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The Fix
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The Fix

Overcome the Invisible Barriers That Are Holding Women Back at Work

Michelle P. King
Atria Books, 2020

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Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Applicable
  • Eye Opening
  • Concrete Examples

Recommendation

Companies that devote resources to promoting a diverse, gender-balanced workforce mostly fall short because they try to “fix” workers to fit the “ideal worker” prototype. Women learn new skills, find mentors, speak up, negotiate and lean in – all to no avail. Gender expert Michelle P. King says these tactics don’t work because women aren’t men. King describes numerous “invisible barriers” that women and other minorities face. Firms that remove these barriers can unleash the full potential of their workforce. 

Take-Aways

  • Women who want to advance often try to “fix” themselves to fit their corporate culture, but the flaws are in the workplace.
  • The so-called ideal corporate worker is male, white, heterosexual, able-bodied and middle-class.
  • Many people deny sexism exists. They can’t change what they don’t acknowledge.

About the Author

Netflix director of inclusion Michelle P. King is an internationally renowned expert on gender and organizations. She previously led the UN Women Global Innovation Coalition for Change.

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