901: Why Women Need to Take up Space at Work
Today is the day!\xa0The first episode of Shameless Leadership is LIVE.\xa0I couldn\u2019t be more excited!\xa0\xa0\nIn this first episode of Shameless Leadership, I dig into one of my very favorite topics: why women need to take up more space.\xa0This is a topic I have been passionate about for a long time now.\xa0In fact, you\u2019ve likely heard me rant about it before.\xa0It feels like the perfect topic to kick off this new show for women leaders.\xa0\nRecent data overwhelmingly tells us that the number of women in leadership still doesn\u2019t come close to representing the number of women in society.\xa0\n\n\ufeffAccording to Leanin.org\u2019s Women in the Workplace 2023 Report:\n\nWomen represent roughly 1 in 4 C-suite leaders, and women of color just 1 in 16.\n\nProgress for early-career Black women remains the furthest out of reach. In 2023, for every 100 men promoted from entry-level to manager positions, only 54 Black women were promoted. After rising to 82 in 2020 and 96 in 2021, the promotion rate for Black women to manager has fallen back to lower than it was in 2019.\n\nBecause of our \u201cbroken rung\u201d system (described in this episode), in a typical company, men end up holding 60% of manager-level positions, while women hold just 40%. As a result, there are fewer women to be promoted to director, and the number of women decreases at every subsequent level.\n\nThe impact of \u201cmicroaggressions\u201d experienced at work by women or any other marginalized group are anything but \u201cmicro\u201d.\xa0In fact, they have a macro effect long term.\xa0\n\n\nIf women are to occupy more leadership roles, we must start intentionally taking up more space.\xa0We must demand more space.\xa0In this episode, I share how women are socialized to shrink our bodies, hold back our ideas and opinions, and play small in all aspects of our lives.\xa0From there, I dig into specific steps you can take to start taking up more space and stop accepting without question the leadership, thoughts, and opinions of those who have more power than you (ie: men).\xa0\nIf you\u2019re ready to take up more space, use your voice in new ways, and take a seat at any table, this episode is for you.\nLinks Mentioned:\xa0\n\nJoin my September Influence & Ignite Retreat for small business owners: shamelessmom.com/retreat\n\n\nArticle: Leanin.org Women in the Workplace 2023\n\n\nLearn about my speaking, training, and coaching: saradean.com\n\n\nConnect with me on LinkedIn: saradean.com/linkedin\n\n\n\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: Shameless Leadership Sponsor\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices