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It surprises me when I still hear the comment “‘Isn’t This About Reverse Discrimination Against Men?” – but I do, sadly, all the time. Do you? Last week, I was with a senior leadership team, and one of the executive team members said to me that she had just heard this exact comment as she … Read More
There is serious underrepresentation of women in leadership, according to the latest Women in the Workplace 2022 report to come out from McKinskey. It’s an issue for organisations because the data shows that companies do better when they appoint more women to leadership positions. So, why then are women still leaving leadership roles in droves? Or, … Read More
In our gender diversity challenge one of the findings was that men feel blamed. Many men feel they have been tarred with the same wire brush courtesy of the feminist movement and that women lump them together in one pile. This puts men automatically on the defensive. Every time they hear the words “male dominated” … Read More
When it comes to this challenge – men perceive reverse discrimination – men say: I see some job ads and just think that men need not apply; I think the best candidate should get the job, not the best woman candidate but that doesn’t seem to be the way the world works these days. I saw a woman … Read More
One of our findings from our research surrounding gender diversity is that men fear being accused of harassment. Men say: There are 5 main challenges based on research that men have in dealing with woman – some of these may make you bristle. Previous articles in the series include: Other articles in this series include: Today … Read More
In our latest series on gender diversity and male allies challenges, we found that men feel confused in the workplace when to interacting with women. Men say: I wish I knew the ground rules with women; do I call you women? Ladies? Girls? Guys? Do I pull out the chair for a woman or don’t … Read More
One of our first findings coming out of our gender diversity challenge was that men feel they have to be careful in the workplace. It’s difficult to get men to talk about what it feels like to work with women. When I ask the men about their challenges, many close up – “There are no problems”, they say. Men … Read More
Why don’t all of our gender diversity efforts work? This is a question I am commonly asked. My short response is this: We need to simplify. Focus on less and focus on things that are really important. That means: have the courage to take a big red pen to many of your ‘diversity’ activities which are nice, but don’t cut to … Read More
In an environment where leaders are loudly and proudly shouting about how good they are at driving their women in leadership strategies and their wider diversity and inclusion training programs – they seem to be ignoring the massive risk that’s looming! We see male champions of change being very vocal – which I applaud (for the genuine!). … Read More
Unfortunately, there’s no one simple answer for gender equity success in organisations. Despite many trying hard! I do know what needs to be fixed as a priority. This article will focus on that one thing. Let me explain. I have commonly seen organisations focus their women in leadership strategy on investing heavily in women in … Read More