Thriving not Surviving
Strategies to go from merely surviving to THRIVING for women in STEM
Do You See What I See?
Over the last few days, I’ve been watching all the comments about the Vice-Presidential Debate. Not because I am polling people’s political stance, but rather because I’m curious about the perceptions of how the two candidates performed. I’ve been fascinated by the responses to Kamala Harris.
What I’m seeing looks a lot like gender bias and the fine line women walk when attempting to be assertive. This isn’t a new topic; I’ve seen articles going back to the mid-1980s on the perceived differences in how men and women leaders communicate. What’s is striking to me is that little seems to have changed in the last 25 years.
One description for this is that it is a double-bind for women. Most desirable leadership traits are masculine in nature: confident, bold, assertive, focused, decisive, among others. However, women are expected to be collaborative, empathetic, and compassionate. We have learned a bias that is gender based. Leaders are...
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Carol Dougherty
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I started my career as a process engineer in manufacturing facilities over 30 years ago, I worked my way up into supervision with people in multiple factories both domestically and internationally. It was during this time I realized my passion was to help other learn to do their jobs better, so I jumped into Training and Development. To better serve those I work with I become a certified coach. I specialize in helping women be heard for their brilliance.