In part 1 of Women in Business, A Woman’s Worth, I concluded that women discourage each other from being powerful, strong and ambitious, and that we feel that it is only acceptable to own our expertise if it is couched in our role as mother.
Part 2 is where I assert that women are not perceived of as leaders because we do not feel entitled to be heard.
A few years ago I sat on a panel about online video and social media. As was typical, I was the only woman on the panel and one of the few women in the room. The panel, was being monitored by my then boss, the CEO of an online video company. Just as the panel was ending my boss nudged me “I’m about to wrap up” he whispered “say something else”. I was taken aback. I had spoken often and didn’t have anything to add to the present discussion. Was I supposed to speak just for the sake of hearing my own voice?
As it turns out…Yes! Finish Reading Post
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