...Women and their route to success: could the barriers be completely broken down? Ginna Munoz Molloy College Abstract Undoubtedly women have made extraordinary strides from the standpoint of their careers. It is now possible to see a woman running companies and occupying the most prestigious positions worldwide. However, the representation of women in business is still low in comparison with men. On one hand, many researches provide evidences of the existence of different types of discrimination against women, and on the other hand, some studies show a positive and promising panorama for women. Nowadays, women are seen as the core of the economy and it is possible that within a generation a majority of working wives will outearn their husbands. These researches provide solid foundations to think that the barriers affecting women negatively could be broken. Nevertheless, the most value stride women can achieve is to change the vision about themselves so that new female generations grow without the stereotypes that currently prevent them from succeeding. Women and their route to success: could the barriers be completely broken down? Over recent decades women have made clear strides professionally. Today it is possible to see women performing in fields and taking on positions previously blocked for them. Nevertheless, the representation of women in the business world is still very small in comparison with that of men. There is evidence that women continue to face barriers...
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...Contributes to the Advancement of Women in Government? April 23, 2015 Jessica Butherus, Amber Chaudhry, LeBrit Nickerson, Caty Rogers & Marcia Straut I. Introduction The 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was a vital step toward improving workers’ access to leave, in order to help care for new children or ill family members. Unfortunately, the law does not require employees to be paid and does not cover organizations with less than 50 workers. Therefore, many workers still do not have access to leave, and those that do often find it financially difficult to take advantage of the benefits (Gault, Hartmann, Hegewisch, Millie, and Reichlin, p.4). With no legal requirements, only 11% of employees working in the private sector and only 16% of government employees have access to paid leave (Rosen). Discussion of paid parental leave has recently made it back in the spotlight. This January, President Barack Obama signed a presidential memorandum directing agencies to allow federal employees to take up to six weeks of advanced sick leave to care for a new child or ill family member (Mufson and Eilperin). City governments, including Boston and Seattle, recently announced paid parental leave policies of their own (O’Brien, Capitol Hills Time Staff). As aspiring female leaders in the federal government, we chose to explore: Does a Paid Parental Leave Policy Create an Organizational Culture that Contributes to the Advancement of Women in Government? Research indicates...
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...THIS YEAR’S ESSAY COMPETITION: “WOMEN IN ZIONISM: PAST AND PRESENT” This year’s contest celebrates the upcoming 30th anniversary of the ordination of women as Conservative Rabbis. ESSAY FORMAT: Choose one of the questions below, making sure you answer all parts of the question: 1) Jewish women have been involved in Zionism, and later the State of Israel, from its early years both in Eretz Yisrael and in the Diaspora. Choose two women actively involved in Zionism or the Zionist movement: one from the pre-State years or the first three decades of the State of Israel (1935-1978, either from Eretz Yisrael or the Diaspora) and one involved today (2004-2014, again from either location). a. Give a short history of your chosen figures, explaining why you chose those two women. b. Compare and contrast the challenges faced by both women in their advancement towards leadership in the Zionist Movement and/or Israeli politics; what pathways were open to them, their experiences and successes. 2) Women in Israel have been guaranteed equality since the dawn of the State. The Israeli Declaration of Independence states, “The State of Israel… will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex.” Even so, as in North America, the path for women has not always been easy. a. Compare and contrast the opportunities for women’s advancement in Israel versus the Diaspora in North America. b. Choose 2 women from the same general time period...
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...In this paper I choose to write about the Social Perception of women in the workplace, because women in the professional industry are overlooked everyday especially when u a woman of different race; It becomes very difficult to gain respect or even promotion in that field. In today’s world women of different race are forced to deal with racism and sexism and they have to tolerate it if they want to keep that job but when does this behavior stop; I mean how long can this women continue to keep silent just because they want to provide for their families and if they fight back they are painted as the aggressor “saying she wanted it” but do a young woman walking an office asking for job, or even walking the office asking to be harassed about her body or been called names wanting it. In order for women to talking seriously in his century they have to act like men, be aggressive like them, make their presence by been hard which sometimes can lead to people calling her names; but as a woman of color I understand that they have no choice but to act that way because that’s the only way anybody in that office will take them seriously. With most women of color today the perception of how they see other women been treated can alter their choices in career, so sometimes they settle for career where they feel more comfortable it may not be the dream career they want, if you take a look at most fortune 500 companies almost all their CEO’s are men it rarely before you see a woman CEO in any...
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...Women Leadership in Healthcare For decades women have served in the healthcare industry as the back bone of healthcare. They continue to work in all areas but have been given few opportunities to take leadership roles in healthcare organizations. This paper explores some of the reasons why women are circumvented in leadership roles and how women can be better prepared to lead in their organizations. The research concluded that women are effective leaders in comparison to their male counter parts. Leadership is an important concept in healthcare. It can simply be acknowledged as the ability to achieve a goal by using imagination, skill, relevant theory, and concepts that are supposed to lead an organization to success. The research conducted for this paper clearly demonstrates that women are an integral part of the ever changing healthcare domain as it relates to leadership. The need for gender diversity in leadership positions is critical for many organizations, especially in healthcare (Virick & Greer, 2012). Despite the fact that leadership is a complex social role, that arises from the actions to effect others in their roles, women can carry out such duties in the same manner, or even better than their male counterparts. (Fealy, McNamara, Casey, Geraghty, Butler, Halligan & Johnson, 2011). Historically, women have been underrepresented in leadership roles in all aspect of healthcare. As the trend of delivering care continues to change in the 21st century...
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...changed due to the applied research of the Hawthorne effect. Work productivity and social behaviour and interaction have influenced management to further look at ways to improve and sustain the outcome of their workers. However one can see why a person would consider the Hawthorne studies as inefficient and not capable of truly deserving to be recognised as the fundamental change for management and being scientifically correct in the research and study used. The effects of the Hawthorne studies towards management provided managers with a different way to lead and create an understanding of their worker’s behaviour. Giving insight on different ways the productivity of its workers occurred, the future of management was influenced by the methodologies created by the Hawthorne studies. However the studies themselves cannot be truly deserving of its scientific findings, it has contributed very much to the change of management. The Hawthorne effect provides management with a better understanding of the work behaviour and attitudes of physical, economic and social variables (Pennock, G.A 1930). During the years 1927 to 1932 of the industrial revolution the series of investigations for work behaviour were conducted with the use of five selected women at Western electric factory, Hawthorne, Chicago. The research found that over time productivity continued to rise due to the experiments socialisation of workers (Obrenovic, Z 2014). Even if a change of conditions was put in place to decrease...
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...themselves in terms of their language and attitudes. Pay close attention to shared values. • Assess the current culture – by assessing the current culture of the organization there are three questions that can be asked: - (1) what should stay, (2) what should go, (3) what is missing. In asking these questions leadership in the organization will be better able to make decisions that to drive change in the organization. • Envision a new culture – this is where you would create ideas of the type of culture that you would want your organization to have. • Share the vision with everyone – after envisioning the type of culture suitable for the organization, the vision has to be shared with every member of the organization in order to have full participation in carrying forward the change. • Get support from leadership – ensure top management buys into the vision and get the needed support from them and gain power in order to help drive change. • Model the culture that was envisioned – the culture of a company reflects the behavior of its leaders. Therefore in bringing forward the change, it is best to have alignment with the leadership team. Question #2 Why would you endeavor or try to develop an ethical programme for...
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...I. Introduction Leadership has gained more attention of researchers from the whole world. Leadership is needed to corporations because it could bring extra assets to organizations and increase the line of bottom ultimately. There is a wide variety of theoretical approaches to analysis the complexities process of leadership. The essay will introduce three main leadership approaches: Trait approach, Situational & Contingency approach and Transformational approach. These approaches have their similarities and distinction. Compare and contrast these three research strands and critically discuss what they contribute to our understanding of leadership effectiveness. Discuss with example to indentify how I understand about these approaches by using real organization and how they work and help the organizations more efficiency. II. Three Leadership Approaches 1. The Trait Approach As one of the earliest theories of leadership, Trait approach suggests that certain individuals have special inborn characteristics or qualities which support people to be leaders, and that it is these qualities that differentiate them from non-leaders. (Northouse P.G 2013) Personal attributes or characteristics of leaders, such as physical and personality trait, competencies and values are the key ideas of trait approach. (Gardner. J.W 1989) Self-confidence, intelligence, ambition, perseverance, assertiveness, emotional stability, creativity, and motivation such a list of characteristics is...
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...Different Types of Charismatic Leadership Krissy Island Liberty University Author Note Krissy Island, Student in Health Care Management with a minor in Human Resources at Liberty University. Abstract This paper will defines the different types of Charismatic leadership, whether it is used by a man or a woman. It will explore nine different articles to give a full broad view of how important charisma is when leadership is being obtained. The main charismatic leadership type that will try to be achieved is “Referent Power”. This paper will also go on to show how in business leadership is built and maintained. Also, how many famous leaders are prime examples of these charismatic leadership styles. It will go through the most powerful religious leaders, powerful business, and political powerhouses. This paper will show how each one possesses referent power and charismatic qualities and how they influence our decisions today. This paper will show how people use their charisma in daily day to day task and not even know they are using it. Keywords: Leadership, Charisma, Referent power Different Types of Charismatic Leadership There are different types of charismatic leadership. Charismatic leadership has cause some to debate over such a type of leadership. Some think it is difficult to define, such as Max Weber; he has also seriously tried to address the magical aspects...
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...with an encouraging smile. They then proceed to tell me an informative fact or antidote about Lesley, which only strengthens my resolve to complete my Bachelor of Science in Human Services at Lesley. A few short years ago, the idea of college was not even on my radar. Today, as I sit and reflect on my journey I feel confident in my abilities to not only be successful at Lesley, but also advance my career in the human service field. Turning thirty years old, I found myself at a crossroads both personally and professionally. My options were to continue to jump from job to job with no real opportunity for growth or I could take a risk and make a positive change in my life. A close friend and mentor encouraged me to go back to school....
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...invisible barriers that prevent women and minorities from reaching the top of the corporate ladder. Traditionally, throughout the United States and the world, men instead of females have held the vast majority of leadership positions. It has been found that the higher the position, in both private and public sectors, the less likely a women would hold it. For example, a study shows that women hold just 2% of positions on the board of directors of large companies in the United States of America and Britain. A second study, conducted in 1995, found that 95% of all top management positions were held by males; a staggering number considering women accounted for 45.7% of American jobs during that year. Additionally, of the Fortune 1000 companies recognized in 2003, only seventeen are led by women CEOS. So the main question at hand here is why do women lag so far behind men in moving up the managerial ladder? More women are in the workforce than ever due to the Civil Rights Act barring sexual discrimination in the workplace. However, very few of those women actually hold top leadership positions. Women’s development programs exist to help females move up in the ranks of corporate America, but despite the time, energy, and money being used by those programs, substantial differences still exist between male and female employees. While surveying women, researchers concluded that women “felt that everything was more important to women than men. They felt that women have to be ‘better’ than men...
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...MG551.XB7.12SPR: Politics of Leadership in a Global Economy Legendary Leader Biography: Hillary Rodham Clinton Jacquelyn Layman Globe University - Minneapolis Online June 19, 2012 Abstract Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of former president Bill Clinton has donned many hats in her four decades of public service. Whether she was acting in the role of advocate, attorney, senator or Secretary of State, she did so with the utmost in professionalism and class. Amidst great debate and scandal, she managed to rise not only to the occasion but above the negativity to catapult her career to highs others could only dream of. Hillary started earning awards early in life as a Brownie and a Girl Scout and she has gained the attention, respect and support of the American people since she first attracted publicity as the Student Commencement Speaker at Wellesley College in 1969. She has been a tremendous role model for women, and leaders everywhere since. From her simple beginnings as a college speaker to being the leading candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. Clinton has been an outspoken advocate of women’s rights since the beginning, she states "I believe that the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century" (Lemmon, 2011). Background, Training and Education On October 26, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, proud parents Dorothy Rodham and Hugh Rodham gave birth to baby girl Hillary Rodham. She attended local public...
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...| ------------------------------------------------- Leadership CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT Words: 2038 In a male dominated society, I chose a different business leader: Gail Kelly. Who is she? She is an amazing South African-born Australian businesswoman. She is a very dynamic and powerful woman. In 1980 she began her banking career. She built its strong reputation thanks to her work in Saint George Bank. In fact, from 2002 to 2007 she worked as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Australian bank Saint George. She was very active for customer service. In addition, she had a strong impact for the profitability and the growth of the company too. Since 2008, she has taken another challenge, which consists in having the same role in another Australian company-bigger and more complex-Westpac Bank. (Australia’s second largest bank and one that serves around 12 million customers, employs 40,000 people, and has more than 1,200 branches. ) As soon as she began her new career as chief executive of this last-named company, she engineered a Westpac takeover of her former company. To describe her profile, I will structure my essay in four parts that are the leader branding, the leader style, the conflict management and the leadership ethics. The first part is named “Leadership branding” and in this part, I will try to define Kelly’s branding. “The typical manager is comfortable in the role of the designer, creating the ideal structure to meet strategic needs” and...
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...MGMT 280 Business Communica3ons Class 3 Tuesday, January 15, 13 1 But first.... A story about Love Communica3ons And Rela3onships Tuesday, January 15, 13 2 Tuesday, January 15, 13 3 A Review of the Basics 1/3 of the class did not follow direc7ons Tuesday, January 15, 13 4 (I am trying to help you get prepared for the real world) 1. All email goes to this email address only: barnesjw@seaEleu.edu 2. Meet the deadlines. One email message said, “Hey professor, sorry I was traveling.” 3. Save papers with your name, class name, and assignment name in the file name. Example: John Doe, MGMT 280, Nonverbal Assessment. Do not save your papers with file names such as: “paper” “first paper” “MGMT 280” “nonverbal paper” “280 paper” 4. All email messages must have an email signature. Tuesday, January...
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...THE HISTORY OF AFFRIMATIVE ACTION COLUMBIA COLLEGE Karla Reed Thomas Mae Hicks Jones, Instructor February 28, 2014 Abstract Affirmative action has been deemed as one of the most ground breaking accomplishments of the Civil Right Movement. Affirmative action has allowed a lot of children to be able to pursue dreams that they never thought would permissible. Racial discrimination has been an ever going trend here in the United States and in other countries for hundreds of years. Women and minorities are some of the leading people in this world who suffer the most from racial discrimination. By implementing affirmative action in all areas of our lives this world would come together and allow people to get to know people they wouldn’t have known because of the color division in this country. Students who are start at a disadvantage in school are given a boost to succeed with affirmative action. Affirmative action creates diversity in the workplace and in society. Affirmative action is needed to break stereotypes. Affirmative action is not reverse discrimination. A society can be color blind if they would learn how to base their decisions on character and not on color or gender. Affirmative action does not help a disqualified person move up in life if they do not have the skills need for the job they are doing. Introduction Racial discrimination has been around for thousands of years and the time came for some changes...
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