To motivate women at work, we need to be explicit about our disapproval of the leadership imbalance as well as our support for female leaders...When more women lead, performance improves. Start-ups led by women are more likely to succeed; innovative firms with more women in top management are more profitable; and companies with more gender diversity have more revenue, customers, market share and profits. A comprehensive analysis of 95 studies on gender differences showed that when it comes to leadership skills, although men are more confident, women are more competent...To break down the barriers that hold women back, it’s not enough to spread awareness. If we don’t reinforce that people need — and want — to overcome their biases, we end up silently condoning the status quo. nytimes/2014/12/07/opinion/sunday/adam-grant-and-sheryl-sandberg-on-discrimination-at-work.html?emc=edit_th_20141207&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=64738342&_r=0
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 13:31:22 +0000