Business schools fawn over them-offering them plenty of scholarships. Banks and consultancies love them. Industry managers at top companies have their KPIs now defined by how many women are among their direct reports. Headhunters fawn over them. So do women indeed have it much easier than men in the business world today?
On the other hand, let's look at CEO positions. Only 10 of the fortune 500 have women CEOs.
A very surprising study by the two Olin business school professors points out that investors have less confidence in companys that are run by women CEOs. Here is the link to the entire article.
http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/6414.html
And, Kellogg says that exclusion from an organization's informal network, gender-based stereotyping, and the lack of role models are the top three barriers for women seeking high-ranking positions.
http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/news/hits/050210cdh.htm
But just getting to the corner office is just one metric. What about middle managers and mid and small-sized companies? Do women perform better at men in middle-management roles? Apparently so-more than 50% of middle and entry-level jobs are held by women.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06206/708431-28.stm
So do women have it easier than men? Maybe so at entry and to a certain extent in middle-management. That's about it.
On the other hand, let's look at CEO positions. Only 10 of the fortune 500 have women CEOs.
A very surprising study by the two Olin business school professors points out that investors have less confidence in companys that are run by women CEOs. Here is the link to the entire article.
http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/6414.html
And, Kellogg says that exclusion from an organization's informal network, gender-based stereotyping, and the lack of role models are the top three barriers for women seeking high-ranking positions.
http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/news/hits/050210cdh.htm
But just getting to the corner office is just one metric. What about middle managers and mid and small-sized companies? Do women perform better at men in middle-management roles? Apparently so-more than 50% of middle and entry-level jobs are held by women.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06206/708431-28.stm
So do women have it easier than men? Maybe so at entry and to a certain extent in middle-management. That's about it.
1 comment:
There is no doubt they do. Using the excuse of diversity, B schools and firms lose no opportunity to get women...and many times they do at the expense of more deserving men. That is not to say all women who get in do so unfairly, but a large percentage of them do and this is unfair.
-N
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