Are Successful Women Shunned, while her male counterparts are Celebrated? (WOC 2014)

Are Successful Women Shunned, While Her Male Counterparts Are Celebrated?

Are Successful Women Shunned, While Her Male

Counterparts Are Celebrated?


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Setting the Stage

• Shun can be the act of social rejection, or emotional distance. Social rejection occurs when a person or group deliberately avoids association with, and habitually keeps away from an individual or group.

• Celebrated is known and praised by many people; acceptance.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_rejection


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Culture: Social and Demographic Trends

Who Makes a Better Political Leader: Men or Women?

Don't Know

Men Women Equal0

20

40

60

80

100

4%

21%

6%

69%

Leadership Traits: Women Rule!% Saying This Trait Is More True of . . .

Note: Traits Listed in Order of the Public’s Ranking of Their Importance to Leadership. “Equally True” and “Don’t Know” Responses Are Not Shown.

Honest Intelligent Hardworking Decisive Ambitious Compassionate Outgoing Creative0

20

40

60

80

100 MenWomen

20%

50%

14%

38%28%28%

44%33% 34% 34%

5%

80%

28%

47%

11%

62%

Are Men or Women in Public Office Better at . . .

Note: Same and Don’t Know Responses Are Not Shown.

Series10

20

40

60

80

100MenWomen

16%

42%

10%

34%

18%28% 23%

16%7%

52%42%

12%

54%

7%

Working Out Compromises

Keeping Gov’t Honest

Representing Your Interests

Standing Up for What They

Believe

Dealing With Education & Health Care

Dealing With Crime &

Public Safety

Dealing With National Security, Defense

Performance Skills Policy Matters


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Challenges• Key Findings From Survey:

– Negative Gender Stereotypes

– Gender Solidarity

– Gender and Race

– Twice as Hard; Half as Far

Note: Not a Reason and Don’t Know Responses Are Not Shown.

Series10

20

40

60

80

100

Major Reason

Minor Reason

51%

28%

43%32%

38%33%40%

27% 26%37%

16%29% 31%

14%

Many Americans Not Ready to Elect a

Woman to high Office

Women Who Are Active in Party Politics Get Held Back by Men

Women Face Discrimination in All Areas, Politics Is No

Exception

Women’s Family Responsibilities Don’t Leave Time for Politics

Fewer Women Have the Experience for

High Office

Generally Speaking, Women Don’t Make as Good Leaders as Men

Generally Speaking, Women Aren’t Tough Enough for Politics

Why Aren’t There More Women in Top Elective Office?

– It’s a Man’s World

– Generational Differences Among Women

– Discrimination and Equal Rights

– Admiration for Hillary Clinton


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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Men vs. Women Traits

Masculine100 20 30 40 50 60

Aggressive

Proud

Selfless

PassionateEmpathetic

PatientIntuitive

FlexibleLoyal

Reasonable

Plans for Future

Communicative

-60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10

FeminineGender Strength

Decisive

Resilient

Worldwide, People Want Feminine Traits in Their Leaders

80ManWoman

Analytical

Independent

Strongly Related to Leadership

32,000 study subjects were asked to classify 125 traits as masculine, feminine, or neutral. Another 32,000 were asked to rate the importance of the traits to effective leadership. “Feminine” traits were more likely to be strongly linked to leadership.


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WoC Survival Kit


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• What Needs To Be Done

• Check Your Performance

• Mission Driven

• Creative

• Character

Capable


Confidence• “Can-Do Attitude”

• Positive, Productive Relationships

• Motivated Ambitious

• Risk Taker

• Accept Feedback

• Recognize Success

It is confidence that separates average leaders from great leaders.

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Courage• Confront Reality Head-On• Real Conversations• Push-Back• Lead Change• Decision Maker• Give Credit to Others• Accountability• Courage is Key


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Commitment

Level of Commitment

I Will Do It!I Will Lead Others To Do It . . .

I Have To Do It!I Can Do It When I am Told to . . .

Why Should I Do It?If Nobody says so . . .

I Will Not Do It!I Will Influence Others . . .

Commitment

Compliance

Complain

Non-Committal/Condemn

The Hierarchy of Commitment


Perceiving

Emotions

Managing

Emotions

UsingEmotions

Understanding

Emotions

Emotional

Intelligence

Control

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Connected

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Openness

Diversity of Ideas

Reinforces Fosters

TrustEnables Transparency



Conscious Leadership

13



C reative

14

• Unwavering Belief• Passionate and Expressive • Demonstrate Superior

Judgment • Non-Conformist• Independent • Innate Ability• Born Dreamers


Communicator

15

• Say-Do

• Make the Complex Simple

• Find Your Own Voice

• Be Visible

• Listen With Your Eyes and Ears

• Clear, Credible, Authentic


Great-


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Changer

• Relentless Pursuit• Originality• Clear Purpose• S-M-A-R-T-S

– Simple– Measureable– Actionable– Relational– Transformational– Scalable

Game-


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WoC Survival Kit


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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/j-v-crum-iii/envision-engage-and-execu_b_5516587.html

http://www.peterstark.com/2009/leadership-edge/

http://www.peterstark.com/2012/role-confidence-leadership/


http://www.forbes.com/2004/11/19/cz_rk_1119drucker.html

http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemyatt/2012/10/10/how-great-leaders-create-game-changers/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/susantardanico/2013/01/15/10-traits-of-courageous-leaders/

http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/nov2010/ca2010112_608471.htm

http://www.inc.com/magazine/201306/leigh-buchanan/traits-of-true-leaders.html

Resources









http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemyatt/2012/10/10/how-great-leaders-create-game-changers/





http://www.inc.com/magazine/201306/leigh-buchanan/traits-of-true-leaders.html


Karmyn NorwoodOperations Director, Technical Operations

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

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