Improving the Lot of Female Leaders

According to the 2011 Catalyst Census, women are no further along the corporate ladder than they were six years ago. Women still hold only 7.5 percent of executive officer top-earner positions and only 16 percent of board seats.

I recently met a psychologist who studies gender dynamics in the workplace, and she told me that she can’t imagine a world in which the gap between male and female leaders is totally closed. Apparently, there are too many biases and other factors involved—many of which we can’t control.

But what about what we can control? Are there things we can do within our cultures to facilitate the growth of female leadership? For five suggestions, please have a look at my Culture Beat column at the AMEX Open Forum.