Why Women Are Held Back From Leadership

I hope you’re ready for a spicy episode today! This week’s topic is gender equity in the workplace.

My guest is Paul Harrietha, co-author of the excellent book ‘The Invisible Rules: What’s Really Holding Women Back in Business—and How to Fix It’, which is based on the personal insights of 50 senior female executives, including some high-profile Canadian business leaders.

Paul’s wife is a senior executive at a large corporation, and Paul became interested in gender equity after realizing that she and her colleagues faced unique challenges and setbacks when climbing the corporate ladder... while their less experienced male peers received promotions into senior leadership positions.

This prompted Paul to do some soul-searching and identify some of his own hidden biases.

While Paul’s expertise is on gender equity in the corporate world, there are a shocking number of parallels to gender equity in entrepreneurship.

In‌ ‌this‌ ‌episode of the Road to Seven podcast,‌ ‌you’ll discover:‌ ‌

• Why so many women leave the corporate world and choose entrepreneurship
• The 4 consistent biases that are debilitating for aspiring female leaders
• The 3 main factors that stifle women’s advancement opportunities and wage increases

About Paul Harrietha
Paul Harrietha is a consultant, business owner, and senior executive specializing in leadership, change management, and member engagement. He co-authored ‘The Invisible Rules: What’s Really Holding Women Back in Business—and How to Fix It’. Paul retired from the corporate world in 2020 to focus on writing, teaching, and mentorship.

Highlights:‌ ‌

• 04:05 Meet Paul Harrietha
• 05:42 Why gender equity?
• 08:50 Impact & reception
• 10:19 4 damaging biases
• 14:02 The maternal wall & appearance
• 15:39 3 stifling factors
• 19:36 Access to capital
• 20:22 CAPS leadership framework
• 25:58 Spreading the message
• 28:50 Racial inequities
• 32:06 Final advice

Links:‌ ‌

Paul Harrietha

https://capsleadership.ca/contact

The Invisible Rules: What’s Really Holding Women Back in Business—and How to Fix It

https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Rules-Really-Holding-Business-ebook/dp/B08YFLJW96

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