{"id":290700,"date":"2021-04-01T11:05:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T14:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=290700"},"modified":"2021-04-01T11:05:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T14:05:40","slug":"gender-gap-gets-in-the-way-of-womens-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/gender-gap-gets-in-the-way-of-womens-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender gap gets in the way of women\u2019s leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The way for women to climb the career ladder is full of setbacks such as the lack of representativeness and opportunities, particularly in middle management positions. So said Brazil\u2019s Claudia Massei (pictured above<\/em>), CEO of Siemens Oman, during the webinar \u201cWomen\u2019s leadership and business resumption.\u201d The event was hosted last Tuesday (30) evening by LIDE Mulher and supported by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> (ABCC)\u2019s women\u2019s committee WAHI.<\/p>\n

The online meeting was part of the LIDE Mulher Talks, which invites businesswomen to discuss different topics. The event featured Nadir Moreno, chair of Lide Mulher UPS Brasil delivery company; Celia Pompeia, executive vice president of Doria Group and vice chair of Lide Mulher; and Geovana Quadros, a member of the Lide Mulher board. In addition to Massei, the event also featured talks by Alessandra Frisso, WAHI chair and H2R Pesquisas Avan\u00e7adas commercial director; and Patricia Molino, partner and Culture and Change manager of KPMG Brazil.<\/p>\n

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Frisso pointed out Brazilian and Arab women face many shared challenges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For Massei, even in companies that have gender quotas in the board, there are some gaps between the lowest and highest ranks in the women\u2019s career. \u201cI believe it helps, but, in these cases, you actually have some women in the highest positions and many women in the lowest positions. But you have a gap in middle management. I believe there should be a gap in the whole ladder. But having women in the board helps. There she can help breaking down prejudices and bias,\u201d the executive pointed out.<\/p>\n

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Nadir Moreno, chair at LIDE Mulher and UPS Brasil delivery company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Frisso agrees that the lack of opportunities is a setback for the women\u2019s professional rise. \u201cFor women, the gap between the operational and the management level and then the strategic level makes the ladder hard to climb as it\u2019s almost vertical,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Having worked in other countries such as Germany, Massei currently lives in the Gulf and believes there\u2019s still much room for women to rise in the region. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to talk about women\u2019s leadership when you don\u2019t have many examples of it, but the few examples we have here are simply amazing. You realized that, for women to be successful here, they have to make a greater effort than men. I believe this is a reality throughout the world,\u201d said the Brazilian who\u2019s also a World Economic Forum\u2019s Young Global Leader and a Linkedin Top Voice 2020.<\/p>\n

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Patricia Molino is also the leader of KPMG\u2019s Inclusion and Diversity Committee for Brazil and South America<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Molino, who also spoke during the event, stressed that the difficulty in climbing the corporate ladder encompasses the burden of unpaid labor, which includes activities such as raising children and housework. \u201cThe UN points out that women do 75% of all unpaid work. I believe the pandemic brough about a disruption as it evidences the risk. The caregivers are in the frontline. And when this work increases, it largely falls on women. We also know that, in times of crisis, minority rights are endangered. Many women have simply quit because they couldn\u2019t do this without support. That\u2019s what we call a shecession \u2013 an economic downturn where job and income losses are affecting women more than men,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Celia Pompeia is the vice chair of LIDE Mulher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The solution may be in concrete actions carried out by companies. \u201cSome companies require that at least 50% of the middle management in operation areas are composed of women,\u201d said Moreno. According to the executive, this is related to the women\u2019s propensity to make decisions in certain areas. \u201cIt\u2019s crucial that companies set goals and decide what kind of programs could help achieve gender equity,\u201d she said during the event.<\/p>\n

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Geovana Quadros also participated in the webinar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pompeia believes that having women working the Arab countries in the event enriches the debate. \u201cIt\u2019s great for us as it starts a great partnership,\u201d she said on the support of the ABCC\u2019s women\u2019s committee. \u201cIt\u2019s only by joining forces that we can achieve a better society,\u201d finished Quadros.<\/p>\n

You can watch the full event on ABCC\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n

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