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Gender equality... Are we missing something?
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e all know of women in leading positions, some in sectors that may be male-dominated, and we know of women that feel that they have limited prospects because of their gender. The question that arises out of this is, why is that the case and what is the differentiating factor? Is it luck? Is it to do with what colleagues, peers and leaders someone is working with? Is it company culture, unconscious bias, is it capacity and capabilities? Asking these questions leads us to uncover a variable that receives little consideration. But to start, let me ask you this: Have you ever encountered someone being incredibly rude or obnoxious to you and instead of feeling offended you perhaps found it funny or felt compassion for that person? OR Have you ever felt something to be unfair, unjust or wrong and 42
the next person has the complete opposite view? From my experience, your answer will most likely be yes, as we all know that our perception has a play in how we experience the world around us. Spiritual teachings have always been pointed in this direction for centuries and science, more specifically quantum physics, is proving this variable that our experience of the world is created internally through the process of thought.
"Thought creates the world and then says, I didn’t do it." – David Bohm, Quantum Physicist We do not have a direct experience of people, situations, circumstances, or anything else. What we actually experience is our very own, individual, thought-
created reality. Yet it seems to us that what we experience is objective and we very innocently fall for it. This is a constant variable that unless we truly consider this fact of life, we are ill equipped to solve some of the biggest issues our world is facing (but more on that another time). With regards to gender equality, being consciously aware of this variable provides access to approach the topic from another angle. When we speak about gender equality we tend to focus on the external appearance of things (situations, circumstances, people). Therefore, we look for solutions (out) there, by trying to change peoples behaviours, peoples unconscious bias, company structures and culture. I am not saying that there isn’t some work to be done in terms of those external factors, but we are missing a very important piece if we are exclusively looking for solutions and change externally. GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE APRIL2020
