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Real estate tycoon's advice to women in business: Hike up your skirts

By WFXT-Boston
May 4, 2016

A real estate tycoon and one of the investors on the TV show "Shark Tank" has some advice for women in the business world.

Barbara Corcoran is a real estate mogul who founded The Corcoran Group that does $18 billion in sales annually. She is frequently sought after for her business expertise.

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Corcoran sent out a tweet on Tuesday, saying that she finds "running a business in a man's world to be a huge advantage."

Corcoran added that she's able to get attention by wearing bright colors and yanking up her skirt.

The tweet appeared to be taken down from Corcoran's page as of Wednesday morning, but not before stirring controversy.

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