Women are still not reaching the most senior levels of corporations. This is not the shortcoming of women. We're talented and smart.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes that the lack of women in senior corporate positions is not due to their abilities, but rather systemic issues.
Ruth Porat highlights a significant issue regarding gender inequality in corporate leadership. She asserts that women possess the necessary talent and intelligence to succeed at the highest levels, implying that barriers to their advancement are due to societal and structural factors rather than personal shortcomings. This statement calls attention to the ongoing struggle for gender equity in the workplace and encourages the recognition of women's potential.
In practice
In a corporate diversity meeting to inspire a push for more women in leadership roles.
I have seen too many people in my career think that there is some natural progression to life, with certain career milestones preceding whatever you may want in your personal life. Unfortunately, life doesn't know it is supposed to follow a schedule.
At the end of the day, people will follow you or people will be energised by you if they buy into your vision or purpose. So the most important thing is to be true to yourself. That's why I would say to be a great leader - you, first and foremost, have to be a great human being. And sharing that purpose and sharing the values.
If government is to serve any purpose it is to do for others what they are unable to do for themselves.
If you're a set of guys looking to start a company, think about women you could team up with - they will see things differently and solve problems you didn't even realize you had.
The Sherpas play a very important role in most mountaineering expeditions, and in fact many of them lead along the ridges and up to the summit.
There is no parallel in the history of the world. This mighty subcontinent with all kinds of inhabitants has been brought under a plan which is titanic, unknown, unparalleled. And what is very important with regard to it is that we have achieved it peacefully and by means of an evolution of the greatest possible character.
The king shall singly deliberate over secret matters; for ministers have their own ministers, and these latter some of their own; this kind of successive line of ministers tends to the disclosure of counsels.
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