Jobs Shouldn't be Gender Specific

 We all believe the best qualified person should get the job and that gender, race, or relationships should not be a factor. But our data suggest that, unconsciously, other dimensions weigh heavily upon the final decision, as well.he majority of senior leaders are still men, and the higher up in the organization you go, the greater the disparity becomes. And yet at the same time, women at every level were perceived by their bosses, their colleagues, and their direct reports as superior to their male counterparts on three quarters of the competencies our long years of conducting and analyzing 360-evalutions have shown are critical to superior leadership effectiveness. 

The cases for and against gender quotas – #GIVEAVOTE

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