Author: Ann Francke Publisher: Penguin UK ISBN: 0241396255 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 192
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Equality at work expert Ann Francke reveals how to understand and tackle the damaging consequences of gender imbalance in the workplace Gender balance is first and foremost a business issue. McKinsey estimates we could add 28 trillion to global GDP if we achieved gender equality everywhere - that is more than the GDPs of the US and China combined. But it's so much more than that. Gender balance is one of the best levers we can pull to build better managers and leaders at every level, improve team performance and create better cultures where everyone can thrive. In the Penguin Experts: Create a Gender-Balanced Workplace, Ann Francke, the CEO of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), introduces her solution to combating the problems at the heart of the continued imbalance and offers clear, actionable strategies for making a positive change in your organisation.
Author: Rhona Rapoport Publisher: Jossey-Bass ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 280
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Everyone who struggles to meet the demands of work and personal-life responsibilities knows how tough it is to do so. This bold new book shows that it is the deeply engrained separation of work and personal life that has limited our ability to deal effectively with the conflict between them. Beyond Work-Family Balance demonstrates why the image of "balance" is outmoded and why a new approach--work-personal life integration--offers greater promise for meaningful change. Providing many examples from action research projects in more than a dozen organizations of different kinds, the authors show how using their method of integrating rather than separating personal-life considerations from the workplace can achieve positive outcomes, not only for workers but also for the work. The method offers a way of looking deeply into the work culture to find inequitable and ineffective work practices that are so embedded and routine that no one thinks to question them3/4they are just the way things get done. Once identified, these work practices can be changed to achieve what the authors call a Dual Agenda: a more equitable workplace where both men and women can achieve their full potential and a more effective workplace where the needs of the work, rather than gendered and outmoded assumptions, determine what gets done and how. Beyond Work-Family Balance offers an approach that achieves what "family friendly" policies, "mommy tracks," and so-called flexibility programs cannot. Such programs address the symptoms of the problem. This book offers a way of changing the everyday work practices and norms that are at the root of the problem.
Author: Harvard Business Review Publisher: Harvard Business School Press ISBN: 9781633693364 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 192
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As a woman, you may not be reaching the levels of leadership you desire. Despite the many efforts by organizations and managers alike, unconscious bias and assumptions are still working against you. How can you plan a career as an aspiring leader if you can't get promoted? The HBR Guide for Women at Work will help you identify and overcome the factors that are preventing you from achieving your goals. It provides practical tips and advice so you can face gendered stereotypes head on, make yourself visible for opportunities, and demonstrate your leadership potential. You'll learn to: Adjust your language so you're heard in meetings Use office politics to your advantage Negotiate a job offer, raise, or promotion Align yourself with mentors and sponsors to support your growth Show passion without being perceived as emotional Create your unique vision as a leader Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.
Author: Iris Bohnet Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674089030 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 400
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Gender equality is a moral and a business imperative. But unconscious bias holds us back and de-biasing minds has proven to be difficult and expensive. Behavioral design offers a new solution. Iris Bohnet shows that by de-biasing organizations instead of individuals, we can make smart changes that have big impacts—often at low cost and high speed.
Author: David Rowell Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781727419276 Category : Languages : en Pages : 246
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Organizational Gender Balance is a 'how to' book with actionable recommendations on how to instill balance that is real and not just perceived ... or numbers bound. David Rowell, writer, trainer, facilitator, coach, consultant and speaker, with years of national and international experience in team building, diversity and gender, lays out an undisputable case for organizational gender balance. The book presents the issues of gender balance in the workplace, makes clear the tremendous value of 'gender balance, and most importantly pinpoints actions that can be taken to obtain 'balance'. This book is a must for anyone who wishes to maximize performance and success of all employees, both male and female, by raising the value of contribution. And for anyone interested in realizing the benefits of organizational gender balance without being bound to numbers-only solutions. For the organizations Value and Voice includes tools to level the playing field and balance the organization. Means to raise, enable, and make space for female and male employees to maximize performance through contribution and influence parity. And in applying the presented leveling mechanisms, organizations will realize all the performance benefits of gender balance. For the individuals Value and Voice, includes proven workplace skills that can be used to achieve both balance and self-empowerment; means to not just obtain a seat at the table but also gain real voice. This book will provide insights and education to raise individual value for women, and for men. Value and Voice - Solutions to Organizational Gender Balance, is the go-to resource on the topic of gender in the workplace. And the one book needed to grasp the issues and start working on solutions today. The book addresses the research evidenced issues and negative impacts of imbalance, (re)defines balance in terms of contribution and influence parity, notes the core causes of imbalance that solutions must address, and describes individual and organizational means to achieve easily implemented solutions. Topics include organizational harms, biases and devaluation, gender awareness, cross-utilization of gender traits and skills, securing a seat at the table, gaining voice, self-empowerment, mentoring, sponsoring, gender mainstreaming and many more.
Author: David G. Smith Publisher: Harvard Business Press ISBN: 1633698734 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 223
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The key to advancing gender equality? Men. Women are at a disadvantage. At home, they often face an unequal division of household chores and childcare, and in the workplace, they deal with lower pay, lack of credit for their contributions, roadblocks to promotion, sexual harassment, and more. And while organizations are looking to address these issues, too many gender-inclusion initiatives focus on how women themselves should respond, reinforcing the perception that these are "women's issues" and that men—often the most influential stakeholders in an organization—don't need to be involved. Gender-in-the-workplace experts David G. Smith and W. Brad Johnson counter this perception. In this important book, they show that men have a crucial role to play in promoting gender equality at work. Research shows that when men are deliberately engaged in gender-inclusion programs, 96 percent of women in those organizations perceive real progress in gender equality, compared with only 30 percent of women in organizations without strong male engagement. Good Guys is the first practical, research-based guide for how to be a male ally to women in the workplace. Filled with firsthand accounts from both men and women, and tips for getting started, the book shows how men can partner with their female colleagues to advance women's leadership and equality by breaking ingrained gender stereotypes, overcoming unconscious biases, developing and supporting the talented women around them, and creating productive and respectful working relationships with women.
Author: Barbara Annis Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0062307428 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 237
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World-renowned experts on gender intelligence Barbara Annis and Keith Merron suggest it’s time to move beyond arguments based on politics and fairness, building an economic business case for gender diversity in the workplace. Despite forty years of laws, quotas, diversity training, and legal expenses aimed toward equalizing pay, opportunities, and working conditions between the sexes, the glass ceiling remains firmly intact. For too long, companies have played the “numbers game”—attempting to tackle gender imbalance by forcing affirmative action policies and numeric standards on organizations to increase the representation of women in management. Yet, these efforts have rarely been sustained. In this groundbreaking comprehensive analysis, based on more than twenty-five years of in-depth surveys involving 100,000 men and women across dozens of Fortune 500 companies, Barbara Annis and Keith Merron provide a deeper understanding of the multiplicity of forces that have combined to create and perpetuate gender inequality. Gender Intelligence exposes common false assumptions that prevent men and women from successfully performing together at work—myths exacerbated by worn-out theories of gender blindness and sameness thinking. It show how a small but growing number of courageous, leading-edge companies have broken through the barriers to successfully advance women, making the remarkable transformation from compliance to choice—from pressure to preference—and show how it can be done in any business. Gender Intelligence features 17 illustrations.
Author: Lynn M. Roseberry Publisher: ISBN: 0198717113 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 273
Book Description
Despite decades of efforts to promote gender equality, most leadership positions in business, politics, education, and even NGOs are occupied by men, and most people still work in occupations dominated by one sex. This book argues that gender imbalances in leadership and occupations are not simply a moral issue or an economic issue, but a governance issue. Gender imbalances persist in large part because the very people with the authority and influence to do something about them know very little about gender and how it works in their organizations and in society at large. Gender imbalanced governance is an expression of entrenched ideas about masculinity and femininity that lead to poor decision making. Improving the quality of governance requires action to counteract the main justifications for the status quo. Based on interviews and conversations with leaders and managers in Europe and the United States, the book presents seven of the most common explanations for persistent gender imbalances and shows how they are based on common stereotypes and myths about men's and women's abilities and preferences. This book provides a guided tour of current research about gender from a multi-disciplinary perspective. It challenges commonly held assumptions and offers alternative explanations and corresponding principles to guide individual decisions, action, and behaviour toward achieving gender balance.
Author: Joy Burnford Publisher: Practical Inspiration Publishing ISBN: 1788603095 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 190
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Business Book Awards 2023 Finalist 'Read this and be the change that’s needed' Prof Helen Pankhurst CBE 'Here, at last, is a book that aims to change the narrative and fix the system. Every boss should have a copy.' Kate Bassett, Financial Times 'Joy clearly articulates the benefits of diversity and the systemic reasons it has proven elusive, but this book's power lies in its tangible and practical solutions.' Nathan Coe, CEO, Auto Trader Group Plc Struggling to find ways to retain and reward women and meet your diversity targets? Wondering why your female-led diversity initiatives are not working? Don’t Fix Women reveals how achieving gender balance at work isn’t about ‘fixing’ the women, it’s about changing the system. Packed with simple, practical recommendations, this book provides a route-map to improve gender equality in your organization, develop a truly diverse, modern leadership culture, and reap the rewards that this brings. Be informed: Learn from over 100 senior business leaders and CEOs about what they are doing to accelerate progress towards gender equality. Be ahead of the game: Access research data, new tools and frameworks for your leadership kitbag. Be the change: Discover practical actions to help you make change happen in your organization today. As a ‘curator of confidence’, and with over 70 articles published on Forbes.com, Joy Burnford has inspired thousands of women across the globe to find their confidence. But this is only one side of the equation. Her research makes it clear that making women more confident isn’t enough: we also need to change the organizations they work for to clear the path for true gender equality.
Author: Joan Marques Publisher: Springer Nature ISBN: 3030643190 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 495
Book Description
A timely work that reviews the phenomenon of gender and its many manifestations of equality. Well-suited for increasing awareness and justice in academic and professional environments, this collective work addresses long-standing and ongoing social problems such as discrimination, stereotyping, prejudice, as well as a plethora of societal and industry influences that sustain the trend of gender imbalance. Aiming to span a broad scope in time, backgrounds and implementation, this book presents a wide variety of topics, including a historical overview, contemporary gender-based Issues, gender approaches across the disciplines, and cultural influences. The reader is guaranteed to confront existing biases when digesting topics related to gender communication differences, stereotypes, tensions and resistances, assigned social roles, transgenderism, non-binary identities, tension fields between equality and equity, relational aggression, and more. A critical underlying aim of this book is to contribute constructively and progressively to the dialogue on the definition of gender, thus addressing an ongoing challenge for policy makers, organizational leaders, and scholars.
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