Leadership in Action: Advancing Women: Organizational Fairness That Works for Everyone

Advancing Women: Organizational Fairness That Works for Everyone

by Julia Brandon

Enhancing the career development of women can pay big benefits for your organization. It provides a greater pool of leadership resources to draw on and lays the groundwork for the competitive advantage that comes from having a senior management that better represents the diversity of the market. A recent study identifies specific practices that contribute to a perception of fairness and thereby to increased performance and career satisfaction among women managers.

In recent years, great strides have been made in eliminating the gender bias that once handicapped ...