Valerie Aurora (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} valhenson) wrote,@ 2008-04-21 16:47:00 |
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Supporting assertive women
I forgot to make my main point in my post about what managers and other people in positions of power can do to help women succeed: Make a conscious effort to respond positively to assertive, confident women who ask for what they deserve. Go ahead and feel that annoyance or anger or indignation when a woman steps up and asks for her due - and then acknowledge that your feelings are unfair and sexist and try to overcome them.
For some years now, I've been making a conscious effort to support and appreciate women who are brave and aggressive and outspoken. It's not always easy and I know I'm not completely successful, but the results have always been worth it. Women can do amazing things if you just fail to completely handicap them.
I forgot to make my main point in my post about what managers and other people in positions of power can do to help women succeed: Make a conscious effort to respond positively to assertive, confident women who ask for what they deserve. Go ahead and feel that annoyance or anger or indignation when a woman steps up and asks for her due - and then acknowledge that your feelings are unfair and sexist and try to overcome them.
For some years now, I've been making a conscious effort to support and appreciate women who are brave and aggressive and outspoken. It's not always easy and I know I'm not completely successful, but the results have always been worth it. Women can do amazing things if you just fail to completely handicap them.
