A Voice in the Crowd
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Author
Pearison, Christina
Date
2020
Degree
Graduate Certificate in Women's Leadership
Abstract
From Corporate America to academia,
to all ranks of government and
appointed positions, women are
regularly interrupted, talked over,
misheard, misperceived, and often just
completely ignored, when they speak.
Research indicates that there are
many different reasons why women
are often seen, but not heard. Some of
these include physical attributes such
as voice pitch and word choices, but
more often it is due to inherent social
and cultural biases that have yet to be
defined and broken. While it is true that
women tend to be more soft-spoken,
research shows that female voices are
more likely to influence negotiations,
decisions, and de-escalate
confrontations more positively with
greater outcomes. This presentation
allows you to journey with me over the
past eight weeks of education and be a
witness to the teachings that has given
me the insight and inspiration to create
an awakening within myself and the
women around me. Within this virtual
poster you will be able to see that
through strengthening personal
development and increasing core
competencies, we can identify
problems and possible solutions that
can be taken to increase voice
attention and the importance of not
settling to be just another “Voice in the
Crowd”.