Gender Stereotypes Hold Women Back
February 28th, 2007
Those Little Put-Downs Really Do Add Up!
In business we still see some people treating women differently than men. Women are held back when perceptions and behaviors are based on the stereotype that men are better and more important in business. Some of these everyday behaviors are subtle. I will itemize 12 of these and tell you what you can do to change the business climate that’s holding women back.
Gender Stereotypes Hold Women Back [6:04m]:
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Hello Nancy,
I just listened to your Podcast (Working in Heels). I love it! As an African American man in business, I couldn’t agree with you more. One of the things I’ve observed about women in business over the last 25 years is that they represent the greatest opportunity for leadership, creativity and equity in the workplace and around the world. The reality is that a woman’s voice is the first teacher of every President, CEO, Manager, Supervisor, Team Lead and Employee world wide. The sheer significance of the voice of women has been underestimated. If infact a woman is our first teacher (and she is ) then why don’t we continue to listen to her throughout the spectrum of life and business? On a very natural level, every decision I’ve made without my wife of 23 years has been a bust! Every decision we made together has been a success! ( Trust me, I’ve learned my lesson) Is this an accident? I don’t think so. Women possess an intuition and an intelligence that is undeniable and I believe they are less ego driven and more substantively minded; because of this their decisions tend to be more accurate and inclusive. Unfortunately, men are often more concerned about how things LOOK than how things ARE (ENRON is a classic example) because we measure ourselves competitively and positionally. Don’t get me wrong, competition is vital but more importantly it is genderless. All of us need a competitive challenge. I’m just saying that I believe women handle this better than men. Having said that, if we don’t mine the rich deposits that rest in the minds of women in the workplace and in the world, our companies, communities and governments will limp along and the people who work for us will never reach their full potential because they did have the opportunity to hear the powerful voice of a women in leadership!
Comment by Mark S. Hampton — December 30, 2007 @ 6:37 pm
Mark, thank you so much for your thoughtful comment. You are the perfect confirmation of my belief that men will help us win the women’s revolution! I talk about men removing the glass ceiling in my past podcast, The Biggest Challenge For Working Women: Getting Promoted! For Everyone’s Benefit, Men Are Removing The Glass Ceiling. And I speak for a lot of women when I say, “Thank you!”
Comment by nclark — December 31, 2007 @ 4:05 pm