The Neuroscience of Inclusion The Hidden Barriers to Feminine Leadership

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1 The Neuroscience of Inclusion The Hidden Barriers to Feminine Leadership Organization Development Network October, 2014 Janet Crawford Cascadance Copyright 2011 Cascadance All rights reserved Copyright 2014 Cascadance All rights reserved

2 Just How Unequal? 2 4% of venture capital partners 2% of VC funding 4.6% of Fortune 500 CEO s 17% of Fortune 500 boards 60% of corporations no women in top salaried ranks

3 Government 3 International U.S. ranks 69 th in world (behind Afghanistan and Uganda) 6% have had an elected female head of state Rwanda only country in the world with a majority National 18.3% of Congress 12% of mayors

4 The Film Industry 4 31% of speaking roles 15% have a female lead None of the top 16 paychecks 20% of all jobs

5 Silicon Valley. 5

6 The Central Question 6 Why aren t there more women?

7 Frequent Answers Recent entry into field (the trickle up theory) They choose to have families instead. They aren t interested. We can t find good ones. Lack of connections Blatant discrimination

8 Behavior Generation 8 Instincts Implicitly Learned Patterns Conscious Choice

9 What do you see? 9

10 What does it say? 10 I cnduol t bvleiee that I culod aulacity uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno t mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. Aaznmig, huh?!

11 Human Experience 11 We don t see reality. Our reality reflects our patterns.

12 Associative Grouping Dog.

13 Word Search Time Trials 13

14 Hidden Neural Barrier One 14 Implicit Bias

15 Implicit Bias 15 Beautiful or Disgusting? Banaji, Nosek, Greenwald, et al Harvard/U. of Washington/U. of Virginia

16 What Happens When 16 Leader or Fragile Banaji, Nosek, Greenwald, et al Harvard/U. of Washington/U. of Virginia

17 Test Yourself

18 The Fuel for Bias - Images 18

19 The Fuel for Bias - Images 19

20 Social Media Big Minds, Big Ideas 20

21 The Fuel for Bias - Events 21

22 SXSW Interactive

23 WSJ Digital 23

24 World Economic Forum The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for Society, Politics and Business 85% of participants were male by invitation only

25 The Fuel for Bias - Language 25 Bossy vs. Assertive Selfish vs. Committed Bitchy vs. Hard-liner Show off vs. Confident

26 The Smurfette Principle 26

27 The Bechdel Test 27 At least two female characters Who talk to each other About something other that men?

28 Bias Study: Heidi and Howard 28

29 Bias Study: The Motherhood Penalty 29

30 A little bias goes a long way 30 35% 50%

31 Hidden Neural Barrier Two 31 Stereotype Threat

32 The Brain & Threat Cortical Subcortical

33 Social Instincts Fairness Relatedness Inclusion Influence (Choice, Information, Agency) Status

34 Status: Insiders and Outsiders 34 Dominant Declare rules Define the norm Privilege is transparent See self as an individual Subordinate Follow rules Fit in Privilege is dependent Aware of group identity

35 35

36 The Pressure to Succeed 36

37 Which Stereotypes are Real? 37

38 Stereotypes and Power 38 Math Spacial rotation tasks Confidence Risk taking Reading emotional expressions Perspective taking Adam Galinsky, 2006

39 39 Solutions

40 Solutions 40 Awareness & Education Make the invisible visible Expand the conversation beyond fairness Male Involvement Go public Mentor

41 Solutions 41 Hiring, Evaluation, & Promotion Get the criteria right Monitor the process Make the Issue a Strategic Priority Monitor & review your stats Take a chance on lesser-knowns Mentor

42 42 You can t be what you can t see. & You can t change what you can t see.

43 SXSW Interactive

44 44 We are not to blame for the problem, but we are responsible for the solution

45 Janet Crawford 45 Janet Crawford is the Principal of Cascadance, a San Francisco Bay Area firm supporting cutting-edge leaders in building brain-friendly organizations. A pioneer in the field of applied organizational neuroscience, Janet bridges the scientific and leadership development worlds by exploring how human biology informs organizational effectiveness. As a sought-after executive coach, she supports leaders in strengthening their leadership presence and in developing the relationships, collaboration, and visionary thinking that produce results. As a former scientist and leader of technical professionals, Janet is familiar first hand with the challenges of leading teams in technical environments. Clients include Abbott Vascular, Amyris Technologies, Flextronics, THX, BioMarin, BD Biosciences, Cisco Systems, Intel Corporation, National Semiconductor, Network Appliance, Ricoh Silicon Valley, Scios Inc. (J&J subsidiary), Sun Microsystems, Oracle Corporation, Virgin America, Wells Fargo and Yahoo! Janet holds a BA from UC Berkeley, an MA from Stanford University, and served as faculty for the JFK University Graduate School of Psychology Coaching Certification Program. She received coach training through the Newfield Network and is a certified Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). janet@cascadance.com