Reflections on Gender and Diversity in Cross-Cultural

Running head: REFLECTION PAPER ON GENDER DIVERSITY
Reflection Paper on Gender Diversity
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1REFLECTION PAPER ON GENDER DIVERSITY
Introduction
Gender diversity in the top strata of workplace is a growing concern among people in
the business environment. The video titled, “Why we have too few women leaders?” by
Sheryl Sandberg talks about the lack of women presence at the top positions all around the
world. There is a significant disparity between the number of men and women that are
currently working at the top of any profession. The societal expectations condition women to
prefer family over career and self-satisfaction and that is why achievements by women are
viewed in a negative sense. In this regard, women need to assert their position and take credit
for the job that they have done well, share household and career load equally among partners
and committing yourself to the job till one is ready to leave.
Learning from the video
The video features Sandberg and she talks about women population in general.
Women constitute about half of the world population but their position at the top is worrying.
Among the 190 heads of state in the world only nine are women and only 13% seats in
parliament are occupied by them. Even in corporate sector, they represent around 15% of the
corporate world. These percentages have not increased since 2002. Even in the non-profit
organizations, women representation is stuck at 20 percent. The demography also shows that
men at top position have more fulfilling life than women as around two thirds of those men
have children while only one third of women have children (Sandberg, 2010).
Self-reflection
By looking at the immediate reaction that I have I learn that at the first glance, I found
the speaker a powerful independent woman. She spoke about the women and how the self-
limit their own abilities and achievements. I have always believed that conforming to the
rules or requests of others are necessary and it shows better character but by listening to her