Challenging Gender Stereotypes
October 8th, 2008
Speak Up When You Hear Gender Stereotypes
(Listen to it here.)
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A report by Catalyst, a New York-based research group, shows that gender-based stereotyping is undermining women’s capacity to lead, holding women back from leadership positions in the workplace. Catalyst’s summation is that both men and women are acting on the stereotypes that women take care, and men take charge.
What are the male stereotypes and what are the female stereotypes, and are they that different? And what can you do? This week I got carried away and have 2 Tips of the Week.
