Comments on: Quotas versus meritocracy: what is the cost of equality? http://www.leechalmers.com/2010/03/11/quotas-versus-meritocracy-what-is-the-cost-of-equality/ Leadership, politics and womens stuff Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:20:39 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: More on IWD … and the continuing global gender gap « The Gender Blog http://www.leechalmers.com/2010/03/11/quotas-versus-meritocracy-what-is-the-cost-of-equality/comment-page-1/#comment-33 More on IWD … and the continuing global gender gap « The Gender Blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:44:46 +0000 http://www.leechalmers.com/?p=199#comment-33 [...] such as quotas and targets.  There’s more on this in a political context on my friend Lee Chalmers’ excellent blog.  And Lee also links to and comments on the recent Economist article on gendercide … read [...] [...] such as quotas and targets.  There’s more on this in a political context on my friend Lee Chalmers’ excellent blog.  And Lee also links to and comments on the recent Economist article on gendercide … read [...]

]]> By: Lee Chalmers http://www.leechalmers.com/2010/03/11/quotas-versus-meritocracy-what-is-the-cost-of-equality/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Lee Chalmers Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:25:50 +0000 http://www.leechalmers.com/?p=199#comment-26 And just to underline my point, this piece appears in the Times today. <b>Why women are such bad networkers</b> "It’s no good thinking that hard work will get you anywhere. If you want to make it to the top, you’re going to have to overcome your fear of socialising and start schmoozing like men." http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/article7057300.ece And just to underline my point, this piece appears in the Times today.

Why women are such bad networkers

“It’s no good thinking that hard work will get you anywhere. If you want to make it to the top, you’re going to have to overcome your fear of socialising and start schmoozing like men.”

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/article7057300.ece

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