Think Ahead

HR classes..especially competency mapping classes are a lot of fun nowadays, because of an interesting phenomenon: what I call the "correcting your thinking" phenomenon.

Our HoD is quite appalled at how our class consisting of 18 potential female managers still thinks in terms of only males as being professionals, in the sense "If a person has blah blah blah.... then *he* would make a good manager". So she gave us quite a chat about it the other. And she isn't a feminist (What if she were.....!!!!)

So after having faced her snide remarks, EVERY girl in my class makes a CONSCIOUS effort while talking. And its real fun to see, for some, for they laugh.

I am just appalled at the ingrained gender barriers and their potency!!! No laughing phenomenon that!!!