Women in Leadership
Module One: Getting Started Studies show that having women in leadership positions brings many benefits to an organization, including greater accountability and a culture of work-life balance. Learning how to foster and develop women as leaders not only benefits individual employees, but can benefit your entire organization.
Don’t just stand for the success of other women – insist on it. Gail Blanke
Workshop Objectives
Discuss the barriers women face
Apply the principles of fostering women leaders
Understand the benefits of developing women leaders
Module Two: Women and the Workforce American women have always been part of the paid workforce, since the earliest days of our history. Since the 1940s, increasing numbers of women have been entering the paid workforce, and today the number of women who are employed outside the home is the greatest it’s ever been.
Women are leaders everywhere you look, from a CEO to a housewife who holds together a home. Denise Clarke
50% of the Population
Women are the primary homemakers and caregivers
Women are powerful consumers
Women are underrepresented
60% of College Degree Earners Earn college degrees at a higher rate than do men
Earn higher grades than male peers
Enter college at higher rates
47% of the US Workforce
Should occupy a similar proportion of leadership positions
Not the case
Majority of leadership positions held by men.
52% of Professional Jobs
Women have entered the professions at and higher rates Women higher are overrepresented compared to men in low-wage, part-time, and Concentrated in lower level and service work administrative positions, rather than leadership or managerial positions
Case Study Richard and Sarah were tasked with creating a program to increase women leadership Sarah provided a report of all employees in organization
Over half the employees were women
Almost all occupied secretarial and administrative positions
Module Two: Review Questions 1. Women make up which percentage of the US population? a)60% b)45% c)47% d)50% 2. Which is true of women? e)They make many household expenditure decisions f)All of these g)They make up about half the workforce h)They are the primary caregivers
Module Two: Review Questions 3. Women make up what percentage of the US workforce? a)47% b)50% c)10% d)30% 4. Which is true of women in the US workforce? e)They tend to be overrepresented in service labor f)They tend to be overrepresented in part time labor g)All of these h)They are participating in the workforce at the highest level in history
Module Two: Review Questions 5. What percentage of college degrees are earned by women? a)50% b)60% c)70% d)30% 6. Which of the following is true of women and college education? e)Women enter college at higher rates than do men f)Women appear to be more willing to take on debt to stay in school g)Women drop out at lower rates than do men h)All of the above
Module Two: Review Questions 7. What percentage of professional jobs are held by women? a)52% b)47% c)60% d)25% 8. Which of the following is true of women in the professional fields? e)Women earn more professional degrees than do men f)Women make up about half of the professional labor force g)Women tend to be concentrated in administrative positions h)All of these
Module Two: Review Questions 9. What were Sarah and Richard trying to discover? a)How to increase women’s leadership in their organization b)How to prevent sexual harassment c)Why women were not attracted to their industry d)None of these 10. What surprised Richard? e)How few women worked for their organization f)How many women leaders there actually were g)How many women worked for their organization h)None of these
Module Two: Review Questions 1. Women make up which percentage of the US population? a)60% b)45% c)47% d)50% Women make up half – 50% -- of the US population. However they are not represented in leadership positions at this rate. 2. Which is true of women? e)They make many household expenditure decisions f)All of these g)They make up about half the workforce h)They are the primary caregivers Women make up about half the workforce, but are still the primary homemakers and caregivers. They are a powerful market share and make many household expenditure decisions.
Module Two: Review Questions 3. Women make up what percentage of the US workforce? a)47% b)50% c)10% d)30% Women make up about 47% of the US workforce. They tend to be overrepresented in service labor and low wage labor, but also make up about half of all professionals. 4. Which is true of women in the US workforce? e)They tend to be overrepresented in service labor f)They tend to be overrepresented in part time labor g)All of these h)They are participating in the workforce at the highest level in history Women are participating in the paid workforce at the highest level in history. However, they still tend to be overrepresented in service and part time labor.
Module Two: Review Questions 5. What percentage of college degrees are earned by women? a)50% b)60% c)70% d)30% 60% of all college degrees are now earned by women. Women tend to enter college at higher rates than do men and are less likely to drop out. 6. Which of the following is true of women and college education? e)Women enter college at higher rates than do men f)Women appear to be more willing to take on debt to stay in school g)Women drop out at lower rates than do men h)All of the above Women enter college at higher rates than do men, and appear more willing to take on debt to stay in school. They also drop out at lower rates than do men.
Module Two: Review Questions 7. What percentage of professional jobs are held by women? a)52% b)47% c)60% d)25% Women hold about 52% of all professional jobs. Studies show they tend to be concentrated in lower level administrative positions rather than managerial or leadership positions. 8. Which of the following is true of women in the professional fields? e)Women earn more professional degrees than do men f)Women make up about half of the professional labor force g)Women tend to be concentrated in administrative positions h)All of these Women make up about half the professional workforce, and they earn about half of all professional degrees. They tend to be concentrated in administrative and other lower level positions.
Module Two: Review Questions 9. What were Sarah and Richard trying to discover? a)How to increase women’s leadership in their organization b)How to prevent sexual harassment c)Why women were not attracted to their industry d)None of these Sarah and Richard were tasked with finding ways to increase women’s leadership in their organization. 10. What surprised Richard? e)How few women worked for their organization f)How many women leaders there actually were g)How many women worked for their organization h)None of these Richard was surprised to find out how many women worked for their organization. Closer investigation revealed that they were seldom put in leadership positions.
Module Three: The Leadership Gap In spite of their high numbers in the workplace, including the professional fields, women are still subject to what many studies call the “leadership gap.�
We must raise both the ceiling and the floor. Sheryl Sanberg
Women are Underrepresented in Leadership Extends to politics and government
The United States ranks 98th out of 100 countries
Rates of representation appear to be slipping
Women in Executive Positions
Gap apparent at highest levels 14.6% of executive positions Women blazing trails
Women in Finance, Health Care, and Law
The leadership gap pronounced Healthcar Still lag far e field No female behind largest CEO men gap
Historical Trends
Depressing or hopeless
Representation growing
Still lag in executive positions
Case Study Trevor and Caitlin both work at an investment firm Organization sent them to a large national conference to learn about current trends in industry and to network
Nearly all the women speaking worked in administration
Panels where executives were speaking, were overwhelmingly men
Module Three: Review Questions 1. Which of the following is true of women in leadership? a)They are underrepresented in all industries b) They are only underrepresented in industries where there are few women c)They are overrepresented in many industries d)None of the above 2. Where does the United States rank in terms of women in leadership? e)10th out of 100 f)50th out of 100 g)98th out of 100 h)2nd out of 100
Module Three: Review Questions 3. How many Fortune 500 companies have female CEOs? a)12% b)Less than 5% c)16% d)25% 4. What percentage of the top earners in the US are women? e)50% f)15% g)30% h)Less than 10%
Module Three: Review Questions 5. What percentage of the workforce do women make up in the healthcare industry? a)25% b)78% c)90% d)None of these 6. How many financial organizations have a female CEO? e)50% f)15% g)10% h)0%
Module Three: Review Questions 7. Which of the following is true of women’s participation in the US labor force? a)All of these b)It is the highest it has ever been c)It has grown steadily over the last 30 years d)It is expected to continue to grow 8. By 2018, how many American women are expected to be in the paid labor force? e)30 million f)100 million g)78 million h)10 million
Module Three: Review Questions 9. What surprised Caitlin when she first got to the conference? a)How few women there were b)How many women there were c)How few men there were d)Nothing 10. What did Trevor think explained the lack of women in executive positions? e)Their company did not a well-defined management track f)Their company had incompetent managers g)Women are less intelligent h)Women did not seek higher education such as MBAs
Module Three: Review Questions 1. Which of the following is true of women in leadership? a)They are underrepresented in all industries b)They are only underrepresented in industries where there are few women c)They are overrepresented in many industries d)None of the above Women are underrepresented in leadership. This is true even in industries where women make up the bulk of the workforce. 2. Where does the United States rank in terms of women in leadership? e)10th out of 100 f)50th out of 100 g)98th out of 100 h)2nd out of 100 In a survey of 100 countries, the United States ranks 98th in terms of women in leadership positions.
Module Three: Review Questions 3. How many Fortune 500 companies have female CEOs? a)12% b)Less than 5% c)16% d)25% As of 2014, less than 5% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women. Women are underrepresented in executive positions more generally as well. 4. What percentage of the top earners in the US are women? e)50% f)15% g)30% h)Less than 10% Women pay a financial price for the leadership gap. Less than 10% of the nations’ top earners are women.
Module Three: Review Questions 5. What percentage of the workforce do women make up in the healthcare industry? a)25% b)78% c)90% d)None of these Women make up about 78% of the workforce in the healthcare industry. However, they are severely underrepresented in leadership in this field. 6. How many financial organizations have a female CEO? e)50% f)15% g)10% h)0 As of 2014, no financial organization has a female CEO. This is in spite of the fact that women make up about half of the labor force in this industry.
Module Three: Review Questions 7. Which of the following is true of women’s participation in the US labor force? a)All of these b)It is the highest it has ever been c)It has grown steadily over the last 30 years d)It is expected to continue to grow Women in the US participate in the paid labor force at a greater rate than ever before. This has grown steadily since 1980 and is expected to continue this trend. 8. By 2018, how many American women are expected to be in the paid labor force? e)30 million f)100 million g)78 million h)10 million Women’s participation in the paid labor force is expected to continue to grow. By 2018, it is expected to reach 78 million.
Module Three: Review Questions 9. What surprised Caitlin when she first got to the conference? a)How few women there were b)How many women there were c)How few men there were d)Nothing Cailtin was surprised by how many women were at the conference. She was one of only a few women at her firm. 10. What did Trevor think explained the lack of women in executive positions? e)Trevor at first tTheir company did not a well-defined management track f)Their company had incompetent managers g)Women are less intelligent h)Women did not seek higher education such as MBAs Trever at first thought that the gender gap was explained by women not getting the right education. Caitlin pointed out that this was untrue.