Making Your Mark In A Male-Dominated Workforce

1. Making Your Mark In A Male-Dominated Workforce Kay Glover

2. Making Your Mark… Women represent half of today’s workforce Fortune 500 CEO Statistics: *7 of Fortune 500 CEO’s are women *12 of Fortune 500 CEO’s are women *21 of Fortune 500 CEO’s are women • Gender Wage Gap • Women earn $0.77 on the $1.00 • Women college grads today earn $0.82 on the $1.00 • Women college graduates 3 to 2

3. Making Your Mark… • Barriers / Is it REAL or PERCEIVED? • Unconscious stereotypes create bias/errors in decision making • Not primary breadwinner; actually 40% • Liked vs. Respected • 5 to 15 years post college conflicted • Primary caregiver for children/parents • Men promoted on POTENTIAL Women on PERFORMANCE • Men have many male role models • Women hold themselves back • Men OVERRATE • Women UNDER VALUE Expected to perform How did they perform?

4. Making Your Mark… • What does it take? • Individually • Authenticity: True to yourself • Resilience: Courage • Ability to say “NO”: Ability to “ASK” • Self-promote:Advocate for yourself • Take care of other women: Endorseand vouch for each other • Organizationally • Clear criteria for what is required (hiring, performance) • Measure the outcomes and be transparent • Endorse, vouch for other women • Physical: Energy, health • Mental: Focus • Emotional: Optimism, confidence • Spiritual: Connection

5. Making Your Mark… • What do you need? • MENTORS • Alignment, personal, professional • PARTNERS • Equal model better behavior • for next generation • BALANCE • Myths • Make choices, work/life choices • Take control of situation • “Guilt”?

6. Making Your Mark… Today’s Model Today’s Model: A Win for Women to Make Their Mark