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Feature: A Continuum of Leadership Development: A Model for Sustained Success for Women Leaders in Academic Medicine - Faculty Vitae - Group on Faculty Affairs (GFA) - Member Communities By Page S. Morahan, Ph.D., Sally E. Rosen, M.D., Katharine A. Gleason, M.P.H., and Rosalyn C. Richman, M.A. "The goal is for men and women to share the stage, to create a culture where they can express the full range of their capacities—so that women can express the forceful, dynamic leadership qualities they have without being penalized, and men can express the intuitive, empathetic qualities they have that are often not valued and that get suppressed by a totally male culture."
Women and the Labyrinth of Leadership If one has misdiagnosed a problem, then one is unlikely to prescribe an effective cure. This is the situation regarding the scarcity of women in top leadership. Because people with the best of intentions have misread the symptoms, the solutions that managers are investing in are not making enough of a difference. That there is a problem is not in doubt.
Investing in Women: Infographic I recently collaborated with the female founder of Piktochart to create this infographic about Investing in Women. Piktochart is an infographic editor that helps non-designers make information beautiful. Piktochart was launched in end of March 2012 and now has over 26,000 free users and 1,200 paid users. What Do Women Want? At Work, That Is… [INFOGRAPHIC] What do you want at work? What does success mean to you? What is your biggest challenge at work? We asked these very questions (and more) to thousands of professional women around the world to better understand the challenges women face in their careers, what success means to them now and how that’s changed over the past 5-10 years. While some stark differences emerged by country, we uncovered some key global trends.
Healthcare Marketing + Communications Today, there is a quiet change taking place in the American workforce. No, it’s not the explosion of Millennials, or the refusal of Boomers to retire, or the BYOD trend! The revolution is in the rise of women in the workforce – both in the number of women employed and positions of seniority. Sources :: Sarah Sladek of XYZ University has assembled the data and an infographic has been produced by OPENForum.com. I have also extracted facts from a study from Booz & Co. and the US Department of Labor. Here are the findings.
Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases For the last quarter century, many fought hard to overcome gender discrimination in the workplace by raising awareness, strengthening antidiscrimination policies, and encouraging more women to enter the corporate world. At first blush, that work appeared to pay off. After all, as of 2010, women made up 46.7 percent of the US labor force, and filled more than half of management, professional, and related occupations. Developing Women Leaders: Five Essentials We need to make sure we are investing time and energy to developing future generations of women for leadership. There are five universal factors that make a real difference in encouraging young women to reach success. We need to make sure we are investing time and energy to developing future generations of women for leadership. As Warren Buffett notes, harnessing the talent of women is key for building strong economies.
Women in the Workplace: New Poll, Some Old Numbers - Jen Doll A new Wall Street Journal /NBC News survey reveals some disconcerting, if not terribly surprising, facts about how women feel and are treated in the workplace—things that many people already know, and many have worked to change. Yet, still, "women in large numbers believe they face disadvantages in the workplace, including lower pay than men and other forms of discrimination—opinions that haven't budged during a period when public opinion has shifted markedly on many other social issues," Colleen McCain Nelson writes. It's strange, isn't it? Or isn't it. The gender wage gap, gender discrimination, and that omnipresent question of having it all: These were three big topics this survey of 1,000 adults, conducted April 5-8 by the polling organizations of Bill McInturff at Public Opinion Strategies and Fred Yang at Hart Research, addressed.
10 Surprising Statistics on Women in the Workplace - CollegeTimes™ While there is no doubt that women have come a long way from the discrimination and struggles they faced in the previous century when it came to getting an education and finding a job, the sad reality is that when you look at the hard facts, there is still a fair amount of inequality when it comes to women’s role in the working world. Whether you’re a working woman yourself or just want to help support the rights of women, these facts are a surefire wake-up call that women still don’t always get a fair shake when it comes to getting paid, attaining promotions, or entering certain fields. Take a moment to read through these ten eye-opening stats to see where women really are in the working world and get some inspiration to see where changes need to be made and where advancements can be lauded for this generation and the next. 1.