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The Dangers of Blaming Female Leaders for One Woman's Mistep

Written by Jennifer DaSilva of Campaign US | Jan 29, 2020 3:21:51 PM

 

A recent Bloomberg Businessweek article reported on toxic cultures at woman-owned companies like Away and ThirdLove, who have been accused of treating employees unfairly. While it’s absolutely a positive shift in our society that workers feel empowered to stand up for their rights and to go public when their needs are not being met, there’s also a scary media narrative brewing. The media has equated these examples of women-owned companies as a larger warning that females can’t lead effectively. This narrative is sexist, dangerous and will only continue to perpetuate the gender gap in leadership. Read more here.