QIC
  • Home
  • Services
    • Powered by QIC
    • Current Projects
  • About
  • Blog
  • Careers
  • Contact
  • Home
  • Services
    • Powered by QIC
    • Current Projects
  • About
  • Blog
  • Careers
  • Contact

QIC's Blog

Have Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Improved Gender Disparity and Women's Experiences in the Workplace?

10/18/2023

0 Comments

 
PictureShabnam Mitchell, PMP, PMI-ACP
The Women's Conference of Florida took place last month in Tampa, and I had the pleasure of attending. The last time I attended in 2019, I met and heard inspiring life stories from Abby Wambach, Monica Lewinsky, and Reshma Saujani. A lot has changed in the last four years, and I was curious to hear how the landscape had changed for women and the conversations around them. This year, I was excited to hear from Lauren Simmons, the wolfette of Wallstreet, Diane Obrist on leveraging our strengths, Mckinsey on the 9th annual report on Women at Work, and Katty Kay, US Special Correspondent for BBC.
​
While I enjoyed several panels and discussions, the speaker that resonated most with me was Katty Kay.  Already reading her newly released book, The Power Code, I was struck by the distinct shift in her messaging. It wasn't that women needed to change to have more positions of power but that the definition of power needed to change. She explained that traditionally, power was defined as 'power over,' a definition that most women are not inclined towards. However, when female leaders were asked what power meant to them, the definition was overwhelmingly 'power to,' a purpose-driven tool focused on what can be achieved. The research done by Katty and her co-author Claire Shipman indicates that the examination of best practices in the workplace and relationships at home can produce a less ego-driven world that is more impactful. In short, having women in power was great for society overall. She answered the question, what is the benefit of breaking the glass ceiling and achieving gender parity?

Picture
All this made me think, how does having a female CEO shape the company? Here at QIC, we have all partaken in a stretch goals exercise to provide our leadership insights into what we would be excited to work on. Our CEO is using this information to guide the company's future to be inclusive of the goals of its employees. She uses her power to include her employees' aspirations in its vision. A more balanced, inclusive, and empathetic world where we leverage our strengths gives me hope for what's ahead. ​

0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    RSS Feed

    Authors

    These posts are written or shared by QIC team members. We find this stuff interesting, exciting, and totally awesome! We hope you do too!

    Categories

    All
    AI
    Augmented Reality
    Conference Highlights
    DE&I
    Extended Reality
    Human Behavior
    Human Performance
    Leadership
    Mixed Reality
    Performance Support
    Presentations
    Project Management
    Psychology
    Smart Technology
    Team Communication
    Training
    Usability
    User-centered Design
    User Experience
    Virtual Reality
    Welcome!
    XR

    Archives

    January 2025
    November 2024
    October 2024
    August 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    September 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020

 All Rights Reserved. Quantum Improvements Consulting, 2024