Posts tagged TEDWomen
Why Aren't There More Women in Leadership Positions?

While these figures are all quite ghastly, I am starting to wonder if leadership for women really means rising to the top? Or is "rising to the top" an aspiration that is more fitting for a masculine paradigm, and not the best approach for feminine leadership?


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Amazing Women Rock: Promoting Gender Balance in Speaker Leadership

After observing that women have trouble taking credit for their success, and therefore miss out on a lot of opportunities, Canadian-born Susan Macaulay grew frustrated. As a public speaking coach and as a woman, she was also disturbed by the fact that the TED conferences, one of the most progressive movements of our time, did not have gender balance among their conference speakers. So what did she do about this?

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