An executive announced proudly
that his company has a female Vice President.
“Let me guess,” I replied,
“she’s in human resources.”
I was right.
How did I know?
Unless the company has staffing as its product,
the V-P of Human Resources
is overlooked as a candidate
for the President or CEO position.
By placing their only female exec in that position,
the company is sending a message
‘Women can only advance so far.’
She’s a token.
Now, if the company has a female V-P
in critical areas
like sales, operations, even finance,
then I know that company is
walking the talk.