Currently, there is a massive gap between the
number of women and men who are actively successful within the workforce.
According to The Rockefeller Foundation, “Across geographies and income levels,
disparities between men and women persist in the form of pay gaps, uneven
opportunities for advancement, and unbalanced representation in important
decision-making.” Women offer unique perspectives regarding community building,
company advancement, and mentorship within the workplace that men often fall
short to achieve due to their communication styles. Despite outperforming their
male counterparts academically, women continue to be under-represented in the
workforce.
As a woman going through my academic studies, I always hungered to learn more. My hand has always been the first to go up, then one day I sat back and left my hand down and looked around me…I was the only woman raising their hand. It appeared that even in courses where the male professors were inclusive of women, and teaching content related to diversity and feminism, women were apprehensive to lean in and share their thoughts. I wondered why this was, and when embarking upon this project decided to look deeper into the issue of gender-bias and female success. According to a study conducted by the Columbia University Teaching Center, “while women now constitute 57 percent of U.S. college students, gender inequalities still persist in the classroom. Instructors were found to call on male students more frequently than female students and were less likely to elaborate upon points made by female students…The Columbia study also found that male students spoke more frequently
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