Dear Round-Up Readers, Seeing this week’s biz headlines––the bankruptcy of FTX, the massive layoffs at Meta and others, Elon's mess at Twitter, and reflecting on the 300+ interviews we’ve done with women leaders at hertelier, it begs the question: would women be encouraged to take enormous risks, be empowered to spectacularly mismanage businesses, then immediately be offered a second chance with new ventures on a grand scale like the former CEOs of WeWork and Peleton? I think not. This very theme is echoed in When Women Lead, a terrific read in which the author, Julia Boorstin, has uncovered loads of research and data that backs up the overt yet unconscious biases in the workplace. “There’s a theory called token theory," she explains, "where if you aren’t used to seeing someone—if someone is in a minority group—you’re going to be focused on them to the point that you may criticize them more harshly because you’re not used to seeing them. Ultimately, the fact that women are judged more harshly has nothing to do with their talents or abilities and everything to do with the fact that they’re still unusual in these leadership roles." Let’s face it, women are held to a very different and much higher standard, which is why we must reframe the narrative, share best practices, and continue to support each other. On a brighter note, women's issues seem to have won at the polls with young voters leading the charge, so this gives us hope! Business, Women, and Random Trends:
Black women and the glass cliff: ‘I was supposed to bring some kind of Black Girl Magic’ Double standards and high expectations create a recipe for failure for many Black women in leadership roles. This is a MUST READ in Fortune. Thank you to hertelier, Crystal Vinisse Thomas of Hyatt for bringing it to my attention.
POV: Centering work on men doesn’t work. Here’s a better way forward A new survey by Ellevest reveals what benefits are most important to women. CEO Sallie Krawcheck says ignoring the needs and concerns of the majority of the workforce comes at a real— and increasing—cost.
5 years after Harvey Weinstein, this is where we are with #MeToo The founder of Emtrain reports in Fast Company, we’ve moved beyond the blatant harassment that prompted the #MeToo movement and into a new era of harassment that requires a different approach.
How Confidence Is Weaponized Against Women HBR takes a dive into the confidence double-bind. When women fail to achieve career goals, leaders are prone to attribute it to a lack of self-confidence. And when women demonstrate high levels of confidence through behaviors, such as being extroverted or assertive, they risk overdoing it and, ironically, being perceived as lacking confidence. <Sigh>
When a Male Boss Wants New Ideas, Employees Respond. A Female Boss? Not So Much. Male leaders get a lot of extra credit for being curious even when their female colleagues exhibit the same exact behavior according to new research. ARRGH. Read more in WSJ.
Is Marriage Bad for Mothers? Very interesting essay in The Mother Lode on the realities of modern marriage and the invisible workload. "This is not just about chores. This is not even about fairness. This is about agency. This is about the power to say no...when mothers feel like they get so much of the parenting and adulting dumped on them as the default parent, it seems only natural that at some point they would rebel."
Who Wears Crop Tops to the Office? Young employees, many of them new to office jobs, are bringing a wardrobe staple usually reserved for the weekends into the workplace. This article in the NYT had so many comments they had to shut it down. , If you missed this, have a read and email me your opinion, I have many!!
What I Learned About Life at My 30th College Reunion. Every classmate who became a teacher or doctor seemed happy,” and 29 other lessons from seeing the Harvard class of 1988 all grown up, an insightful read from The Atlantic with short but meaningful observations on life with the benefit of time to reflect.
Travel & Hospitality news:
The Day We Discovered We Are Being Too Much Women in Hospitality Deserve Better says Mercedes Blanco, VP at The Hotels Network, in her insightful piece in Costar about the reality of working as a woman in travel tech today.
Are Women in the Workforce Facing Extinction? While women leaders are not (yet) facing extinction, our post-pandemic ranks have shrunk, says Sabre VP Traci Mercer. She offers actionable tips in Phocuswire on how travel companies can be more inclusive when hiring.
Virgin Atlantic Job Applications Double After Ending Gendered Uniforms A lesson in inclusivity for the travel industry at large? Bravo Virgin Atlantic.
Julie Powell Took Food Writing to a Franker, Darker Place The daring food blogger, who set herself the goal to cook all the recipes in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, was shot to fame in the movie “Julie & Julia,” sadly died recently at age 49 of cardiac arrest. While she was portrayed sunnily in “Julie & Julia,” her work and her life held hard truths about domesticity, reports the NYT.
Meet the Woman Planning an Underwater Highline Part public housing for fish, part carbon-capture project, part art installation, Ximena Caminos’s project for Miami Beach, known as the ReefLine, aims to call attention to the challenges facing the city’s marine life. Fascinating interview in the NYT about this ambitious project.
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On hertelier this week: Big welcome to our new subscribers! The story in Forbes, How Women Are Changing The Hotel Industry, keeps bringing new readers! Super excited to have you here. It's been "tech week," so let's beam ourselves in!
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