I asked Jane whether she had any advice for women who are working in male dominated environments. Jane says: “I would say work your hardest and make sure you’re doing your homework coming into meetings. I’ve not run into it too often where there’s a male bias where they think that you’re not qualified or anything like that. I would say work your hardest and if you decide to have children, or even if you’re not having children, keep your professional and personal lives separate. A lot of times when people bring all their personal stuff into work it causes doubts in managers and they start second-guessing and wondering whether or not they’re going to be reliable. Something I’ve always done ...
Today's post is the first of five excerpts from my interview with "Jane" a successful women with a very unique position in the US government. I was happy she agreed to be interviewed and granted me permission to "tell her story!!" I hope you enjoy reading it and as usual your comments are most welcome!! I asked Jane to tell me about her educational background and career history. Jane says: “Okay, I’m going to go with full disclosure of my background because it might be helpful to younger girls. I’ll go a little deeper than I usually would. Normally, I start with college but I think it’s important to let younger ladies know that regardless of your background, if you work really ...
Today's post is the second of three excerpts from my interview with "Peter" a very successful and senior lawyer at one of Canada's major law firms. I was thrilled he agreed to be interviewed. I hope you enjoy reading what he has to say and as usual your comments are most welcome!! I asked Peter if he was advising a young woman who wanted to have a child or children, whether he would say go right ahead, sooner rather later. I was curious to know whether he felt there was a place today at the professional firms or elsewhere in the corporate world for a woman who takes longer to reach senior executive levels eg become a partner because she has ...
Today's post is the first of three excerpts from my interview with "Peter" a very successful and senior lawyer at one of Canada's major law firms. I was thrilled he agreed to be interviewed. I hope you enjoy reading what he has to say and as usual your comments are most welcome!! I asked Peter to describe his impression of the difference between the experience of a man and woman in the corporate world. Peter says: “Let’s look at this first of all from where people have come from and also from a generational perspective. The answer is very different for my peers than for the young lawyers and business people that I see coming into the work force now who are ...