http://www.theglasshammer.com/news/2008/02/05/why-women-mean-business/ The Glass Hammer is an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life. Get a new job right here! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:51:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.theglasshammer.com/news/2008/02/05/why-women-mean-business/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Jane Sanders Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:29:41 +0000 http://www.theglasshammer.com/news/2008/02/05/why-women-mean-business/#comment-307 Yahoo! More experts in my camp. I've been saying since 1994 that business needs to change the system to accommodate women, not the other way around. All will benefit from workplaces that appeal to women - men and people of color and people of all ages. Women are the canaries in the mine...what concerns women concerns all, it's just that they bring it to the forefront sooner. We should celebrate that men and women are different and fight to keep us that way. We just need to learn how to work with each other more effectively. It's not rocket science - the only missing ingredient is motivation. Maybe the growing business case and financial impact will provide that missing element. Together, with training and coaching, we can do this! Yahoo! More experts in my camp. I’ve been saying since 1994 that business needs to change the system to accommodate women, not the other way around. All will benefit from workplaces that appeal to women – men and people of color and people of all ages. Women are the canaries in the mine…what concerns women concerns all, it’s just that they bring it to the forefront sooner. We should celebrate that men and women are different and fight to keep us that way. We just need to learn how to work with each other more effectively. It’s not rocket science – the only missing ingredient is motivation. Maybe the growing business case and financial impact will provide that missing element. Together, with training and coaching, we can do this!

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