All too often today, a woman’s career success is at risk because of discriminatory gender stereotypes. This is particularly the case in career paths that have been traditionally male and remains true even in many of the most well-intentioned organizations. This session makes clear that women don’t need to act more like men to succeed. They do, however, need to be attuned to gender stereotypes, anticipate the biases these stereotypes foster, and manage the impressions they make to avoid or overcome them. Andie provides a frank assessment of the reality of gender bias in the workplace and offer a series of sensible, practical, and effective techniques to help women break through bias and achieve the career success they desire and deserve.
Andrea Kramer
Andrea (Andie) Kramer has worked vigorously for over 30 years to remove gender inequality from the workplace and to make women’s career opportunities more comparable to men’s. Andie and her husband, Al Harris, are the co-author of three award-winning books: Beyond Bias: The PATH to Ending Gender Inequality at Work, Breaking Through Bias: Communication Techniques for Women to Succeed at Work, and It’s Not You, It’s the Workplace: Women’s Conflict at Work and the Bias That Built It. Andie is a contributing writer on gender issues in the workplace for Forbes.com. Andie and Al are also the authors of hundreds of articles on diversity and overcoming gender stereotypes that have been featured in a wide variety of national media outlets including HBR.org, The HuffPost, The New York Times, NBC News, The Chicago Tribune, and Fast Company. More about Andie and Al can be found at www.AndieandAl.com.