Are we in danger of alienating our female talent? Is the current crisis impacting women more than men in our organisations? Click here to read a recent Harvard Business Review article by Colleen Ammerman. She reasons that it is women who are most adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. She makes some recommendations for how to avoid this: they are linked to what she describes as (1) the ‘motherhood penalty’; (2) the importance of ‘paring down the pressure’; (3) the need to ‘run virtual meetings equitably’; (4) the challenge of ‘keeping digital spaces inclusive’.
Would you like to join a webinar on Tues 9th June? It is at 12pm-1.30pm (UK time). This will debate what is happening to people in organisations, and how gender, family and wider community roles might be affecting this. Click here to read more. And here to register. We will explore whether you agree with Colleen Ammerman’s arguments.
Also we will explore how these arguments fit with wider concerns and opportunities about achieving greater gender balance in society. In this respect, click here to read an earlier paper written by Usha (Ladwa-Thomas) and Sharon (Turnbull). Or here to listen to a very recent podcast with Lynne (Sedgmore); in this - as part of a broader, and excellent, raft of insights about ‘conscious leadership’ - Lynne touches on patriarchal society and the implications of the coronavirus emergency.
What have been up to? Click here to read our latest ‘hot off the press’ impact report. We would like to express great gratitude to Advisors who very generously contributed their time to carry out the background research; this included Sue (Eames), Sandy (Hanson), Matthew (Lake), Sharon (Turnbull) and Dan (Bishop); also we’d like to particularly thank James (Treasure-Evans) who analysed all the findings. Here are some photos of our partners and clients included in the report.
Margaret Wheatley Quote: "I know it is possible for leaders to use their power and influence, their insight and compassion, to lead people back to an understanding of who we are as human beings, to create conditions for our basic human qualities of generosity, contribution, community, and love.…And I have studied enough history to know that such leaders always arise when they are most needed"
Have a great week!
Rosie, Lorna and Ian