Two of the five articles and videos emphasize focusing on leadership purpose and personal values as a solution to the lack of women in top leadership positions. Identify the two articles or videos.
Question 1 options:
The Science of Women’s Leadership
Women Rising
The Labyrinth of Women’s Leadership
Why We Have Too Few Women’s Leaders
Question 2 (1.25 points)
Women represent __ percent of C-suite or executive committee members in the US.
Question 2 options:
6
14
21
47
Question 3 (1.25 points)
According to the “The Science of Women’s Leadership” talk, one major problem of women and leadership is that both men and women have mind-models about leadership that are highly gendered male.
Question 3 options:
True
False
Question 4 (1.25 points)
According to the “The Science of Women’s Leadership” talk, _ percent of girls are afraid to lead.
Question 4 options:
50
66
33
25
Question 5 (1.25 points)
In the “The Science of Women’s Leadership” talk, Kanda-Olmstead identifies two solutions to the lack of women in top leadership roles. Identify both below.
Question 5 options:
Be brave
Lean in
Focus on values
Change your mind model
Question 6 (1.25 points)
Compared to men, women are more likely to work part time, take more days off, and interrupt their careers in order to care for a child or family members.
Question 6 options:
True
False
Question 7 (1.25 points)
The authors of “Women and the Labyrinth of Leadership” use the __ as evidence for persistent prejudice against women.
Question 7 options:
glass ceiling
second generation gender bias
gender pay gap
double bind
Question 8 (1.25 points)
In the “Why We Have Too Few Leaders” talk, Sandberg identifies three solutions to the lack of women in top leadership roles. Identify all three below.
Question 8 options:
Lean in
Make your partner a real partner
Sit at the table
Don’t leave before you leave
Question 9 (1.25 points)
The authors of “Women and the Labyrinth of Leadership” and “Women Rising” point to two common barriers or sources of the lack of women in top leadership roles. Identify the two barriers or sources that both articles discuss. Select the two barriers below.
Question 9 options:
The double bind
Prejudice
Lack of social capital and sponsors
Lack of role models
Question 10 (1.25 points)
According to the “Still Looking for Room at the Top” article, female under-representation is primarily a problem at the at the top of the organization (e.g., the C-Suite of executive committee level of organizations)
Question 10 options:
True
False
Question 11 (1.25 points)
The authors of “Women and the Labyrinth of Leadership” argue that the “glass ceiling” is an inappropriate metaphor for women’s under-representation in top leadership roles.
Question 11 options:
True
False
Question 12 (1.25 points)
According to a study cited in the “Still Looking for Room at the Top” article, _ percent of men and percent of women agree that having 1 in 10 women as members of a company’s executive committee is sufficient.
Question 12 options:
33 and 50
75 and 25
33 and 10
50 and 33
Question 13 (1.25 points)
The double bind implies two elements (hence the word double). Identify the two elements of the double bind below.
Question 13 options:
Women who conform to traditionally “masculine” qualities are viewed as “too soft”
Women who conform to traditionally “feminine” qualities are viewed as too “domineering”
Women who conform to traditionally “masculine” qualities are viewed as too “domineering”
Women who conform to traditionally “feminine” qualities are viewed as “too soft”
Question 14 (1.25 points)
Compared to companies in the bottom quartile, companies in the top quartile of gender diversity are __ percent more likely to earn profits above the national industry median.
Question 14 options:
15
21
27
45
Question 15 (1.25 points)
According to Sandberg’s “Why We Have Too Few Leaders” talk, one problem that women typically face is that they underestimate their own abilities and potential as leaders.
Question 15 options:
True
False
Question 16 (1.25 points)
The authors of the “Women Rising” article identify three solutions to the lack of women in top leadership roles. Identify all three below.
Question 16 options:
Help women balance the demands of family life
Create safe “identity workspaces”
Help women focus on their leadership purpose
Educate everyone about gender bias
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