Be prepared to be a “Difficult Woman”
This is such a good article from CEO Today, explaining why you need to get yourself heard! Be Prepared to Be a ‘Difficult Woman’ and Make Yourself Heard in the Boardroom
Confidence & ability: Why women have a disconnect and why it matters!
“There is a disconnect between women’s confidence in their skills and abilities (which is often high) and their confidence in their ability to navigate the system to achieve the recognition and advancement they feel they deserve. Self-advocacy is a big part of this, and it is identified by many women in the study as the […]
Critical Skill/Capability Gap for Women
Why has progress to gender balance been so slow? The UK is only 16th in the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) in terms gender balance at work. Why is this? Why is it that despite regulated access to higher education and growing managerial job roles, women persistently lag their male peers in recognition, […]
She Said! on Radio Verulam
Click below to listen again to Patricia and Kerry chatting about SheSaid! and the importance of women speaking up and being heard, on Kerry’s breakfast show on Radio Verulam.
Why all women can benefit from improving their effectiveness in speaking in public
The critical missing component hindering women’s success is for them to choose their opportunities wisely, and proactively and concisely speak their contributions, without apology or conditions, so that they may be listened to and credited for their contributions in critical discussions. Whether they are speaking in public at a PTA meeting, making a corporate presentation, participating or […]
Communication, Millenials, public speaking, speaking, women,
Women achieving their potential in the workplace
To face the challenges of the 21st Century, the world needs to harness the full power of human capability and creativity. Everyone has a stake in ensuring women have equal opportunities in the world of work. The evidence is clear. The PWC “Women in Work Index” shows that improving female participation in work across the […]
Millenials, public speaking, women,
History repeating itself
Millennial women are making the same mistake as older generations, in assuming that the workplace is a level playing field. It isn’t. The figures on women’s representation in the boardroom and in politics along with the gender pay gap reveal this very clearly. Women’s ability to speak out to influence is critical to progress, and […]
Communication, public speaking, women,
The broken rung
Equal numbers of men and women get qualifications and enter the workplace but by the time we look at a few steps on from the entry level roles, for example at director level, it is 65% men 35% women, by C-Suite level men make up 78%. Why is that still the case? One big reason […]
Millenials, presentation, public speaking, speaking, women,
The language used.
This week, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, popularly know as AOC, delivered a powerful rebuke to a fellow member of congress, who verbally abused her. Verbal Abuse The amusingly named congressman, Ted Yoho ( a pirate in a former life?) had got in her face, jabbed a finger at her called her, disgusting, crazy and out of […]
Black lives matter, but what should change?
As someone from the business world writing about women being heard it made me think. The protests that have been peaceful have been amazing in raising awareness and because of it, so many people are saying yes, we must change but beyond posting pronouncements what can people actually do? What can you do? Practically? Day to […]
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