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. ...
by Dot Callihan | Feb 16, 2018 | Acting As Empowered Women, Dealing With The Ugly Stuff
Being a woman working in a career-field dominated by men, I’ve run into countless men afflicted with BMOC (Big Man on Campus) Syndrome. Usually the first warning sign that a male colleague has contracted the syndrome is the aggressive declaration “I want to be in...
by Dot Callihan | Dec 22, 2017 | Dealing With The Ugly Stuff, Thinking Like Empowered Women
If you haven’t figured it out from reading my articles, I believe in women standing up for themselves. I believe women can stand up to anybody and to institutional power. After thinking about why I feel so strongly about this, I realized I learned this powerful...
by Dot Callihan | Dec 12, 2017 | Dealing With The Ugly Stuff, Thinking Like Empowered Women
The current narrative says that all unwanted sexual attention and harassment is based in power. It isn’t. Sometimes it is simply about sex. I’ve never had unwanted attention from or been sexually harassed or abused by any man I work for. One senior manager may have...
by Dot Callihan | Dec 8, 2017 | Dealing With The Ugly Stuff, Thinking Like Empowered Women
After reading an article I got in a comment battle with another woman over how women should respond to sexual harassment and assault. She was very focused on offering empathy and sitting up all night with a woman who has been hurt. To her offering empathy and...
by Dot Callihan | Nov 22, 2017 | Dealing With The Ugly Stuff, Thinking Like Empowered Women, Understanding The Male-Dominated Workplace
There are some industry cultures that endorse a drinking culture – frequently getting together after work to drink. Coming from one such industry I understand how it normalizes alcoholism and creates problems for women. Many women and women’s organization encourage...
