2024-03-18
36 分钟There are more opportunities for women in the workplace today than there ever have been. But with stagnant wage gaps, limited parental leave, and enduring bias in recruitment, have modern businesses changed THAT much?? Gender equity expert Sara Sanford says there's work to do–and in this episode, she shares how she developed a certified playbook that helps companies use data-backed standards to fight gender bias. Tune in to hear why inclusive work requires that we change not just how people think, but also how the workplace operates.
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You'Re listening to how to be a better human.
I'm your host, Chris Duffy.
Today on the podcast, we've got equity expert Sara Sanford.
Sarah is the author of Inclusion how to design Intersectional Equity into the Workplace.
Sarah created a playbook and a set of standards that can help organizations and people bypass their biases and and become more inclusive.
That work is informed by her own experiences as well as loads of research.
And one of the things that I find so exciting about Sarah is that she's laser focused on changing how workplaces operate, not just how people think.
So, you know, when I talk about this show, when I talk about this podcast, I always try and tell people that our goal is to take brilliant people who share these big ideas and then say, okay, great, you are so smart and you are so interesting.
But what would a regular person like me actually do?
Like, how does a regular person put these ideas into place in our everyday lives?
And I think Sarah is amazing at that.
So today our episode is all about how do you go beyond good intentions to actually making change?
Here's a clip from Sarah's talk at Tedx Seattle.
Many businesses think they're addressing the problem because they provide training, $8 billion worth of training a year, according to studies from the Harvard Business Review.
These same studies also conclude that these trainings don't work and often backfire.
The other solution has been to ask women to change their own behavior, to lean in, to sit at the table, negotiate as often as men.
Oh, and get more training.
Women currently earn the majority of college degrees, outperform their peers in key leadership skills, and are running businesses that outperform the competition.
It doesn't look like education or skills or business acumen are the problem.