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| PM Network’s May cover story is all about the gender gap in project management. If you wonder if that gap is being bridged, check out a couple of infographics contained within the story—warning, they are depressing.
“Losing Ground” cites a World Economic Forum 2017 report that estimated it would take (get ready for this) 217 years for women to reach economic parity with men. And another sidebar, citing statistics from PMI’s own Earning Power: Project Management Salary Survey, shows that the average salaries for men in project management are a lot higher than average salaries for women in the field—for example, US$11,218 in the United States, or INR290,506 in India.
The article features a panel of four project practitioners speaking on the state of women in project management. The three female panelists note the domination of men in the engineering, software and transit fields. However, one of these panelists says her digital consultancy prefers women for the project management role. The male panelist, who is in the nuclear power industry, says there are a lot of women in on-site leadership roles.
Two of the women relate how they had to overcome gender-related career challenges, one by literally acting in a job she wanted for herself in order to be offered the opportunity, and the other by spending more time and effort than men earning her reputation (which she says feels like an unfair challenge). One panelist notes that women outperform men in emotional knowledge and control.
The panelists advise organizations wishing to drive gender equality to concentrate on empowering women to make decisions, have strong sponsors who will allow women to flourish and elevate women into leadership roles. They should also build awareness around the gender gap and set objectives for creating gender parity. Women seeking gender equality at their own organizations should advocate for themselves and work around gender stereotypes and prejudices.
What is your experience with the gender gap?
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