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In 1969 an American academic, Professor Laurence J Peter, wrote a book called The Peter Principle. His principle argued that people always rise to their level of incompetence. They鈥檙e promoted until they get to the stage where they鈥檙e so useless at the job they can鈥檛 progress any further. He referred only to men. A new book, The Paula Principle, is the mirror image of that idea. It applies to women and argues that women work below their level of competence. In other words they鈥檙e never promoted to a position which their abilities merit and don鈥檛 fulfil their potential. The author is Professor Tom Schuller, a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, who joins Jenni Murray to discuss why this is.