During women’s month, many people want to know how to support women—in their careers, in their work and in their lives. It’s a great question to ask, and not just during women’s month. Because women need and deserve support, empowerment and community always.
Of course, all genders need support, not just women. But it is a statistical fact that the pandemic has been disproportionately hard on women in terms of mental health, career advancement, pay, morale and wellbeing. So the time is perfect to consider how to support women, and help them be their best.
Solutions for women are about both agency and structure. Agency suggests women are agents of their own lives and futures—and can take actions which create the conditions for happiness and success. But structure is also important—the context for women’s success. People have power over each of these: Taking personal action and also influencing systems.
How to Help Women
Here are the five ways to support and empower women.
Manage Yourself
One of the first ways to help women is to manage your own biases. Listen to your own inner dialogue and push back on yourself when you hear prejudice. Also manage your own language and expression. Linguistic determinism suggests the way people express themselves has significant influence on thinking, behavior and choices. So pay attention to what you’re saying (and doing) and ensure you’re reinforcing equity and fairness toward women in all things.
Continue reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tracybrower/2022/02/27/5-powerful-ways-to-support-women/?sh=64148f218f3b
Of course, all genders need support, not just women. But it is a statistical fact that the pandemic has been disproportionately hard on women in terms of mental health, career advancement, pay, morale and wellbeing. So the time is perfect to consider how to support women, and help them be their best.
Solutions for women are about both agency and structure. Agency suggests women are agents of their own lives and futures—and can take actions which create the conditions for happiness and success. But structure is also important—the context for women’s success. People have power over each of these: Taking personal action and also influencing systems.
How to Help Women
Here are the five ways to support and empower women.
Manage Yourself
One of the first ways to help women is to manage your own biases. Listen to your own inner dialogue and push back on yourself when you hear prejudice. Also manage your own language and expression. Linguistic determinism suggests the way people express themselves has significant influence on thinking, behavior and choices. So pay attention to what you’re saying (and doing) and ensure you’re reinforcing equity and fairness toward women in all things.
Continue reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tracybrower/2022/02/27/5-powerful-ways-to-support-women/?sh=64148f218f3b
