Sexist attitudes still exist in 2018 – 10 worst explanations
I’m utterly gob-smacked that these attitudes exist in 2018
“We have one woman already on the board, so we are done — it is someone else’s turn”
“All the ‘good’ women have already been snapped up”
“Most women don’t want the hassle or pressure of sitting on a board”
They were part of a list of the 10 worst explanations given to a team questioning chairs & CEOs of the 350 biggest publicly listed companies in Britain over low numbers of women serving on British boards, according to a NYT article on 31 May
“As you read this list of excuses, you might think it’s 1918 not 2018. It reads like a script from comedy parody but it’s true” ~ Amanda Mackenzie, CEO, Business in the Community
If you’re in Oz thinking that we’re different, think again, with high profile male chairs recently expressing similar sentiments
“You hear some of the blokes complaining – but we are in the midst of a social revolution; now they have to compete against 100% of the population, not 50% ~ Ilana Atlas, Coca-Cola Amatil Chair
Comments do not reflect research on the issue. Increasing numbers of investors are pushing for greater gender diversity on the boards. Watch this space.….
Read further:
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Georgina Dent on Women’s Agenda with the Australian context
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The New York Times article that inspired this post
Fortune favours the well prepared particularly on LinkedIn
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