What to do if you are a 'token woman' on the board?
Thu 19 January 2012
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One woman on the board is a token, two is a minority; three means you are really getting there. We don’t want to be token woman…but what to you do if you realize you were only hired to make a team or board look diverse and your contributions are not being taken seriously? Take the opportunity to learn and grow and/or make the most of it.
This is the advice given in article by Tina Vasquez on www.theglasshammer.com . Although nobody wants to be a token woma, and it’s not an ideal situation to find yourself in once you find out you are…you can strategize to make the most of it.
Read full article : http://www.theglasshammer.com/news/2012/01/17/tough-questions-what-if-you%e2%80%99re-a-token-woman/#more-8045
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