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Aims&and&agenda&
• A&word&of&thanks:&ESCP,&KPMG,&David&Chekroun&&
• Situating&myself:&background&and&interests&
– “Global&citizenship”,&dual&role&in&management&and&academia&
– Governance&and&sustainability&through&leadership&and&diversity&
– Gender"as&on&boards&as&an&important&catalyser&in&this&debate&
• Context&of&debate&
• Framework&for&tonight’s&discussion&
Monica Wirz
The&gender&leadership¶dox&
Monica Wirz
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!High!awareness!
!Pro.parity!discourses!
!Social!&!corporate!
benefits!!
Persistently*low!par:cipa:on!of!women!in!high!powered!corporate!posi:ons:!!
global!phenomenon,!albeit!with!na:onal!varia:ons!
We’ve!never!had!it!so!good….!
Situating&the&debate&
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!!!!
Representa:on!(par:cipa:on)!
Poli:cal!Arena!
Corporate!Arena!
Very%different%theore-cal%tradi-ons%&%discourses…%%
From&political&theory:&&Politics&of&ideas&vs.&politics&of&presence&
• Politics&of&ideas:&bedrock&of&Western&democracies&
• The&voices&of&all&its&citizens&must&be&accounted&for&in&such&a&way&that&there&is&a&random&and&somehow&proportional&reflection&of&the&diversity&of&its&citizens&in&its&assemblies.&
• Proponents&of&politics&of&presence:&complementary,&aims&to&counterUact&exclusionary&effect&of&unequal&societies.&Rationale:&&
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Role*Model* Jus2ce* Interests* Values*• !Availability!and!impact!for!other!women!in!society!
• !ShiIs!focus!and!burden!of!proof!to!men!
• !“Patently!and!grotesquely!unfair”!that!one!group!monopolises!representa:on!(unspoken*quota)*
• !!That!arise!from!women’s!dis:nc:ve!posi:on!in!society!
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• !Assumes!a!certain!ontological!difference!between!women!and!men!
• !Women!qua!women:!burden!of!representa:on!of!a!whole!(and!elusive)!category!woman!!
Numbers:&critical&mass&
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Premise:!numbers!maQer!regarding!voice!and!the!legi:macy!of!different!perspec:ves!!
&Gendered&assumptions&of&leadership&
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• Western!(US)!literature!
• Stems!from!an!industrial!society!
• Public/private!split!
• Sexual!division!of!labour!
• Leadership!prototype:!white,!middle.
aged,!well.educated,!male!
• Heroic!leadership!bias!(“He.Man”!fallacy):!free!from!family!responsibili:es!(fully!commiQed)!
• Gender!role!incongruence:!women!don’t!
match!the!leadership!prototype!and!when!they!“try!
too!hard”!they!also!fail!to!“do”!femininity!properly!
Explaining&the&gap&through&different&phases&of&corporate&culture&
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1.*Denial*or*“No*Problem”*
• !Not!a!core!business!issue!
• !Absence!of!gender!diversity:!“natural”!programming,!individual!preference!!
2.*The*Woman*Problem*
• !Own!deficiencies!or!shortcomings!
• !Solu:on:!learn!to!adapt!to!(male)!workplace!norms!
3.*Incremental*Adjustment*
• !Pipeline!effect:!a!maQer!of!:me!
• !Solu:on:!usually!tokenis:c!and!through!isolated!ini:a:ves!
4.*Commitment*to*a*New*Culture*
• !Absence!related!to!deeper!symptoms!within!(organisa:onal!and!societal)!culture!!
• !!Solu:on:!‘inside.out’!cultural!change,!including!beyond!the!organisa:on!and!involving!various!stakeholders!!
Source:!!Sinclair!(2005:!19)!!
1.!depending!on!societal!expecta:ons/condi:ons!
&!!2.!appe:te!for!interven:on:!
.!legally!enforced!quotas!
.!codes!of!conduct!
Ambiguity&towards&intervention&(quotas)&
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• Poli2cal*tradi2on*of*country:*a`tude!towards!State!interven:on!in!business!life!
• Social*norms:*a`tude!towards!gender!roles!in!the!labour!market!and!family!environment!
• Discourse*level:*for/against!(binary)!vs.!more!layered!(beyond!the!business!case!or!solely!board!level)!
Societal!level!(structure)!
• Stakeholders’*involvement:*regulators,!investors,!ac:vists,!consumers,!media,!unions,!leadership!team,!!employees!
• Availability*of*organisa2onal*tools:*to!incen:vise!ini:a:ves,!measure!progress,!reward!success!and!sanc:on!non.compliance!
Ins:tu:onal!Interac:ons!(“doing”,!process!
level)!
• !Apprehension!about!being!labeled!a!“quota*woman”*• Individual!merit!and!competence!usually!seen!in!a!vacuum!• Unconscious*bias*by!individuals:!homogeneous!reproduc:on!of!elites!and!limi:ng!gendered!roles!(leadership!and!family!life)!
• S2cky*floors*&!golden*skirts*
Individual!Reac:ons!
So&what?&Where&next?&
Avoid!facile!&!dichotomous!thinking!
Keep!and!eye!in!the!bigger*picture!&!the!long*term*
Taking!different!players!into!account!
Long!term!sustainability:!companies!as!part!of!
society!
Bigger!picture:!more!than!the!boQom!line!
yes/no!for!quotas!+!quotas!for!
execu:ve/non.execu:ve!posi:ons!
Men/women’s!roles/jobs!
Monica Wirz
MultiUdimensional&framework&&
Macro!
Meso!
Micro!
• Laws:!leadership,!mid.career,!parental!leave,!caring,!educa:on!
• Norms:!merit!&!competence,!commitment,!“proper”!paren:ng/caring,!gender!roles!
• !“Nudge”!effect:!symbolic/expressive!func:on!of!the!law,!signalling!where!we!want!to!go!as!a!society!
• Company!policies!&!tools:!targets,!monitoring,!rewards!&!sanc:ons.!Mainstreaming!across!organisa:on!
• Engagement:!efforts!from!shareholders,!investors,!employers,!employees,!customers,!!!media,!regulators,!unions,!grass.roots!ac:vists!
• Work!persona:!sponsorship/mentoring,!role!model,!unconscious!bias,!human!capital!development,!“lean!in”!
• Home:!gender.neutral!division!of!emo:onal!labour.!
Monica Wirz