Workplace Equality

Gadiesh, O. & Coffman, J. (2010). Why workplace equality initiatives aren’t helping women. Retrieved February 6, 2010 form:
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/02/why_women_still_arent_equals_i.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+harvardbusiness+%28HBR.org%29

This blog, found on the Harvard Business Review website, discusses gender parity in the workplace and states that even though companies claim to treat men and women equally, they really don’t. The main reason given is because women are still seen as better caregivers at home and tend to make more compromises in their career. The authors state that women make up 50% of the American workforce but only 3% of the Fortune 500 CEOs. The solution given is that companies need to develop less rigid promotion processes and career paths. They state that the benefit to the firm would be for it to double its talent pool of leaders and that parity would lead to improved employee retention (both genders), which would lead to costs reduction. This article points toward a real problem in the business world that should be explored more, but is somewhat shallow in it coverage of the subject.