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Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public?

Harvard Business

It’s now clear that many men and women in Weinstein’s company and in the film industry knew about these alleged crimes but remained silent, allowing it to continue. How does something like this happen? Real male allies tend to have three things in common as agents of organizational change.

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Why Women Stay Out of the Spotlight at Work

Harvard Business

To get ahead in the workplace, you have to be seen. For women, however, the importance of visibility creates a conundrum. On the one hand, women’s contributions are systematically overlooked at work. How do women navigate this no-win situation? Still, many women consciously rejected that strategy.

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Fixing the Gender Imbalance in Health Care Leadership

Harvard Business

So it is not surprising (though it’s still appalling) that although equal numbers of men and women now graduate from medical school, only a small fraction of female physicians become medical leaders. These numbers point to a clear need for better representation of female physicians in leadership. Quantification.

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Does a Woman’s High-Status Career Hurt Her Marriage? Not If Her Husband Does the Laundry

Harvard Business

While women who win the Academy Award for Best Actress are celebrated for reaching a pinnacle of career achievement, several of them also share another distinction – divorce. Patterns like this led us to ask whether womens’ high status careers affect marital stability, and if so, why. According to U.S.

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Do Longer Maternity Leaves Hurt Women’s Careers?

Harvard Business

Should she take a lengthy maternity leave, knowing that more time at home can improve the well-being of both mother and child? These changes are motivated by a progressive concern to improve the work-life balance for working parents and encourage greater parent/child contact in those crucial first months of a newborn’s life.

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Why Women Stay Out of the Spotlight at Work

Harvard Business

To get ahead in the workplace, you have to be seen. For women, however, the importance of visibility creates a conundrum. On the one hand, women’s contributions are systematically overlooked at work. How do women navigate this no-win situation? Still, many women consciously rejected that strategy.

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The Assertive Fundraiser – an interview with Ruby Bayley-Pratt

The Management Centre

Sometimes we hold ourselves back, sometimes our inner voice gets in the way, and sometimes we just don’t know how to be assertive. =mc Can you tell me about the challenges you have faced in a bit more detail? It’s an interesting and challenging time in the world of Fundraising. Diversity is being recognised for its importance.