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A recent study concluded that gender inequality is costing the global economy $12 trillion annually, with North America accounting for 25 percent of that total followed by China’s 20-plus percent.
If diversity and gender equality have so much potential for improving business, why don’t we see more of it faster? What will be necessary to make it happen?
There are several kinds of responses to this question. The first is the “do it yourself” response, characterized by Sheryl Sandberg’s now-famous argument in her book, Lean In. Among other things, she challenges women to change their behaviors, to bolster their self-confidence and ambition, and become better job and wage negotiators while choosing a partner who can help share the load of a career.
Via The Learning Factor
How can we achieve gender parity in leadership, asks James Heskett, when expectations for men and women are so different?