Gender diversity, Leadership, Unconscious bias
There are three key barriers to achieving a critical mass of women on boards that contribute to the glacial pace of change and which are not overcome without quotas. 1. Token numbers of women lead to complacency and stall progress The existence of women in token...
Gender diversity, Leadership, Unconscious bias
Historically, successful women have run the risk of being characterised as a Queen Bee, the “quintessential ‘bitch’ who is concerned not at all about others but only about herself”. Women regarded as successful attract negative reactions that focus primarily on...
Gender diversity, Leadership, Unconscious bias
It’s been a year of great progress for gender-balanced leadership. Here are a few highlights: Elizabeth Broderick and Helen Conway leave lasting legacies While it’s sad to see good people move on, we have much to celebrate in the legacies of Elizabeth...
Gender diversity, Leadership, Unconscious bias
I’ve just come across a recent Stanford article entitled “Can women be strong leaders without being labeled “bossy”? The article describes the research of @Larissa Tiedens of Stanford and @Melissa Williams at Emory, which is focused on how...