – 2022 (aged 76). Marilyn Loden was an American management consultant and writer.
Marilyn Loden (July 12, 1946 – August 6, 2022) was an American writer, management consultant, and diversity advocate. Loden is credited with coining the term "glass ceiling", during a 1978 speech. She was an alumna of Syracuse University. She authored three books that focused on employee diversity in the workforce.
Personal life and death Loden was born on July 12, 1946, in New Hyde Park, New York. She died a year after being diagnosed with lung cancer, on August 6, 2022, at the age of 76.
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Who was Marilyn Loden?
US author and diversity advocate
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Marilyn Loden was born on 12 July 1946 in Hyde Park, New York.
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Marilyn Loden died on 6 August 2022 in St. Helena, California.
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Marilyn Loden was a management consultant and writer.
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Marilyn Loden was American.
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