by Caroline | May 20, 2014 | feminine leadership strengths, gender diversity in leadership, Masculine Feminine Difference, Strengths of feminine leadership |
A recent study in the UK concludes that women are seen as just as good, or even better, leaders than men in areas including business. The issue is not whether men or women are better leaders. All women do not think or lead the same – just as men do not. I join John Gerzema in the proposition that leaders today need both masculine and feminine strengths. The point is to raise feminine leadership style (in both men and women) to a position equal to masculine leadership style – to value both.
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.
