Presentation by Prof. De Stobbeleir Katleen during the 8th editon of Vlerick HR-day 2011.

1. Women redefining leadership
Prof. dr. Katleen De Stobbeleir
Vlerick HR Day 2011

2. Overview
1) Women in the labour market: some facts
2) Opportunities for women: changing leadership norms
3) Breaking the glass ceiling: what can HR do?
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3. Women in the labour market: some positive news
Employment rate of women
Decrease of # housewives, increase # stay home men
‘Male’ industries
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4. Women in the labour market: challenges
Vertical segregation
Horizontal segregation
Women in economical downturns
Wage gap
Part-time work
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5. Women in the labour market: global trends
Within EU: huge differences
Women in boards:
Norway: 40%
Portugal: 0,2%
Belgium: 6%
The business case
Winning the war for the consumer
Creativity
Atmosphere
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6. Opportunities for women: changing leadership norms
Work
Complex
Knowledge work
Flat organizations
Challenges for management
Goal-setting
Evaluation
Feedback
Employees
“Feedback Junkies”
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7. Leadership in the past
Manager
Employee
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8. Leadership in the Future
Manager = coach Colleagues
Employee = coachee
Mentors External sources
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9. Why do women not move up then?
Barriers at various levels
Individual barriers
Organisational barriers
Societal norms
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10. Individual barriers
The “WILL”
Torn between work and family
Male role models
The “SKILL”
Networking & Visibility
Internal network: time spent with peers, supervisors &
direct reports
External network: strategic, functional & developmental
(Ibarra, 2003).
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11. Organizational barriers
CULTURE
Masculine norms
Tokenism
Double bind
STRUCTURE
Implicit discrimination
HR processes
Organizational processes
Flexible work forms
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12. Actions
Opening the eyes:
Informing
(Gender)training
Opening doors: targeted actions
Quota, positive discrimination...
Networking for women
Specific leadership development programs
Mentoring & role models
Diversity management
Inclusive management
Screening of all (HR) processes
General mindset/attitude towards management
Policies regarding working hours
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13. Questions?
Katleen.destobbeleir@vlerick.com
Kim.Bellens@vlerick.com