The Queen Bee – Born or Elected?
The Queen Bee concept is something we are all familiar with. Broadly it means a dominant woman who is thought to sabotage the work or success of other women to ensure her own continued dominance or seniority. The image arises frequently in male-dominated industries where there are said to be very few spots open for women. ...
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Looking at the “Numbers”
A few weeks back I asked all of you to get to "Know Your Numbers". I asked you to count the number of women sitting in key roles versus the total number of key roles in your organization. My primary intention was to make you aware of the number of women leading your company. I suspect there are many of you ...
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The Front Line
Overwhelmed by all of the Women’s History Month press yet? I am, and that says something given that I am in the business of promoting women. There are just so many projects out there that it is difficult to know which one to “like” on Facebook or to “follow” on Twitter. With so little free time ...
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Equal is Equal
Equal is Equal. To me, it is a simple principle. Women and men should have equal rights, and equal pay, have equal representation at work and in government, bear equal domestic and childrearing responsibility. We should be equal in the eyes of the law and equal in the minds of the one another. International ...
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“Just one of the guys”…
I grew up with older brothers who after dinner, would go outside to play basketball on our driveway. I was the little girl who, five years younger than my closest brother, would end up sitting on the steps watching. Then one day when I finally had enough time sitting, I asked them if I could play. I was told ...
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The “Problem” as I see it.
Anyone who knows me will know that I prefer the direct route. I prefer to get to the root of the problem and fix it rather than to work around the periphery treating the symptoms. This is why I started “Heels on The Floor”. There are so many different initiatives working to fix different problems with gender ...
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What if…?
What if women stopped thinking about how to conform to the male standard and focused on pulling in, promoting and championing other women? There is no shortage of material either online or in the press about Gender Equality. There are also countless “resources” telling us how to change our ways. These ...
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