by Dot Callihan | Oct 31, 2018 | Acting As Empowered Women, X 4
Confidence is a quality that seems to distinguish men from women. Men seem to naturally have it. But after working with so many men I know this isn’t true. The truth is men are just better at covering up their lack of confidence. The male-dominated workplace expects...
by Dot Callihan | Oct 17, 2018 | Thinking Like Empowered Women
As women we like to distinguish ourselves from men based on our emotions – women are more empathetic, nurturing and compassionate. But have to ask ourselves: How does that benefit us in the workplace? Years ago, when women tried to assert the value of our emotions Men...
by Dot Callihan | Sep 28, 2018 | Thinking Like Empowered Women
www.123rf.com – 33186415 We often hear about White Privilege and Male Privilege where being white and/or male gives you an advantage or opportunity others who don’t have those characteristics don’t have. And, if you follow intersectional feminism you...
by Dot Callihan | Aug 15, 2018 | Thinking Like Empowered Women
During my career the first issue I dealt with in every workplace was that my male colleagues never worked with a woman as a peer or manager and didn’t know what to expect. Their concerns hit the stereotypes – Is she competent and can she function in her role as...
by Dot Callihan | Aug 9, 2018 | Dealing With The Ugly Stuff
The question I am most frequently asked isn’t about working with men, its about working with women: Why are so many women such horrible bosses? Even though I’ve never had a female boss, I’ve supervised and worked with female bosses whose direct reports were women. ...
