A comprehensive training powerpoint that covers women leaders in todays workplace

1. Women in Leadership
Carole Greenfield
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2. Some Women Leaders (4 of 4)
 What do they have in common?
 How do they differ?
 How do they inspire you?
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3. USA
Workplace
Statistics
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4. USA Workplace Statistics
 Women earn less than men
 Women have a higher level of education
than men
 Women participate almost equally in the
workforce as men
 Women-owned businesses are thriving
 Very few women are at the top of F500
companies
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5. Women’s Earning (1 of 4)
 Average women earn 81 cents for every
dollar a man earns
– Varies by age, race, and occupation
 Women = 47% of Workforce
– 73% fulltime, 27% part time
 Dramatic increase
– 1950’s 30%
– Today 47%
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Source: Bureau of
Labor and Statistics

6. Women’s Earning: Age (2 of 4)
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Source: Bureau of
Labor and Statistics

7. Women’s Earning: Race (3 of 4)
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Source: Bureau of
Labor and Statistics

8. Women’s Earning Occupation
(4 of 4)
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Women’s pay as a % of men’s pay Source: Bureau of
Labor and Statistics

9. USA Women Owned
Businesses
 10.1 million firms are owned by women
 Employ more than 13 million people
 Employ 35% more people than ALL
Fortune 500 companies combined
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10. USA Women Owned
Businesses
 Generate $1.9 trillion in sales as of 2008
 1.9 million firms are majority-owned by
women of color in the U.S.
 40% of all privately held firms.
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11. Pink Collar
 Work considered to be stereotypically
“women’s” work
– Teachers, servers, nurses
– Traditionally less pay
 Pink Ghetto – an industry dominated by
women
 Glass Ceiling – The highest level of
achievement a woman can reach on a
corporate ladder
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12. Employment of Women by
Industry
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Source: Bureau of
Labor and Statistics

13. Dream/Plan/Act Big vs.
Plan/Act Small Eagle vs.
Chicken
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14. Plan Big vs. Plan Small
Eagle vs. Chicken (1 of 9)
 Eagle = Dream/act big
– Vision
– Look at the large picture
– See the forest for the trees
– Strategic
– See the results not just the obstacles
– Use others to help achieve goals
– Dare to soar like an eagle
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15. Plan Big vs. Plan Small Eagle
vs. Chicken (2 of 9)
 Eagle: Risks/Benefits
 Achieve great change
 Harder to do and accomplish
 Visible
– High potential for achievement
– High potential for failure
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16. Plan Big vs. Plan Small Eagle
vs. Chicken (5 of 9)
 Chicken: Risks/Benefits
 Safer
 Comfortable
 Less visible
 Less change
 Less responsibility
 Easier to understand
 Smaller sphere of influence
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17. Delegates vs. Never
Delegates
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18. Delegates vs. Never
Delegates (1 of 10)
 Delegation is a key principal of
Leadership
 Women don’t delegate because:
– Do not use or recognize their authority
– Keep control/Fear of letting go
– Easier to do it themselves
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19. Cares for Self vs.
Cares for Others (5 of 10)
 Women are HIGH risk for martyr model
– Often caregivers for
• Children
• Elderly parents
• Sick/disabled friends/relatives
– Women report stress does not come from
work, but lack of support at home
• Sharing of household responsibilities on
average correlates to woman’s income
– Possible ambivalence about working
outside home
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20. What Does Being a Women
Leader Mean (2 of 2)
 You know who has succeed and why.
 You know which assets and liabilities,
skills, attributes, traits that you need to
be a successful women leader.
 You know what the gaps are and how to
fill them.
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Slides include: Definition/s of a leader ~ Learning objectives of this
presentation ~ Etymology of Women in Leadership ~ 10 slides on
female leaders ~ 21 slides on USA workplace statistics ~ 32 slides on
women’s communication style ~ 18 slides on the six weapons of
influence for persuasion ~ 9 slides on planning big vs. planning small
~ 14 slides on balancing relationship-building with doing the job ~ 15
slides on the pros and cons of asking for help vs. working alone ~ 8
slides on teamwork vs. individual strength ~ 11 slides on speaking up
~ 19 slides on confidence ~ 16 slides on negotiating for and
promoting oneself ~ 10 slides on delegation ~ 14 slides on networking
~ 17 slides on the benefits of having a mentor ~ 4 slides on telling vs.
asking ~ A summary of what was learned ~ Examples of women in
leadership ~ 12 action steps and much more
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