Women face a whole lot of problems in their workplace particularly when it has to do with improvement in the job. Thus, this post seeks to explore the problems of women who are trying to elevate in their career faced in the workplace and suggest what leaders can do to help talented women make progress in their career.

Role Models

There are little or zero strong enthusiastic examples of women role models in workplaces. And it is a very task to become what you cannot see. Investigation proves that about 60% of women’s main career advancement impediment is as a result of lack of senior successful female role models. This is a fact because, in most countries where women comprised almost half of their labor force, they make up less than 20% of top earners in and less than 10% of CEOs.

What Can Leaders Do?

• Leaders should deliberately appoint highly qualified female talent into the corporate board, executive team, and CEO positions.

Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment remains a prevalent problem most women face at all levels of the workplace. This unsuitable act negatively employers in several ways like absenteeism from work, lower motivation, and productivity. Sexual harassment makes women to experience anxiety, become depressed; some even quit the job in order to save themselves from continuous harassment.

What Can Leaders Do?

• Create and implement prevention strategies.
• Educate managers to report any problem of sexual harassment, carry out a thorough investigation and punish the offenders.

 

Double-Bind

Women’s leadership capability is often undermined by the gender stereotypes of men taking charge while the women take care has placed suitable women leaders in diverse double-binds. For instance, men often classify women as being too soft, and never just right for top leadership positions. Meanwhile their male counterparts are usually seen as having the default style when it comes to their capability to lead efficiently, this is a pointer to the fact that, women often use up most part of their work time trying to prove they can lead effectively as well. This struggle leads to female talents working twice as hard as their male counterparts.

What Can Leaders Do?

• Do not invalidate the leadership ability of women as a result of gender stereotypes.
• Introduce employees to peers including men who are ready to support and encourage the motion of more women leaders.