A recent article in the Harvard Business Review, A Modest Manifesto for Shattering the Glass Ceiling, argues for a strategy based on small wins incremental changes that have the power to transform organizations positively for all. The small stuff matters. Many will argue that there are no qualified people to fill the jobs. Whether or not there are qualified people is an issue of fact. Such arguments should be scrutinized carefully to determine their validity.
Culture is a powerful thing, by design.
The unwritten rules in any organization keep things the way they are and maintain the status quo. These unwritten rules are built into our beings. When we are conscious of difference, only then are we able to learn. We all see the world through filters, which we use to classify and stereotype people. We need to recognize our filters in order to value differences.