Conforming to the Masculine Model: Men, Too

by Caroline | Nov 17, 2015 | conforming and authenticity, conforming masculine norm, Conforming to masculine, feminine strengths, Inclusive culture, leveraging differences, Masculine Feminine Difference, masculine thinking, Men and women at work, value of difference | 0 comments

It concerns me that, in the corporate workplace, women and men conform to the masculine model. If we all do that, first, we lose ourselves and become less authentic. Equally important, we perpetuate and ratchet up the imbalance we have in terms of masculine and feminine in the world of work (and the world generally). I don’t want women to become “men” in order to succeed. And I don’t want men becoming more masculine in order to fit in and feel respected. I want men and women to discover the strengths of feminine as well as masculine ways of working and leading.