Summary of The Real Reason Women Aren't Promoted | Reagan Cannon | TEDxCherryCreekWomen

00:00:00 - 00:15:00

Reagan Cannon discusses the real reason women are not promoted in the workplace. She argues that the problem is not that women don't want the promotions, but that our society has a bias against women in leadership positions. Cannon offers some solutions to this problem, including promoting women into leadership positions based on their merits, not their gender.

• 00:00:00 This TEDxCherryCreekWomen talk focuses on the idea that women are not promoted as often as men, and attributes this to the way that girls are taught to behave in the classroom. The talk goes on to argue that this same "tactic" of following rules and playing it safe often impedes women's careers in the workplace.
• 00:05:00 The speaker reflects on her own career and how she noticed that promotions and executive positions were often given to people who were compliant, rather than those who exhibited relational courage. She goes on to ask other executives what they are looking for in a leader and finds that most are looking for someone who can speak up and ask for help. She proposes that relational courage can be used to strategically consult, shift one's mindset from fearing failure to embracing it, and control one's team.
• 00:10:00 This speaker discusses how the tendency for women to be micromanagers and perfectionists often leads to them being passed over for promotion. She shares how she overcame this tendency by creating a "what's the best that can happen" note and using relational courage in her relationships at work. She then shares how this led to her being promoted.
• 00:15:00 In this talk, Reagan Cannon discusses the real reason women are not promoted in the workplace. She argues that the problem is not that women don't want the promotions, but that our society has a bias against women in leadership positions. Cannon offers some solutions to this problem, including promoting women into leadership positions based on their merits, not their gender.