Comments on: FN100 List: Where are the women? http://www.theglasshammer.com/news/2009/09/29/fn100-list-where-are-the-women/ 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 By: Sonia Trocme-Le Page http://www.theglasshammer.com/news/2009/09/29/fn100-list-where-are-the-women/comment-page-1/#comment-5001 Sonia Trocme-Le Page Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:20:58 +0000 http://www.theglasshammer.com/?p=3068#comment-5001 Dear Liz and Andrea, Thank you for your article and comment.I mostly agree with what you both say. Just one thing may be : to get around (and not frontally try to break)that glass ceiling and be cited on those men and women lists, I strongly believe that women should not act man-like, and they should find the strength to act as they feel right, with their own management style. Why should management style be attached to gender, after all ? If you don't believe in what you're saying and act incomfortably with what you are, you will not go very far. So be yourself would be my own piece of advice. Best regards, Sonia Trocme-Le Page Dear Liz and Andrea,

Thank you for your article and comment.I mostly agree with what you both say. Just one thing may be : to get around (and not frontally try to break)that glass ceiling and be cited on those men and women lists, I strongly believe that women should not act man-like, and they should find the strength to act as they feel right, with their own management style. Why should management style be attached to gender, after all ? If you don’t believe in what you’re saying and act incomfortably with what you are, you will not go very far. So be yourself would be my own piece of advice.

Best regards,
Sonia Trocme-Le Page

]]> By: Andrea Learned http://www.theglasshammer.com/news/2009/09/29/fn100-list-where-are-the-women/comment-page-1/#comment-4625 Andrea Learned Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:55:08 +0000 http://www.theglasshammer.com/?p=3068#comment-4625 Your point is well taken and so true. It is difficult for the management of traditional fields (like finance) to comprehend, but focusing on women's ways of management - as in characteristics - and perhaps better training EVERYONE in those ways, will lead to the best organization. Focus on absolute gender parity and you will not be as successful. Balancing out leadership styles (that may have historically been given gendered labels) is the goal. Getting to the point where "women" is no longer an adjective is exactly what we should all be pursuing. In my own field, I am all about making "marketing to women" obsolete. Market to the toughest customer characteristics instead. Your point is well taken and so true. It is difficult for the management of traditional fields (like finance) to comprehend, but focusing on women’s ways of management – as in characteristics – and perhaps better training EVERYONE in those ways, will lead to the best organization. Focus on absolute gender parity and you will not be as successful. Balancing out leadership styles (that may have historically been given gendered labels) is the goal. Getting to the point where “women” is no longer an adjective is exactly what we should all be pursuing. In my own field, I am all about making “marketing to women” obsolete. Market to the toughest customer characteristics instead.

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