Same Words, Different Language: A Proven Guide for Creating Gender Intelligence at Work, Third Edition

Introduction

In the nearly 15 years since the first edition of this book, much progress has been made toward a more balanced gender distribution in corporate organizations. The number of women in positions of responsibility and leadership has risen dramatically in business, the professions, and government. Why, therefore, is a third edition of Same Words, Different Language so necessary?

Because the numbers, while gratifying, aren’t the point. After all, you can have an army a million strong, but if you send it into battle unarmed, your chances of achieving victory are minimal. Similarly, adding women to the ranks of organizations only throws into sharp relief what the women, the men they work beside, and above all, the organizations they work ...