With women still underrepresented in leadership globally, why aren’t organizations and investors doing more to realize the benefits that diversity brings? Perhaps it’s the C-suite that needs changing.
The birth of children results in large earnings losses that are not equally distributed within heterosexual couples.
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New research shows that women’s earnings are negatively impacted by having children, while men’s aren’t. The effects can be long-lasting and contribute to the gender pay gap.
Women who are seen as assertive can often be negatively labelled at work.
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Labels that reflect our gender, racial or age-specific biases can often undermine others.
For women to reach leadership positions, they need to be valued and recognized for their contributions, which may look different than those of their male colleagues.
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Feminine leadership encompasses aspects of ourselves that have been pushed aside within conventionally male-dominant spaces. Recentring them can foster leadership that is more inclusive.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks with a family following a child-care funding announcement in Montréal in August 2021.
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The recent federal election could be a game-changer for organizational gender inequality. The proposed Canada-wide child-care strategy could have a profound impact.
Research shows women job-seekers are turned off by job postings that use the type of language that appeals more to men.
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Bryan Keogh, The Conversation and Nicole Zelniker, The Conversation
In the last year, workplace culture faced major upheaval for working women. We at The Conversation put together our reporting on that very topic from 2018.
Protesters stand outside the CBS shareholder’s meeting.
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In the #MeToo era and with more women entering Congress, activists are hopeful another state could ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. But is it too late?