Women @ Work
Dr. Michael Sosteric | Nov 16, 2012 | Comments 1
Women @ work? Progress has been made, but more work needs to be done. Women still fall short in top level CEO positions and are conspicuously absent in certain industries (like the tech industry). Why is this? And what obstacles do women still face when entering and thriving in the workplace? Women are still the primary caregivers of the children. Women still take more time off than men. Women are still seen through the blinkered vision of a gendered world.
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Good to see in visuals the truth of obstacles that women face daily and I feel viscerally in my solar plexus. In the present societal construct, business as usual is non-collaborative, hierarchical and oppressive to those at the bottom of the pyramid. No wonder women aren’t excelling in business as it is today. Who wants to be a part of that? For myself, the biggest obstacles are really the internal ones and physical limitations. After decades of juggling it all , family, career and personal empowerment, my body/mind is exhausted.