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Why we still don’t have a woman in the White House or Chairing the Board.
During a recent speaking engagement at a well-known business school I was proudly informed by a university executive that he had recruited mainly women to his team. He clearly expected a pat on the back. I asked him how many women there were on the university executive committee – the answer was none. I was told not to …

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In our privileged world “Feminism” has become a dirty word. For most western young women, to be called a Feminist is an insult.
My son and his girlfriends associate Feminism with anti-men and women who wear unattractive clothes. To them the “F” word is, at best, dated and no longer relevant.
In the U.S., Feminists have become divided along Party lines …

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First published in The Glass Hammer July 7, 2010
One definition of insanity is to do the same thing again and again and expect a different result.
If we want more women in senior leadership positions we need to take a different approach. The current one isn’t working.
We’ve repeatedly called on Board Directors and C-suite executives to act on the strong business case …

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Not enough women in senior leadership roles is often blamed on gender stereotyping.
Gender stereotypes are widely shared views on what is considered appropriate and effective behavior for men and women.
To “fit in” and be socially accepted, men are told explicitly and implicitly to be:

Primary breadwinners
Emotionally and physically tough
Competitive
Decisive
Assertive

Men know they need to avoid all things feminine or be labeled a …