The Truth About Women’s Equality: Bridging the Gender Divide with Margaret Heffernan
This is the first episode in a three-part series with Margaret Heffernan, exploring the intricate connections between gender dynamics and workplace equality. Across the series, we’ll dive into the critical relationship between home life and professional success, the remarkable achievements of women-led businesses, and the complexities of collaboration between men and women.
Women in the Work Place Series, that unpacks the complexities of working together and challenges assumptions about gender dynamics in teamwork.
I'm Margaret Heffernan — author, entrepreneur, and passionate observer of what makes collaboration succeed or fail. Collaboration is often seen as a simple concept — just work together, right?
But the reality can be far more challenging. Many people have experienced teamwork that feels slow, uncoordinated, and full of conflict, where progress stalls and frustration builds. One common belief is that women are naturally better at collaboration than men. Is that really true?
Research shows that women tend to score higher on empathy-related tests, like the "Reading the Mind in the Eyes" test, which measures how attuned we are to others' thoughts and feelings. Could this explain the perceived difference in collaboration styles? Or is there more to the story?
In this episode, we’ll dive into what makes collaboration work — and what holds it back — while exploring the roles empathy, communication, and gender play in creating successful teams.
Let’s start the conversation.
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