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Shattering the Glass Ceiling

By: Diana R

Why are stereotypical feminine characteristics regarded as being non-desirable for leaders to possess, instead of being regarded as ideal characteristics that leaders should possess?

'Act like men' to get a head?

What do Women Offer?

Woman leadership traits

"As women we need to be more ruthless & competitive to get ahead. I can't stress enough the need to be visible and loud. To make your work seen and heard. Be as shameless as you can. That is exactly what gets the men ahead. Men are naturally good at lying through their teeth, stealing credit for other people's work and backstabbing. I have started believing that these are the qualities we need to imbibe. You can't be on this list without stepping on other people's heads to move up the ladder"

Males Females

- A woman's instincts and emotional intelligence can be off the chart

-Nurturing nature, good listeners make them excellent networkers

-Master multi-taskers and highly collaborative (through not afraid to get territorial to protect their domain)

-Not afraid of trial and error

- Woman need to trust a person before they will endorse what they have to say

-Looking for respect more than recognition, don't seek to become the star of the show> being in the spotlight is not what drives them> but rather it's ability to influence positive outcomes with maximum impact

-Don't allow their egos to stand in the way of good business are in the mindset of getting things done for the betterment of a healthier whole

  • Assertive
  • Ambitious
  • Independent
  • persistent
  • autocratic
  • directive
  • power oriented

What do employer's look for?

  • Honest
  • Cooperative
  • Nurturing
  • Trustworthy
  • Democratic
  • participatory
  • interpersonal
  • multitaskers

-An achievement orientation

-A proactive drive

-Confidence

-Customer relations

-Team player

-Cooperative

-Intuitive

-Committed

Gender typing

  • The dominant view in society is that males and females have different leadership styles and behave differently in the workplace
  • Female access to leadership positions is severely hindered by stereotyping

As the stereotypes held by many men and women are unlikely to change any time soon, it is important to change the focus AWAY from perceiving certain female attributes as 'less suitable' and instead look at what women can offer to managerial positions

lead·er

- Someone who has been appointed authority to guide others in achieving a common goal

Fortune 500 Women

Why do we envision a domineering, charismatic individual as being a leader?

Mary Barra, GM (#7)

Meg Whitman, HP (#17)

Virginia Rometty, IBM (#23)

Patricia A. Woertz, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) (#27)

Indra K. Nooyi, PepsiCo, Inc. (#43)

Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin (#59)

Safra Catz, Oracle (co-CEO, #82)

Ellen J. Kullman, DuPont (#86)

Irene B. Rosenfeld, Mondelez International (#89)

Phebe Novakovic, General Dynamics (#99)

Carol M. Meyrowitz, The TJX Companies, Inc. (#108)

Lynn J. Good, Duke Energy (#123)

Ursula M. Burns, Xerox Corporation (#137)

Deanna M. Mulligan, Guardian (#245)

Kimberly Bowers, CST Brands (#266)

Debra L. Reed, Sempra Energy (#267)

Barbara Rentler, Ross Stores (#277)

Sheri S. McCoy, Avon Products Inc. (#282)

Denise M. Morrison, Campbell Soup (#315)

Susan M. Cameron, Reynolds American Inc. (#329)

Heather Bresch, Mylan (#377)

Ilene Gordon, Ingredion Incorporated (#412)

Jacqueline Hinman, CH2M Hill (#437)

Kathleen M. Mazzarella, Graybar Electric (#449)

Lisa Su, Advanced Micro Devices (#474)

Gracia C. Martore, Gannett (#481)

Fortune 500 Statistics

As of July 2013 there were only 19 female elected presidents and prime ministers in power around the globe.

In the business world, women currently hold only 4.6 percent of Fortune 500 CEO positions and the same percentage of Fortune 1000 CEO positions.

Sheryl Sandberg

References

The Glass Ceiling

http://www.catalyst.org/knowledge/women-ceos-fortune-1000

http://fortune.com/2014/06/03/number-of-fortune-500-women-ceos-reaches-historic-high/

http://www.zyxware.com/articles/4344/list-of-fortune-500-companies-and-their-websites

http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/7/11/global-news/even-top-glass-ceiling-hard-shatter

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-business/10306864/Women-feel-need-to-act-like-men-to-get-ahead-at-work.html

http://www.forbes.com/sites/glennllopis/2014/02/03/the-most-undervalued-leadership-traits-of-women/

http://woman.thenest.com/women-workplace-taking-male-traits-18403.html

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