Comments on: Are Women Set Up to Fail? http://blog.fweande.org/archives/19 Blog of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:53:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Matthew http://blog.fweande.org/archives/19#comment-2635 Matthew Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:03:55 +0000 http://blog.fweande.org/?p=19#comment-2635 I thought I wasnt going to like this blog but more I read the more I liked it. I thought I wasnt going to like this blog but more I read the more I liked it.

]]> By: Candice H. Brown Elliott http://blog.fweande.org/archives/19#comment-117 Candice H. Brown Elliott Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:12:30 +0000 http://blog.fweande.org/?p=19#comment-117 In my personal experience, from back in the 1980's, myself and several young ambitious women noted that our employer, a major silicon valley semiconductor company had one token in senior management, but she was in a staff position, not a line position. We noted that there was not a single line manager, above first level supervisor, who was female. I pointed this out to one of my male colleagues, who thought I was overly sensitive... and later gloated that I was dead wrong, as a woman was promoted to a line management position of a division of the company... only to be very chagrined when that entire division was axed within a month of her "promotion". The obivousness of the maneuver to place a woman in charge of a group that was already slated to be shut down and its employees layed-off, to save the man who had been moved out to make room for her, was enough to let me know that I would never have a future in that firm. In my personal experience, from back in the 1980’s, myself and several young ambitious women noted that our employer, a major silicon valley semiconductor company had one token in senior management, but she was in a staff position, not a line position. We noted that there was not a single line manager, above first level supervisor, who was female. I pointed this out to one of my male colleagues, who thought I was overly sensitive… and later gloated that I was dead wrong, as a woman was promoted to a line management position of a division of the company… only to be very chagrined when that entire division was axed within a month of her “promotion”.

The obivousness of the maneuver to place a woman in charge of a group that was already slated to be shut down and its employees layed-off, to save the man who had been moved out to make room for her, was enough to let me know that I would never have a future in that firm.

]]> By: Noel Lacey http://blog.fweande.org/archives/19#comment-115 Noel Lacey Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:18:51 +0000 http://blog.fweande.org/?p=19#comment-115 Some people appear to be doing a good job, and are very responsive. Some people appear to be doing a good job, and are very responsive.

]]> By: Noel Lacey http://blog.fweande.org/archives/19#comment-114 Noel Lacey Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:18:08 +0000 http://blog.fweande.org/?p=19#comment-114 I think many people are placed in various important positions to fail. Not only are they sometimes placed in that position by someone with a great power, but they don't know how they were placed there. I don't think it's fair to say women are put in positions to fail because younger women in Canada get better positions based on looks only. Race and sex should never have anything to do with who gets the position. The Tragically Hip-The Rules(It's The Rules). Problems arise when people only appear to fulfil there responsibilities. I think many people are placed in various important positions to fail. Not only are they sometimes placed in that position by someone with a great power, but they don’t know how they were placed there. I don’t think it’s fair to say women are put in positions to fail because younger women in Canada get better positions based on looks only. Race and sex should never have anything to do with who gets the position.

The Tragically Hip-The Rules(It’s The Rules).

Problems arise when people only appear to fulfil there responsibilities.

]]> By: Debbie Diersch http://blog.fweande.org/archives/19#comment-106 Debbie Diersch Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:08:26 +0000 http://blog.fweande.org/?p=19#comment-106 I believe that this situation applies to all minorities not just woman. I have observed that individuals from a minority are always scrutinized much more thoroughly than non-minority individuals. This will be the case until woman and other minority individuals become the norm in executive leadership roles rather than the anomoly. I believe that this situation applies to all minorities not just woman. I have observed that individuals from a minority are always scrutinized much more thoroughly than non-minority individuals. This will be the case until woman and other minority individuals become the norm in executive leadership roles rather than the anomoly.

]]> By: Karen Appleton http://blog.fweande.org/archives/19#comment-105 Karen Appleton Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:22:54 +0000 http://blog.fweande.org/?p=19#comment-105 Completely fascinating subject, and no doubt we've come along way. Personally, I look forward to the day when men and women are valued on their talents and not their sex! Completely fascinating subject, and no doubt we’ve come along way. Personally, I look forward to the day when men and women are valued on their talents and not their sex!

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