The Success Gender Gap

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.

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Women in Industry: WWII and Rosie Riveter

The work of women was pivotal to the success of America in the war, “ Women in uniform took office and clerical jobs in the armed forces in order to free men to fight. They also drove trucks, repaired airplanes, worked as laboratory technicians, rigged parachutes, served as radio operators, analyzed photographs, flew military aircraft across the country, test-flew newly repaired planes, and even trained anti-aircraft artillery gunners by acting as flying targets. Some women served near the front lines in the Army Nurse Corps, where 16 were killed as a result of direct enemy fire. Sixty-eight American service women were captured as POWs in the Philippines. More than 1,600 nurses were decorated for bravery under fire and meritorious service, and 565 WACs in the Pacific Theater won combat decorations. Nurses were in Normandy on D-plus-four” (NationalWW2Museum.org). Despite their outstanding work, women were forced to return home to care for their families, and relinquish their jobs ...

Women and Business Communication

While it would be unfair to say women are inherently organized and emotional, and men are naturally cold and sloppy, there is truth in the statement that women can communicate in a way that allows them to connect in an authentic and genuine way with others. The communication styles of men and women are vastly different, given that each group communicates for different purposes. According to a study on Gender Differences in Communication Styles, Influence Tactics, and Leadership Styles done at Claremont McKenna College, “The biggest difference between men and women and their style of communication boils down to the fact that men and women view the purpose of conversations differently. Academic research on psychological gender differences has shown that while women use communication as a tool to enhance social connections and create relationships, men use language to exert dominance and achieve tangible outcomes. Women are, overall, more expressive, tentative, and polite in conversation,...

Supporting Working Parents and its Impact on Women

Women have to overcome the barriers of parenthood, often with minimal support from their employers; men tend to be applauded for holding down a career and managing their fatherly duties. At a basic level, there is a lack of support for families, working parents face many struggles, and if companies are to empower women they need to begin supporting working parents across the board, “ As in an Olympic relay race, working parenthood depends on the ability to successfully navigate transition points — the hand-offs, the turns. Coming back from leave, welcoming a second or third child, or accepting a change in role or schedule are just a few of the transition points that can derail or strain the most competent working parent employee. That’s why concentrating benefits and programming on these critical points can yield significant return on investment. Johnson & Johnson permits mothers and fathers to use their parental leave on a phase-back basis, ensuring ...

Strategies to Help Women Succeed in Business

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