One thing is blatantly obvious after last week’s happenings. We have a long way to go to achieve gender equality.
We also have al long way to realizing gender leadership parity. Women make up 51% of the US population. More women get college degrees than men. Yet less than 5% of CEOs of public companies are women.
If you feel angry and outraged with these sobering statistics, you are not alone. The progress and results made to date don’t speak for the amount of hard work, effort and time we’ve put into trying to change the course of history.
Whether it be in politics or business, we can either focus on the positive or the negative. We always have a choice on how we show up. We can get mad. We can get even. Or we can direct our anger into positive action. Day in and day out, we can claim our power, own our grace, speak up and make our voices and opinions heard.
We will win in some situations and lose in others. One thing is for sure — we will continue to make progress and build momentum. We will realize gender equality. We will realize leadership parity. It’s just a matter of when.
Never lose sight of the goal. #Keep Going. Keep on Keeping On.
