Just when you think we're making progress in terms of women in leadership, somebody comes along and does us in. Yes, he said it. Early this year in a podcast interview, Mark Zuckerberg said companies had become neutered and needed more 'masculine energy'. In their Women in the Workplace 2021 report, McKinsey & Company highlighted that women leaders still report higher … [Read more...]
Being a Woman Shouldn’t Limit Your Upward Mobility
Sponsored by Christian A. Schwaner, P.C.: Being a woman in business often comes with biases and obstacles, but you can overcome them with time and effort. As you try to navigate through gender issues at work, don’t let gender inequality negatively affect your career goals. Ensuring Businesses Treat You Right You might find that your employer doesn’t treat you equally to … [Read more...]
How to Overcome Biases that Work Against Business Women
Many business women feel they get confusing messages from their organizations about how to become leaders. Recently, a woman client came to me for coaching because her boss told her that she needed to smile more to get promoted. She wanted me to teach her to smile more, but she was bewildered about what this feedback really meant. Another woman client came for coaching … [Read more...]