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This document discusses strategies for increasing women's representation and leadership in negotiations and decision-making. It begins by noting the under-representation of women in negotiations and some of the negative consequences of this imbalance. It then outlines three steps to improve the situation: 1) Improve who is at the table by finding ways for women to gain access and seats; 2) Carefully answer the "why women" question by emphasizing business case research on improved outcomes with gender diversity; 3) Clearly communicate the business case. The document provides examples of efforts to increase women's participation in negotiations in various countries. It also highlights a case study of Ghana creating a women-led anti-human trafficking unit and the impact this has had.
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#IMPACTv #LiveTalk by Mil Niepold
- 1. Let’s Re-Write the “Single Story” of Women’s Leadership Mil Niepold Founder and President, The Mara Partners IMPACTv Conference October 22, 2015
- 2. US State Department From This …..
- 3. US State Department To This….
- 4. US State Department To This…. Initiative for Inclusive Security
- 5. WHERE ARE WE? Leadership Today
- 6. Some Inconvenient (Leadership) Truths Negotiations are a major tool society uses to address vital issues, but: – Women are significantly under-represented – Results in skewed perspectives – Ignores “societal perfect storm” in which negotiations occur
- 7. Ignoring Macro Qs Wrong Negotiating Frame Short-lived agreements, Limited Impact, lower ROI, Cynicism Exacerbating Factor: 50% of solutions, innovations & governance often left out
- 9. But Stakes Could Not be Higher Today’s “operating environment” is: • Conflict prone • Boundary-less • Lawless • Depleted
- 10. CAN ANYONE HELP? Bright Spots in Women’s Leadership Today
- 11. Yes, but… Prepare to be: • Disliked (Harvard Business School) • Ignored (Cecilia Ridgeway) • Underpaid (Institute for Women’s Policy Research) • In the minority (World Economic Forum)
- 12. Strategies for Resetting the Table
- 13. Step 1. Improve Who’s at the Table “I’m not sure how bringing the warriors together around the table actually results in peace”. Amb. Swanee Hunt Getting a Seat at the table: • Northern Ireland: women formed a political party just 6 weeks before the negotiations in order to have a seat at the table • Yemen: women found male relatives to escort them to negotiations • Papua New Guinea: World Bank provided childcare to ensure women in mining communities could participate in the community meetings
- 14. Step 2: Answer the “Why Women?” Question Carefully
- 15. Multiple Choice Quiz: Fork in the (Pre-Negotiating) Road Why should men have more women at the negotiating table? Because of: a. Parity/equity/women’s rights b. They need more coffee brought in c. It is required (quotas, constitutions, etc.) d. Women flirted with them e. It is the secret to a successful negotiation (impact/reaching goals, innovation)
- 16. And yet…. • According to University of Lausanne Professor, John Antonakis “the good styles of leadership come more naturally to women” • Like it or not, you’ll still need more “ammunition” to get in the room
- 17. Ammunition: AKA The “Business” Case • Research shows that increasing women’s voice/agency/decision-making authority, etc. improves organizational performance, governance, innovation and human development outcomes. World Economic Forum World Bank McKinsey Goldman Sachs Oxford University • “Gender Inequality Costs As Much As the American and Chinese Economies Combined”
- 18. Step 3: Communicate the Case Clearly • http://resetthepeacetable.org
- 19. GHANA & HUMAN TRAFFICKING Women’s Leadership Case Study
- 20. Women and Trafficking • 80% of trafficking victims are women & girls • Gender sensitive approaches to trafficking are victims’ services • 2 countries in the world have put women on the front lines (Ghana and Nicaragua) • Strong case for women in prosecution/border protection/legal/police roles (women in these roles are less corruption and trafficking thrives in corrupt environments)
- 21. Ending Human Trafficking requires reducing corruption Reducing corruption requires more women in authority Ghana Created First-ever Women Led Anti-Human Trafficking Unit
- 22. Conclusion: What my Fitbit Taught Me about Women’s Leadership • I need to walk more • I already walk a lot • Standing up is the first step
Editor's Notes
- With thanks to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie for this reference
- I’ll say more about this later in my presentation
- climate delegations according to PACJA, 18% women, AND, If you set aside negotiations: Individual institutional approaches (civil society, private sector, etc.) governments and the UN approaches but have weaknesses (Haiti, CAR, etc.)
- Example: Invest in incarceration rather than pre-school Investments in women often more effective at driving sustainability impacts, but pervasive resistance to shift investments accordingly
- Water is top global risk (WEF) “Chevron is the only govt we see” we have been mortgaging the health of future generations to realise economic and development gains in the present. The Lancet To hot to work outside (UN IPCC) “None of today’s threats respect boundaries drawn by human beings Ban Ki Moon
- Nearly 2.9 million women lived in poverty in 2013, more than twice the number of men, according to the National Women's Law Center. Britain recently introduced a plan requiring companies with 250 employees or more to publicly report their own gender pay gap.
- Thanks to Abby Disney for this title.. See the film! People tend to think of the negotiation as starting once you are in the room… big mistake. Negotiation starts well before you enter the room
- http://time.com/4045115/gender-inequality-economy/
- Stat according to US State Dept