MAGDA WIERZYCKA: Pull-her-down syndrome defeats struggle for equality
With International Women’s Day having recently been observed, I thought it relevant to share some thoughts on why women in general have not achieved as much as they could in senior executive positions. This article is spurred by a recent experience I had with two senior women running a large listed company. This experience made it obvious that unless women change their attitude towards other women, we are on a hiding to nothing. Some background first. After months of engagement with the company concerned regarding a new product, a number of approvals granted and millions of rand invested, I was summoned to an executive committee meeting to answer a few final questions. After the initial introductions, one of the women launched into a 45-minute barrage of screaming and abuse. None of it had anything to do with any real questions and everything to do with the fact that she clearly had a problem dealing with another senior businesswoman. The abuse was personal. The CEO, also a woman, w...
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