are successful women shunned, while her male counterparts are celebrated
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Just when we start to see cracks in that glass ceiling, there is a new one being designed. Studies show that powerful and successful women are perceived are more likely to be hated, than her male counterparts. The position of power, worn by women, is perceived to be self-serving, getting ahead, and vicious. On the other hand, her male counterparts are seen as confident and focused. “Women are being judged more, even by other women,” said Valerie Young, Ed.D., author of The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women. She goes on to state that, “While male leaders are allowed to have complex personalities, powerful women are often summed up by hackneyed stereotypes that undermine them and their power.” What is our collective responsibility in addressing these stereotypes? How do women treat each other in powerful positions? What role do women play in changing these stereotypes? DO NOT miss this seminar! Learning Objective: Increase cultural awareness and professional competence Outcomes: At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to: a. Examine image and communication strategies to overcome stereotypes b. Identify ways to build more cohesive work relationships c. Identify strategies to engage in difficult conversations about stereotypes d. Explore situational leadership strategies that cut through barriersTRANSCRIPT
October 17–19, 2013
ARE SUCCESSFUL WOMEN SHUNNED, WHILE HER MALE COUNTERPARTS ARE CELEBRATED?
Situational Leadership Strategies to Overcome Stereotypes and Barriers
Lists the traits • Commonly associated with leadership as? • Effective communication • Skills, task completion, • Responsibility, problem solving,• Originality, decision making, action taking, • Vision, self awareness, • Confidence, Experience and Power.
Avoiding Common Communication Mistakes(or)Managing Communication and Diversity
Read, listen, and broaden experiences with diverse people• Communicate effectively by listening attentively
and asking questions about what one did not understand
• Avoid terms that spotlight certain groups and imply the individual is an exception
• Avoid valuing one’s message based on dress, mannerisms, accent, or eye contact
By reducing prejudices and use of stereotypes you can:
• Recognize that diversity exists and learn to value and respect fundamental differences
• Admit to one’s own biases and prejudices and committ to reduce them
• Dismiss myths about others when in a group of friends or associates
Observations of Leadership styles
• For instance, some women portray a more participatory approach, and some women are more democratic,
• Allow for power and information sharing• Some women are more sensitive, some are more
nurturing than men, focus on relationships • Enable others to make contributions through
delegation
Observations of Leadership styles
• While some men and women do have different leadership styles, that should not mean that one is dominant over the other.
• It has been observed that the differences we see in leadership style are partly due to the way some men view leadership as leading, while some women see leadership as facilitating
Communicate Our Bias Thru Words
• How do women treat each other in powerful positions?
• How and why do some women compete against one another?
Communicate Our Bias Thru Words
• He’s • Assertive• Lost his cool’ ,
implying it was an aberration
• Headstrong
• She’s• Aggressive, or
`hostile'. • Emotional' or
`Menopausal Thus, her behavior is devalued,
• Opinionated
Here are ways to build more cohesive work
relationships
• Clarify the common goals and purposes• Clarify each person’s role in achieving the
common purpose.• Put team members in touch with the people who
use what they do.• Pay attention to conflicts when they arise.
Unconscious Bias, Attitudes,
• Strange as it sounds, behaviors --- such as succeeding --- are sometimes considered attractive in men but not in women. Third, there is something about our culture's view of male-dominated such as the STEM fields that causes female aspirants to be considered unattractive. Do we treat people according to their appearance.
What are our filters?
• When we are put in the position of evaluating others, we like to think that we will handle that responsibility professionally and objectively—that we will judge people based solely on their credentials and achievements.
• The good news is that our schemas and the biases that result from them can change based on experience or exposure to new information.
• Work out ways to resolve conflicts.• Remember your leadership role• Make sure team members interact at
meeting• Allow team members to have input
into their jobs
