Women’s Leadership: The History of Performing
Women have been managed. Historically. Oppressively. Consistently.
They have been told what to do, what to think, what they can be and what they’re worth.
And while there has been some progress where women have more agency over themselves and have shattered the proverbial glass ceilings in many areas — the effects of “management” still exist.
Study after study shows women are underpaid, undervalued, and not in places where decisions are made.
Women remain underrepresented in leadership roles that can not only change the trajectory of their lives, but the destiny of it.
Additionally, women have internalized narratives of not being good enough, having no value or needing to ask permission to be seen and heard.
These challenges show up in the workplace as lost productivity and lack of ownership of work.
These challenges show up in their lives as questions about their identity and their existence.
This is not the end of the story.
Although leadership is not gender specific, there has been a significant head start. Making up the difference requires intention.
For many women, the pursuit of success in the workplace can feel like a constant audition for their value. Society often places a disproportionate amount of pressure on women to prove their worth, which can lead to feelings of self-doubt and anxiety. This is why women's leadership development is so crucial.
A key aspect of women's leadership development is recognizing and combating the phenomenon of performing for praise. Many women struggle with feeling like they need to constantly prove themselves in order to be seen. Women's leadership development helps women gain confidence in their abilities and recognize their inherent value first as human beings, women, and leaders, without feeling like they need to constantly as for permission to just be.
Our leadership development programs build on the foundation of understanding women to their core and challenging them to uncover their "perfect world," and operate from a space of which they have only dared dream.
Our work invites women to embrace their inherent value and because to audition means to seek approval and we are not doing that anymore. We don't have to.
This is the beginning of the story.