Redefining Achievement as Women in Business

Some people argue that women are more ethical than men and point to female whistle-blowers as evidence of that. Sherron Watkins, Coleen Rowley and Cynthia Cooper all blew the whistle on Enron, WorldCom and the FBI respectively. What may that tell us? Perhaps ladies are more likely to challenge wrongdoing simply because they've higher moral standards. Nevertheless we could all most likely name men who we think are ethical as well as women who we believe are not.
Nevertheless you can argue that women tend to think more about the effect of their actions on other people than men do. They're usually more relationship oriented and concerned concerning the impact of their decisions on others, sometimes to their own detriment. It's debatable whether or not these traits make them more ethical. What is much more particular is the fact that women take into consideration various problems when tackling an ethical problem. And there is research evidence to back that up.

Dr. Carol Gilligan, a Harvard professor, researched gender differences and published her work in a book 'In a Various Voice' (1982). Based on Dr. Gilligan, guys think in terms of rules and justice, whilst women focus more on caring, compassion and relationships. This inevitably means that men and women method ethical dilemmas differently,
Linda Klebe Trevino cites study which has investigated people's methods for making moral judgments by presenting them with hypothetical moral dilemmas. The subjects were asked to say what they would do and offer justification.
In 1 scenario the subjects were put in the position of being a manager of a toy shop and asked whether or not they would break a promise to a prior customer and sell a toy in scarce supply to a woman who claimed her child was extremely ill? The 'correct' ethical option in the scenario described was intentionally extremely arguable.
But maybe the apparent lack of progress with women and corporate achievement isn't really about insecurity or refusing to step up to the table. Maybe it's a bit more complex than that. Maybe it's about rejecting the notion that a powerful, effective business woman should, by definition, also be a bitch. Maybe it is about an unwillingness to compromise priorities or to sacrifice family to fit some arbitrary definition of what it means to become successful. Maybe ladies DO want it all and are no longer willing to accept less.
Perhaps, just maybe, women are collectively rejecting an antiquated industrial corporate model and are refusing to complete business within the manner that its usually been carried out. Statistics note that the number of women-owned companies has elevated by 50% over the last decade along with a half. Company size and revenues have not elevated but perhaps that's by option and design, not for lack of desire or ambition. Perhaps it is feasible that progress through the corporate ladder has slowed simply because ladies have embraced the spirit in the Gen-Y Millennials and are actually within the procedure of redefining achievement and rewriting the rules to do company on our own terms.
Perhaps women are realizing that we can have it all. It just might appear and really feel a little various than what our grandmothers, mothers, aunts or even we ever imagined. Keep in mind, behind every effective woman is herself!
One factor is for certain though - it's a lot easier and quicker to succeed if you are the 1 writing the rules. We do require strong, confident and capable women in corporate-level and Board positions. Not to increase statistics or reflect equal representation or even to just show 'em all that ladies are just as able as men. Ladies need to become an integral component of making the decisions and policies that shape the way company can be done and to redefine success.