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How Women are Promoting Eachother


Women often remain unheard within the workplace, particularly in business settings which are dominated by men. Often times women will remain silent, because they assume their ideas or opinions will be overlooked, or a male colleague will attempt to take credit for their proposal. According to Entrepreneur.com, women working within the Obama administration started using a method called amplification, “When a woman proposed an insight or solution, the other women would repeat it in agreement to amplify the point. This helped everyone, both men and women, recognize the contribution coming from the woman who first proposed the idea” (Lee, 2017). We often see a competitive atmosphere in business among women, because they feel they need to be harder and less empathetic in order to advance at the same pace that their male coworkers can. The only way that women can create an atmosphere that will create opportunities for the advancement and promotion of women within the business world, is if it starts with the handful of female business leaders currently at the forefront of the industry today. This is where motivation, support, and comprehensive mentorship programs play a crucial role, “One way to start is by motivating women at schools and universities. I recently spoke to ambitious female students at Columbia’s Business Women’s Leadership Conference about the importance of helping other women amplify, network and build businesses. You could also start a women’s mentorship group, or find an individual to mentor, at your company or school. It can be as easy as a meeting every month to serve as an advocate for a fellow woman to discuss ideas on how to address situations at work, switching careers or pitching for promotions” (Lee, 2017).

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