Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by alumni UBC.
For decades women have been fighting for workplace equality, and in many sectors, progress has been made. But in boardrooms and executive offices across the country, there remains a noticeable absence of women in senior leadership positions. What lies behind this gender imbalance? Is it due to deeply-ingrained biases by those making the appointments? Or are some women choosing to forgo leadership opportunities for career paths that offer greater flexibility?
Moderator
Gloria Macarenko – Host, Our Vancouver & Host, CBC Radio One’s The Story from Here
Panelists
Jennifer Berdahl – Montalbano Professor of Leadership Studies: Women and Diversity, UBC’s Sauder School of Business
Maninder Dhaliwal, MASc’02 – Vice-President, Pacific Autism Family Centre Foundation
Anne Giardini, LLB’84, QC – Director, Weyerhaeuser Company Limited
John Montalbano, BCom’88 – Chief Executive Officer, RBC Global Asset Management; Chair, UBC Board of Governors
Martha Piper, LLD’07, OC, OBC – Corporate Director; Past President and Vice-Chancellor, UBC
Relevant Books and Articles at UBC Library
Berdahl, J. L. (2007). The sexual harassment of uppity women. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92(2), 425-437. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.92.2.425 [Link]
Berdahl, J. L. (2007). Harassment based on sex: Protecting social status in the context of gender hierarchy. The Academy of Management Review, 32(2), 641-658. [Link]
Berdahl, J. L. (1996). Gender and leadership in work groups: Six alternative models. The Leadership Quarterly, 7(1), 21-40. doi:10.1016/S1048-9843(96)90033-8 [Link]
Berdahl, J., Uhlmann, E., & Bai, F. (2015). Win-win: Female and male athletes from more gender equal nations perform better in international sports competitions. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 56, 1-3. doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2014.08.003 [Link]
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