What women really want on the job: Explains Big Oil's only female CEO

Once companies hire women, flexible working is important to retain them, says Vicki Hollub

Flexible working hours and maternity leave are all well and good, but what women really want is a fair chance to climb the corporate ladder.
 

So says Vicki Hollub, and she would know: In her 35-year career she moved up the ranks at Occidental Petroleum Corp. to become big oil’s top woman, and has since led and won the battle for dominance in America’s hottest shale play.
 

“Women I work with and talk with in the industry really feel it’s the assurance they’re going to be given the opportunities and the chance to perform,” Hollub said in an interview in