Narratives: The Stories that Hold Women Back at Work

‘Bravo: at last a data-driven book that debunks the persistent misconceptions about gender and leadership offering a sound and practical guidance to not just improving gender diversity but also elevating the quality of our leaders. Mette Johansson is a rare voice of reason in a field that desperately needs competence and change.’ - Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic Professor of Business Psychology at UCL and Columbia and Chief Innovation Officer at ManpowerGroup. Explore the most widespread myths concerning women in the workplace then dismantle them with facts arguments logic and tacticsEvery organization has stories about women in the workplace that live on through constant retelling: ‘Women are too emotional’; ‘Women are not interested in a career’; and ‘We are hiring the best person for the job regardless of gender’. We need to dispel these myths that are keeping women on a lesser footing. Here are the tools for doing just that.This book will shatter ongoing workplace gender myths. Narratives provides context for these stories and offers women—and men—the powerful arguments and tools they need to counteract them and ensure a fairer and more competitive workplace—and a better business overall.