High-Achieving Women Reclaiming Our Relationship With Power
I recently saw Iron Man III with my family and it was a good time. Bad guys. Good guys. Destruction. Even a humble pie big enough to go around. As I enjoyed the pyrotechnics and good-guy triumph, however, I was reminded of how completely our comic books reinforce the most unhelpful of bad boy leadership [...]
Study: Lessons From the Leading Edge of Gender Diversity (McKinsey: Barsh, Nudelman, Yee, April, 2013) Finding: By integrating the findings of several years of research, McKinsey has distilled four qualities of the organizations with the greatest gender diversity. Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This study was performed by researchers not affiliated with InPower Women. [...]
We all have a power story. In 2009 I was working in international business development for an education company. I was working 60+ hours a week covering meetings from Singapore to Dubai. I was stretched beyond my comfort zone in all aspects of my life (knowledge, skills and sleep), but I loved the challenge and [...]
Study: Engaging Men in Gender Initiatives: What Change Agents Need to Know (Catalyst, 2009, Prime, Racusin) Finding: Before men will support gender equality in their organization, they must undertand that it exists. Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This study was performed by researchers not affiliated with InPower Women. Our Research Index includes all [...]
By: The Young Entrepreneurs Council What’s one thing female founders need to know before pitching their company to investors for the first time? Question by: Ashley Know Your Non-Negotiables “Get clear on your company’s vision, mission and values — these are your non-negotiables. If investors believe in the strategic direction you’ve set, they’ll want to [...]
Study: What Moms Think: Career vs. Paycheck. (Working Mother Media, 2012) Finding: Attitudes determine outcomes in this research on women and work, but experience matters too. Women who are career minded are more positive about their careers. Male managers who have experience with working moms are also more likely to promote them. Note about The Woman Effect [...]
By: Payscale Yes, over the course of their lifetime, on average, men earn more than women. But looking at the devil in the details of certain industries when similarly qualified, we see a different story. What does this mean for you? It means you often can bring in the same bacon, so make sure you’re [...]
Title: What If Women Ran Wall Street? Study: What If Women Ran Wall Street? (Sheelah Kolhatkar, New York Magazine 2010) Finding: A certain amount of risk-taking is biologically driven by testosterone, and women can use this to their advantage in producing less emotionally-driven results. Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This study was performed by researchers [...]
Study: Can Single- Sex Education Make Women Less Risk- Averse? (Sosa, Booth, Nolen, 2012) Finding: Assumptions that women are more risk-averse than men may be more about social context and less about inherent gender traits InPower Insight: When it comes to risk-taking, the stories we tell ourselves may just be stories. Summary: Those stories about how women are [...]
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Any Grizzlies in Your Office?
Let’s say you came to work this morning and there was a 700-pound grizzly bear by the copy machine. No, I’m not talking about Herb from accounting. I’m talking about an actual frickin’ bear. You’d get the hell outta there, right? Of course you would because this is a classic fight-or-flight scenario. And while I’d [...]