IMF head Christine Lagarde tells a story about a woman leader she met who took over at a tough moment in her country’s history and resolved to be different. They had to cut the deficit and she wanted to set standards by personal example.… Read more
Tag Archive: Gender
How Female Leaders Should Handle Double-Standards
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To Close the Gender Gap, Focus on Assignments
A new McKinsey study (PDF) reports statistically what we already knew from personal experience: that mid-career and senior women tend to be found disproportionally in staff jobs, or “pink ghettos,” relative to men. The report tells us that 50% to 65% of women at the vice-president level and higher are in staff roles, compared with only 41% to 48% of men, who are more likely to be in the line jobs that lead to the top.… Read more
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.insead.edu/2012/05/to-close-the-gender-gap-focus-on-assignments/
Help Women Take the Stage
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, has been speaking out a lot lately about subtle dynamics that hold women back from reaching senior roles in business. Her TED talk and Barnard commencement speech went viral. Lean in, she says to women, take your place at the table, seize the stage.… Read more
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.insead.edu/2012/02/help-women-take-the-stage/
