The question and the answer
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Nov 1, 2011 Posted by Julie Kirk
Two articles came across my inbox today - one that poses the problem and the other that indirectly alludes to the solution. I would like to take the opportunity to make sure there's no mistake in connecting the two:
The first article on Forbes website posits an opinion: "Why most women will never become CEO." In his potentially controversial answer, author Gene Marks unfortunately points out why we (women) shouldn't wait for the GLACIAL pace of reform to just happen in corporations...we have to be the catalyst of change. A lot of women have tried that, you say? Yes, and corporations have made great strides in embracing diversity and promoting women (and other under-represented groups). Unfortunately, as the author points out, the gender lens and double standard are alive and well in many companies, casting a shadow over those that have made progress.
Carl Schramm, CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, talks about the solution: get more women into entrepreneurship in his op-ed "The Importance of Women Entrepreneurs."
We totally get it...of course.