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Two Thirds of the Room but Almost NONE of the Corner Offices
Description
In Canada, women make up roughly two thirds of the public relations profession. They are the majority in the classrooms, the majority in the entry level roles, and the majority climbing through the middle ranks. And then somewhere around the senior level, the numbers flip. The leadership tables in PR firms and communications departments across the country look nothing like the profession they are supposed to represent. This is not a new observation. The data has been there for years.
Here’s what’s new. Two researchers decided to stop describing the problem and start asking a harder question. Not how do we get more women to the table? But why does the table keep failing the women who get there. Because what the data also shows, and what too many PR women know personally, is that the exit is often quiet and deliberate. Not a firing. Not a failure. A decision. A moment where a woman who is absolutely capable of leading looks at what it costs and says this is not worth it.
This episode is about what is driving that decision, and what it is going to take to change it.
Listen For
4:15 Why Do Women Hold Fewer Than 30% of Senior PR Leadership Roles?
7:11 What Does It Mean to Rethink the Leadership Table?
9:15 How Can PR Organizations Create Sustainable Leadership Careers?
15:06 What Can Women and Men Do to Change PR Leadership?
17:03 Why Won’t Teaching Women to Play Golf Solve Workplace Exclusion?
Guests:
Amy Thurlow
Colleen Killingsworth
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