It’s difficult to change thinking in a society that has been both quite patriarchal and quite unsustainably-minded for some time. Considered from an anthropological view, these sorts of things could take hundreds, if not thousands, of years to evolve. But still (!) – especially in marketing – the consumers are … Read on >
Though the findings in a recent Slate piece are nothing new on the face of it, the body of research on gender and competitiveness should be looked at with new eyes. As the writer, Ray Fislar, put it: Like many gender differences, the “competitiveness gap” is taken … Read on >
I just saw this mentioned on twitter* and because it is such a brilliant program, I was compelled to post right away. Dell is taking a step, starting with the UK apparently, to do a sort of reverse gender, reverse role mentoring program. As described in a recent issue … Read on >
1) There’s a new wine fan in town and he’s a man. An article by Bob Sylva in the Sacramento Bee points to the younger generation male’s interest in drinking wine (both for his own pleasure and to, apparently, score a few points with dates). Wine Marketing … Read on >
I loved Hillary Johnson’s article, The Next Management Revolution, in the July issue of Inc. It reminded me of the women’s leadership classic, The Female Advantage by Sally Helgesen (Currency Doubleday, 1990). In Sally’s book, women’s ways of management are described as webs of inclusion and … Read on >
