Getting to Gender Balance: Let’s Drop the Resentment and Fear

by | Dec 14, 2018 | Balance of masculine feminine, benefits of diversity, bias, comfort principal, diversity and inclusion, fear of difference, gender bias, gender bias, gender diversity in leadership, gender parity, images of leadership, implicit bias, Men and women at work, progress of women, unconscious bias, unconscious bias, unconscous mind-sets | 0 comments

Send to KindleThis is the season of love, joy and peace. I’m looking at how we achieve real diversity and inclusion in the workplace in that spirit – of peace on earth and good will to men and women. As we celebrate progress in the area of gender balance in the...

We NEED Difference! A Lesson from Turkey

by | Nov 12, 2013 | Difference, Diversity, fear of difference, leveraging differences, understanding difference, understanding difference, value of difference, value of diversity | 0 comments

I recently traveled to Turkey and saw a living (actually NOT living) example of how importance diversity is. At the formation of the country of Turkey, there was a “population exchange” between Greece and Turkey. Christians were sent to Greece; Muslims were sent to Turkey. Christians and Muslims had lived peacefully together for generations. Towns lost the diversity in their populations. And, as a result, towns died. Difference works! It does not work to eliminate difference. The town of Kayakoy is a memorial to the importance of difference.

The Fear Factor: An Obstacle for Women Reaching the Top

by | Jan 15, 2013 | Difference, fear of difference, Gender difference, Gender diversity, Masculine Feminine Difference, obstacles to gender diversity, unconscious images, Women in management | 0 comments

I knew that our “unconscious images” created an obstacle for women. People who do not “look the part” are less likely to come to mind when assignments or promotions are being made. I learned from my former husband that people may actually fear giving an assignment or position to a women because they can’t envision her approach working.