Companies are trying to increase the number of women in executive positions, yet many are struggling to do so because of a failure to adapt workplace conditions in a way that ensures qualified women do not drop off the corporate ladder, surveys show. One of the major ways business needs to address this problem is to change the working environment itself that discourages women from working to their full potential, and treats women as outsiders.
Companies with more balanced leadership do a
better job recruiting and retaining talented workers, reducing the
costs associated with replacing top executives. They
also have stronger customer relations because management better reflects
the diversity of society, and they tend to make better business
decisions because a wider array of viewpoints is considered.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, who came out as gay
last year, told PBS it was important to hire people who “complement you,
because you want to build a puzzle.”
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