We still have too few women in leadership. Now what? | Laurie McGraw | TEDxDavenport
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- Опубликовано: 28 июл 2024
- The pandemic wiped away the past decade of progress for women in leadership. Business leader Laurie McGraw looks at the progress made, and then undone, and offers three powerful pieces of advice for what women can do right now to advance into leadership and how others can support them. 30-year health technology executive known for driving innovation, company growth, and industry standard-setting across the healthcare sector.
Board director to NASDAQ companies, venture advisor, and health equity champion. Inclusive team builder and mentor, insightful speaker, Forbes Technology Council Member, Crain’s Notable Women Executive. A passionate outdoor enthusiast who is fortunate to live in both Boulder, CO, and Big Sky, MT. Committed to building the next generation of leaders, podcast creator and host (Inspiring Women with Laurie McGraw) providing insights for women navigating their career paths and trying to make a positive impact in the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
It's not about how many women should we have in high positions , it's about how competent our leaders should be? regardless to their gender , it's not about the equality of the number , it's about capability.
True, but so far, women are very much excluded in US company higher levels that for now it is very likely that those women at the top will be competent women because they will be the most likely to push for mentors and benefits and even job promotions. When women stop being held back, then we can return to competency.
Exactamondo!
@@iantaakalla8180 We should accept incompetency for now? What will that do for the image of women in power positions? You need to think it through to the end and not just the instant gratification section.
@@nickbreen287 the left is largely incapable of seeing past instant gratification. Idealism and short sightedness go hand in hand.
Yes!
We've all heard this before. Equality of outcomes over equality of opportunity. One is unfair to everyone else, the other is actually fair.
As well as we've heard your view even more.
We still have too few women in leadership. Now what?
The answer is QUE SERA, sera. Whatever will be, will be.
If people want someone to be a leader, let them be! Be it male or female!
There are a number of women who can lead well, and do exceptionally great at it.
Men for the most part are more strict, methodical, and decisive, and do great at mechanical tasks.
Women are more compassionate and empathic leaders. (If they're not corrupted by fe-)
So pick whoever you want. One excels at something, and the other also excels at something.
We want video on
"We still have few women as brick layers
Now what ?"
Or teachers, or nurses, or home care workers, or social workers.......
@@gamingtonight1526 so true ngl
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is laughing at this presentation
👍😂👌 viva Italia !
Equality does not necessarily mean that 50% percent of leaders have to be women. What you're saying in this talk can be said to men who don't have these qualities. Most of the qualities that are found in leaders are in men, because life as a man is different from women, and i say this in general, of course there are women who have tougher lives than most men, but generally men have a tougher life, which leads them to becoming stronger and more confident. That is why most of leaders are men. I am not against making women leader, in fact I support them. I just wanted to say my opinion because it is far more enjoyable than studying for my tomorrow's test.
I work in a company of over 150k employees and there are opportunities (even at some point pressured) but higher roles are working 14 to 18 hours a day. And men work it without an issue, but women mostly rather have that free time. (and all our top leaders are men) i assume this might be a good reason to certain percentage. (can't talk all as this is my personal experience on this one company)
What is the percentage of women who are willing to sacrifice their private lives to their professionnal, as compared to that same ratio in men?
Perhaps the better question is, what percentage of men were able to sacrifice their private lives for their professional because a woman sacrificed to be there more for their children?
Wow great
Some people really don’t have understanding of the world and life
A group of friends just told me that I need to go to City Council meetings and give my approach to housing the homeless in our community. They suggested that I run for City Council. This popped up while I was responding to them! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Google is listening to u
@Adithya Jayaram the comment is 1 hour older than yours...
What makes you think you know more about housing the homeless than the current City Council though?
@@elmateo77 What makes you think that I know more? My statement aligned with the fact that my friends and I were discussing this situation and this video appeared. I suggested ways to rebuild portions of the city that was dilapidated by utilizing free labor: Volunteers, Businesses looking for write offs, persons on Probation or Parole (paper) that would volunteer time and in turn have time taken off of their time (on paper).
There are many non-violent criminals working on work release programs and getting paid to do so. They limit how many are able to do this. Why not utilize those who don't qualify for work release to volunteer and get time off of their sentences. There are many homes and apartment buildings that can be renovated to accomplish this. The homeless themselves can assist in this endeavor.
The current conversation of "what do we do?" is never answered. Responses like yours are probably why more people don't speak up.
By the way leadership is not given it's earned.
Troo... TROO!
*Nepotism has entered the chat*
What is your defintion of woman?
Golden comment 👌😂
Start picking who sits at your table
In the Indian concept, women are seen as goddesses. Devi means power. As a daughter, sister, wife and mother, a woman is a strong figure who takes responsibility for everything. A woman is an all-rounder. Women shine in everything from looking after the baby to managing finances, including household expenses. Women can reach any high position if they think...
reach it of course... but can they keep it?
@@cristopherarias7176 it's depend... But she have the mind power and spark.. but we can't predict the situation around...
@@cristopherarias7176 very good living example is our financial minister Nirmala Sitaraman.. she is very bold and they manage the position very well with the same experience as a woman manages finances with foresight in a household.
For your knowledge -
Nirmala Sitharaman formerly served as the Defence Minister of India, thereby becoming India's second female defence minister and also the second female finance minister after Indira Gandhi and first full-time female Finance Minister
@@cristopherarias7176 lol get pwned
@@KaaliTV1 ohh indira gandhi...that criminal that was took out by her bodyguard...
What’s unfortunate is no matter how much talk is directed about this issue, we still have a long way to go in acceptance of women in leadership positions by our male counterparts.
As illustrated by the trolls wherever this matter is discussed.
What is also a shame is how few are willing to report them
@@maribellelebre6809 Yeah, it's almost like having a reasonable discussion with differing viewpoints isn't a crime and doesn't need to be reported... But god forbid anybody think something different than what you believe...
@@maribellelebre6809 because jr not leaders. U should go find a husband. And if u were my leader I would leave the job instantly.
India always have great women leaders..
yeah? who?
Indira Ghandi was a great leader?! "Gandhi was known for her political intransigency and unprecedented centralisation of power. Gandhi instituted a state of emergency from 1975 to 1977 where basic civil liberties were suspended and the press was censored. Widespread atrocities were carried out during the emergency." Consequently she was assassinated by her own guards. Try viewing the facts.
@@d.r.tweedstweeddale9038 sometimes the bullets are the answer...
Who cares what the gender of a leader is, it literally does not matter, what matters is how good they are at it
You're missing the point.
Gender bias continues and men continue to not only get more leadership positions, but also get paid more . It's not because men are better
@@maribellelebre6809 Not really, most of the leadership in companies I've worked for went out of their way to hire and promote women. The problem is there just aren't that many women with high level degrees in STEM who are willing to put in the long hours over many years needed to rise to a leadership position (I work in tech field). I wouldn't say men are better than women, but they do tend to be more willing to give up everything else in their life to work 60+ hours a week, and less prone to burnout because they derive happiness and validation from their job position whereas most women just see it as a way to earn a paycheck.
"The wisdom of women must come to the fore if society is to advance, if humanity is to adapt to the changing conditions of the world and if greater competition, conflict and war are to be avoided. These natural endowments must be given the freedom to emerge, not only for the well-being of the individuals involved, but also for the well-being of the whole world and all of humanity."
_The New Message from God » The Age of Women_
hahaha, In your dreams.
Thanks for sharing.
True, true,, true!
Agreed.
5:05 That is because men are used to rejections..
I think it's important to ask if women in general are just less willing to take leadership jobs. Take a survey among men and women asking if they would want a leadership job and if the results don't meet the reality then you can conclude if there's an actual problem or not.
Basically, women are more soften by nature... Sometime to become a leader needed tougher ambition, are you ready to be mentally strong? That's a problem
🤯🤯
Why suddenly talk about representing women in leadership roles, why only the c-suite? Why don't we talk about representing women in all professions equally? We should have quotas for women in every single profession. Then we will achieve the DREAM of diversity.
Because this would literally be the shining pinnacle of equality. And I do emphasize shining because they are after the flashy victories instead of the actual work.
The UK: Boudica, Elizabeth1, Victoria, Elizabeth 2, Thatcher, Truss. USA: ....?
Many of us do have confidence. The last few years have been exponentially more challenging than say the ‘08 Recession. There are so many more layers to the equation….. I’ve voiced directly since 1996 which not once has resulted in a positive experience.But yes, women coming together, and outside of the patriarchal corporate framework, is proving to be the way forward. Never ever be afraid to step outside of the box. Raise each other’s voices 🎉
They don't take mens votes seriously let alone women's lol. So yes ur wasting ur time voting. I don't vote either btw. And ur never going to be great leaders. I will never take orders from a woman
No matter, men are better or women in leadership.
We should believe that, a leader ( born)
and wherever he/she is, will lead all around.
No one can say that men are better in leadership.
We need every each to have another one.
Women also can be great leader in leadership.
Look at the state of the world right now and tell me women wouldn't lead a more peaceful world.
Ok, now we need more women cleaning septic tanks!
Maybe women just aren’t drawn to those types of positions? Why does everything have to be 50/50
No, we have too many.
It’s crazy how pissed off many Peterson sheep there are in this comment section. Stop getting triggered guys
Miss you Andrew and Tristan Tate
It’s most likely just 1% get over it, too bad too sad
Iron workers could use more women in that trade.
I agree
Mb there’s a reason for that..
Things aren’t about participation trophies: fuckin want it? Fuckin prove you can do it
Agree with your opinion
It’s aggravating hearing women whine about things like this. They only whine about not having equal representation in the best jobs. And what difference would it make anyway?
A few years back, somebody tried creating an all-female company. It was a hilarious failure.
This topic has been beaten to death. Heres the facts: the women that are driven to do all of this and be top achievers, are outnumbered by women that do not desire for these things. It has been PROVEN time Nd again that the women that do make it to the top, silently step back and relinquish their roles. There was even a ted talk about it with a UK CEO who said she, and all of her power ceo female friends where dropping out. The majority of women dont want 18 hr days, etc. Women have the powers of choice, men don't have choices like this. We have only one choice- be a provider or you're worthless.
Probably cause I keep getting physically spanked at work. Doesn’t make we want to go.
I'm sorry about that.R u married or anything. If this still happens u should leave the job or tell ur family
Its all part of the great reset. Make everything weaker. Destroy to build back better.
4:15 - To Do:
4:30 - Confidence (Start small)
6:55 - Ask (Don’t complain, be courageous, who can give you what you’re asking for?)
9:45 - Mentorship (Be a mentor, seek a mentor)
It’s 5% get over it. Too bad too sad
Happily married stay at home mom here....I have the best job and I love it. Why do women today care more for a career than children?
because they should be free to do what they want with their life. not everyone wants to be barefoot and pregnant
Something i want to be able to understand as well
I'm so happy to hear that. I think women who nurture life and take care of their family have the most admirable job in the world and only weak and jealous people would seek to put down the idea of being a mother and try to compare themselves with men (Men and women are different). Of course anyone can choose what they prefer to do, but in this day and age imo too few people actually have a parent taking care of their kids, and this has caused a lot of societal issues that other cultures with "traditional" values don't experience.
Because of the agenda that is pushed.
@@diablo55 yeah may be half bald at 35 bc of stress and cafein is better ?
lets keep it that way.
Women are less willing to lead. However, why do we talk only about air conditioned high paying high profile jobs? There aren't enough women representing bricklayers and sewage treatment workers, ironworkers, welders, rescue swimmers, portable toilet pumpers. Why are we fixated on the 0.001 percent of glamorous jobs where you smell nice and get to dress up? Equality all around! Also, women commit fewer suicides than men. What are we going to do about that?
Who else is missing Andrew and Tristan Tate here? 🙋🏻♂️
Comment of the day 😂😂
@@muhammadabdullah3467 IBM GPA bn
I did this topic for my Honours Degree. The attacks I got people saying that I am a women's activist. Feminism is deep yoh
You are
Women should lead their homes
Yes more women in leadership ❤☀️🌙
Too many.
Last time you placed women in charge, you arrested her.
Stop lying to yourself.
She's completely missed the forest for the trees. Executive level positions aren't just handed out based on quotas (at least not in productive, well run companies). You have to EARN them, and most women don't want to do the 60+ hour weeks continuously for many years needed to get there.
cause yall trap us in abusive relationships and expect us to raise the kids alone
As I'm sure it has been said many, many times. Women in positions of leadership can be a good thing where they meet the requirements of the field/position. I don't think anyone reasonable will dispute that. Confidence is certainly an issue, but I wouldn't say that it's just women who need it. I think many people need confidence gains regardless of their gender.
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My estimation is that men are generally more assertive and confident than women in this area, coupled with women generally being uninterested in leadership roles. McGraw mentions that women are expected to fulfil more requirements than men, but I wonder if that's because more risk would be taken if they were to have certain responsibilities as a leader, given her claim.
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I heard something about California passing a law that mandated a certain percentage of every company's board being women, which sounds insulting to me - as if to say they need their hands held instead of infusing within them a sense of strength or an assertive work ethic. Nevermind what risks it could pose having potentially unqualified people in high-level positions, thereby reducing the effectiveness of the discourse and where it could lead any given company. Now, if they turned out to be qualified, then great. McGraw points out that diversified staff increases effectiveness by (I believe) 21%? I don't think that just simply having a more diverse group of people inherently makes them better off. I sincerely hope she wasn't trying to make that point.
Yeah, she didn't cite any source or study on that, so it's probably part of the 83% of statistics that are made up on the spot :P
There are benefits that could come from having a diverse leadership group, but those are probably exceeded by the cost of forcing in less qualified people just to achieve diversity quotas. Competence needs to be the main requirement, and diversity a secondary consideration.
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.
Thankfully Italy watched this video 😢
We definitely need more women in the workplace instead of nurturing the children! Keep going progressives!!! You're doing great! And remember, everyone gets a participation prize for coming. 😆
What does all of this even mean when they can't even say what a woman is! 🤣
We need more women in construction field. Sky scrapper builder
What IS a woman?
We need to do better.
It is not enough to have a few women in leadership positions. We need to make a concerted effort to have more women in leadership so that we can begin to close the gender gap.
One way to do this is by ensuring that women have the same opportunities as men to enter into leadership roles. We need to create an environment in which women feel comfortable and capable of taking on leadership positions.
Additionally, we need to support women who are already in leadership roles. This includes providing them with the resources they need to succeed and ensuring that they are not subjected to discrimination or bias.
Taking these steps is one way we can hope to achieve gender parity in leadership.
Define woman please.
Have you got a husband and family?...
Thought not!!
That is the most important thing! For me, true fulfillment is had in the family, not the office.
Indian President laughing in the corner
No
Don’t help them
we say that we don't have enough women in leadership as Italy is about to elect an extremely fascist first woman prime minister.
Women in leadership 🤣🤣🤣
We don't have women bricklayers, skyscraper window cleaners, plumbers, and carpenters too.
We still have few women as brick layers
So Tedx too now supporting woke culture?
I’ve seen some amazing women CEOs and I’ve also seen some horrible ones. The latter was a terror to everyone and especially other women in the company.
She has confidence wrong, she has no idea what so ever
"Men and women are equally different...not equal."~Tangible Ghost~
People who are commenting things like "there are less women bricklayers, sewage workers etc" don't realise the fact that no body picks those things. They do those things because they can't do anything else. However, women even if they want to pick leadership, and even if they deserve it, face a lot of obstruction because of the biased behaviour against them. And those people who are commenting about "less women bricklayers" are the perfect example of individuals with such biased mindset.
PS : Just look at the number of people getting triggered just by the idea of having more women in leadership roles. Biased behaviour at its peak. There are so many people who are saying things like 'women need to look after children, women are weak, women cannot think practically', and then we are to believe that women get equal opportunities. When an idea is facing such repulsion, think about how much repulsion a woman must be facing when at work and trying to do well. Many say that leadership is about deserving it, one must earn it, but the truth is that 99% of people around us try to supress women even if they are deserving.
There are so many things in this that are stated as facts that aren't it's untrue. Show us the study that proves your 99% statement. Prove to us that NOBODY picks these things and they only do them because they can't do anything else. The only bias I can see in this statement is yours.
Because women can't do the job properly
Being a woman doesn’t make you a leader it’s how good honorable and have integrity
Can someone tell me what she meant by "women" in high positions?
Sounds pretty transphobic if you ask me.
Yawn...
promote based on merit
More diverse bs. Go home and make bread.
Lmaooo
Haha lol and ur a woman saying this too. R u a housewife
No we dont Laurie quit with your misandrist talking points
I mean its never enough for yall is it godamnn lol
So lets say they will get what they want which is more women as CEOs and then what? If the rations will be opposite (90%women 10%) then we can say the problem is fixed? They looking at this based on gender, race, income, class discrimination but non of these women is willing to admit that it's based on human prefferences, education and skills. If HR will hire someone less competent because they want to have a good PR then that business will be dead.
Also, those who are commenting about "women nurturing children", don't know the basic fact that nurturing is done by both father and mother. They both have equal responsibility in everything, be it financial matters, or family ones.
thats is completely idiotic and ineffective. if one partner lets say makes 100k working fulltime and other can make 30k, if you are telling that family that the 100k partner should both work full time AND have equal responsibility aka 50 50 of all other responsibilities, you are delusional and absolutely horrendous at managing your finances... literally one of the main reasons to be a couple is to divide and conquer.
@@REIwAlexY i completely agree
Men and women aren't the same, get over it.
Yeah underdog jobs also are more than 90% occupied by men, we have to have quotas on jobs like roofing and welding and break laying as well.
It is not about quantity it is about quality. Everyone knows this. We need more women construction workers.
Still blaming women.
Many women need more confidence. Many do not.
ALL women need more opportunities
Too many if you ask me.
Let’s be honest, women lead with emotions while men deal with brains, so let men lead and women take care of kids who are going to be great ppl.
No men have more muscle they are meant to work physically.
Women have bigger and heavier brains with higher emotional intelligence. They are meant to lead.
@@fruitsarelife7073 women doesn't have heavier brain ! Wtf ????
@@fruitsarelife7073 and not larger brain .
@@fruitsarelife7073 wait
You say that women have bigger brains than men, yet there are more nobel prize winners who are men.
Are you saying women's brains are inefficient????
We are not fighting over positions, man cannot grow up children but women can so we have to believe in everyone’s abilities to achieve future kids goal.
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Can you lead them to the kitchen?
Too few?! Don't act as if that's a bad thing. Have you ever worked in an industry with the staff being 90% women? The excessive cattiness, drama and gossip will eventually burn any business to the ground.
If they can prove they can do it fine but being a woman should not give you special rights…
simple answer that was, is, and always will remain basically. women can have kids. men cannot.
therefore, if you look at 2 identical workers and u want to minimize risk as an employer, ignoring all other potential results like better diversity,etc etc , the male should always be chosen. simple as that.
its not some kind of mystery as to why. you can surely argue that benefits outweigh those risks but thats the pt. you HAVE TO argue/demonstrate that to be case and have someone care+believe/agree with you.
The state of the world is the result of male leadership.
Remember when they said with women in charge things would be different. Now there is more debt and corruption than ever.
Why should we help women become leaders? Shouldn't women do it by themselves, like men do?
See the difference is men get a paved path to better things.
Women get obstacles.
You'd know this if you paid attention
Oh look, a bunch of scared little boys.
Who probably still get their mommies to do their laundry.
Male trolls.
Big surprise
Maam please stop this.... leadership is either in a person or not but just promoting unnecessary undeserved woman only took the deserving people chances please stòp this feminism... try to understand either increase the skills among them or drop the idea
women are too emotional to be leader.
They can take their leadership in the kitchen,that’s their place.