. >> susie: ilene lang, head of a group that monitors the status of women in business says that's not the way it usually works. that's why women head only a dozen fortune 500 companies. >> i say to people, close your eyes, and picture a business leader. and most people picture a man. they don't picture a woman. so it is hard for a woman to break into that top leadership when people expect that she's not good at it, even when performance proves that-- to be different. >> susie: and, lang says, women are more often directed away from the executive suite. >> women are more easily expected and assumed to be good at support roles. and men are considered to be better or more suited to leadership roles. >> susie: connie bond stuart is a regional president of p.n.c. bank in wilmington. she sees it differently. >> when you reach the top levels, as ellen kullman has, it's based on performance. you have to have the skills to be a strong leader and to gain people's respect and trust, to inspire them to follow you. she's done a good job of that. she's a very thoughtful >> susie: you're one of a ve