The Struggle For Women s Success - 1336 Words

This paper examines the struggle for women to obtain upper level management positions. Based on research from Zenger Folkman Inc. 360 evaluations, testimony and news articles. The articles telling women to be marked, but as a success. The women becoming more than just mothers. This paper tells of women s abilities and struggles in the search to balance career and family. Assumptions Women have been struggling to be given upper management opportunities. The choice between career and family is never easy, especially if you are a woman. I believe that having a family is a large contributing factor in women not having leadership positions. I expect to find that women in the business field have decided that having a career shouldn’ t†¦show more content†¦On the top 16 competencies top leaders exemplify most women outscore men on all but one criteria. Women that were surveyed scored higher at taking initiative, displaying high integrity and honesty, driving for results, developing others, championing change, solving problems and analyzing issues, communicating powerfully and prolifically, and many more; while men only scored higher on developing strategic perspective by 2%. Women also continue to grow and become better leaders as they become older, while the male counterparts platou around the age of 45 (Zenger, Folkman). Women and men br ains are wired differently, in the way it processes information and chemic makeup (Jantz). The corporate world hasn’t to fully recognized this, yet. Woman often recognize others for their contributing work, while men will often take the most credit. A man will often take all the credit for themselves. If you ask a woman how she got this far her response will most likely be â€Å" I had a great support team†, or â€Å" I got lucky†. While a man is more likely to say â€Å"I am just that good†(Sandberg). The man s confidence will help him get farther. A lot of times a woman will also be scared to continue promoting themselves, because they decide family is more important. The woman s mentality to take care of their children and be the nurture is also prevalent. Woman dont always strive to be the top of a company (Sandberg). Work isn t a woman s only priority. President Clinton’s senior