As I've worked with women over the years, the refrain that keeps coming back is: Men don't listen to them. In fact, many men, though not all, discount what women have to say. How often I've listened to female executives tell me that they suggest things in meetings, and men ignore their suggestions only to react positively to the same suggstions when men voice them.
What's difficult about listening to women? Is it because they use too many words? They're known to use more words than men? Is it because of gender bias. Where's the blockage coming from?
Hank
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Finally, a guy who actually listens to what women have to say - hoorah to you Hank!
ReplyDeleteWomen are an important part of today's industry whether it's in the corporate world or in the supermarket and 9 times out of 10, no make that 10 times out of 10 we do know what we speak of.
Maybe men can't hear the higher pitches of a women's voice, maybe they feel they don't have the time to listen, maybe their minds are churning with their own thoughts, maybe they think we don't have anything important to offer, maybe they just don't care.
Here's to all women - SPEAK UP AND BE HEARD!
Hank will listen!!!!!