Leadership Development Expert, ICF coach- Top Linked In Executive Coaching voice, DEI advocate, Gender Equality champion, TEDx Speaker, Author of 3 books, Co founder of a non profit, Board member,
I came across this interesting talk on the science of women leadership. I have done many sessions on the theme and explored this area in depth-but we still don't have many answers. Here are three interesting things that I learnt from this which will be relevant for all of us in this field. 1. A research shows that women score higher in demonstration of leadership skills and traits but they score themselves low on a parameter called leader efficacy- Women do NOT believe that they can succeed as a leader even though they do demonstrate leadership skills. This is for a group of girls in college- even before they enter the working world. How do we get women ( and I include me in this group) to BELIEVE that they can be great leaders? 2. Women are AFRAID to lead. Women reported feelings of fear when they had options for choosing leadership roles. I have spoken about this while describing the DETER and DIMINISH strategies used to keep people from their power. There is a fear of an identity threat. There is research ( from Amnesty International) that shows that women in politics get trolled 7 times more than men. How do we get over this FEAR of leadership? 3. Women face this fear the mental models and stereotypes for women leaders are not positive. There is a STEREOTYPE THREAT- the risk of conforming to the stereotypes about the particular group. How do we create POSITIVE role models for women leaders so that they do not fear being labelled and stereotypes? I believe that this is where leadership programs and coaching for women will make a difference apart from all the other things that need to be done at an external level. A safe space to discuss and explore identity, fear and stereotypes is necessary to get more women into leadership roles. Organizations and communities that provide that can help to correct the leadership imbalance. Aparna Mathur Ruchika B. AyeshaQureshi (AlluringForlorn) Growing Leadership of Women Supria Dhanda XL4W: XLRI for Women Anuradha Das Mathur Vasanthi Srinivasan Dr. Poornima Dore Aabha Bakaya Neela Kaushik Pritha Dutt Roopashree AN Majella Baptist Neha Jain Nimisha Biyala Yamini Palla Ruchira Bhardwaja Shilpa Ajwani Dr. Geeta Kumar Aditi Kumar Aparna Ponnappa, PCC Shivani Pal Deepika Bhattacharya Nidhi Panjwani Mahrukh Bandorawalla, PCC Smriti Goel Sushma Banthia Meenakshi Rajagopal Navneet Sandhu PCC Shalu Bhuchar Jayashree Marakini Braganza https://lnkd.in/gZWCmfS3
