WHY I WANT WOMEN TO LEAN IN

(Time , March 18,2013)

A few guidelines to make the best of this article reading…

Vocabulary help / questions
1 / Blunt truth= brutal
Achievement= success
Budge = change / What can be still noticed ?
→ still a gender gap at the top of any industry
→are not equally represented and heard
2+3 / To stall=try to save time / What is the root cause ?
→education : from the moment they are born, they are treated differently
→messages = wrong to be outspoken/aggressive/more powerful than men
→ pull back instead of leaning in
4 / What are the real obstacles at work ?
→ sexism, discrimination, lack of flexibility/access to child care & parental leave
5-7 / Trade offs=compromises, exchanges / How can women lean in & break thses internal barriers? 1st way
1- don’t leave before YOU leave
a- from an early age they think that they will have to choose betw wk and fam; unlike men;once they have taken off time for fam, i=only 40 % come back
b- a lot of small decisions conditioned by this early way of thinking
→ a law associate will not get into partnership bec hopes for a fam
Va sales rep will opt for a smaller territory or refuse a management role
→→ without being aware of it , women stop reaching for new opportunities
They wld be in a very diff position once the baby arrives if had not leaned back !
8-11 / Venture=project / How can women lean in & break thses internal barriers? 2 nd way
2- success & likeability : positive for men but negative for wom ( less liked if successful !!)
12-13 / To poll= to question, survey
A bias=prejudice / What are the advantages of leaning in ?
→change the power structure of our world, expand opportunities
→fairer treatment with more female leadership
→need more men at home for children’s happiness and cognition abilities development
CONCLUSION / We should erase gender, be on equal footing.No more female or male leaders but LEADERS