by Caroline | Jul 22, 2014 | balance of masculine and feminine, feminine strengths, Gender Balance, gender diversity in leadership, progress of women, Women in management |
The CNN Series on The Sixties chronicles all kinds of changes that occurred five decades ago. There has been remarkable progress in terms of seeing women in positions of power and authority. Images of what women can do and where they belong are changing. Are we there yet? Women represent nearly 47% of the Fortune 500 workforce yet only 4.8% of CEO’s We are not “there” until women and men compete on a level field and we value masculine and feminine approaches equally.
by Caroline | Mar 18, 2014 | benefits of diversity, bottom line value of gender diversity, business value of gender diversity, Gender diversity, gender diversity in leadership, gender stereotypes, gendered definitions of leadership, invisible mind-sets, Lean In, Men and women at work, obstacles to gender diversity, unconscious images, unconscious mind sets, value of diversity, Women in management |
One of the mindsets that create obstacles for women in the workplace is “unconscious images.” We have mental pictures of how leadership looks and what women want and can do. In our workshops, we bring this and other mindsets to conscious awareness. In the news, we see women leaders and experts, including Fortune 500 CEO’s. Lean-In.org and Getty Images have joined these efforts to broaden our images of women’s potential. They have published a gallery of 2,500 images of women and men that challenge old stereotypes.
