by Caroline | Dec 10, 2013 | bottom line value of gender diversity, business case for gender diversity, comfort principal, gender diversity bottom line, gender diversity in leadership, gender inclusive, Inclusion, Inclusive leadership, invisible mind-sets, obstacles to gender diversity, unconscious images, unconscious mind sets |
Send to Kindle What stands in the way of women reaching the top? What prevents businesses from getting the promise of gender diversity? Lots of leaders appreciate the value of developing and promoting women. Lots of businesses take effective actions. Yet women are...
by Caroline | Oct 1, 2013 | double bind, double bind, gender communication, invisible mind-sets, masculine workplace, obstacles for women in business, obstacles to gender diversity, progress of women, unconscious mind sets, women in business, women masculine style |
One obstacle for women in business reaching the top is the double bind. If men become more aware of this problem, they can lower an obstacle to gender diversity. Business workplaces tend to be more masculine than feminine in nature. To succeed, women learn to adopt a masculine style. But if she is “too” masculine “too often,” she may be penalized. If she operat
