Why Men Win at Work

Why are men still winning at work? If women have equal leadership ability, why are they so under-represented at the top in business and society?Why are we still living in a man’s world? And why do we accept it? ‘A must read for everyone working for a big corporation, this is a powerful & insightful book on the need for true gender equality in the workplace. It will help you better understand your potential as an employee and manager. I only wish I had read it when I was younger, it’s going to be mandatory reading for my daughters & son before they start their careers.’ Lorraine Candy, author of ‘Mum, What’s Wrong with You?’: 101 Things Only Mothers of Teenage Girls Know ‘This book tells the inconvenient truth about the gender inequality issue, providing some real, deep insights into what truly gets in the way of driving diversity ’ Paul Polman, Co-Founder & Chair of IMAGINE and ex-CEO of Unilever ‘A fantastically astute and compelling exploration of equality that everyone who works needs to read – both men and women.’ Viv Groskop, author of How to Own the Room ‘And then I saw it. And once I had seen it, I saw it everywhere.’ In this provocative book, Gill Whitty-Collins looks beyond the facts and figures on gender equality and uncovers the invisible forces that continue to sabotage us in the workplace. Addressing both men and women and pulling no punches, she sets out the psychology of gender inequality from the perspective of real personal experience and shares her powerful insights on how to tackle it. ‘And then I saw it. And once I had seen it, I saw it everywhere. Why are men still winning at work? If women have equal leadership ability, why are they so under-represented at the top in business and society? Why are we still living in a man’s world? And why do we accept it? In this provocative book, Gill Whitty-Collins looks beyond the facts and figures on gender bias and uncovers the invisible discrimination that continues to sabotage us in the workplace and limits our shared success. Addressing both men and women and pulling no punches, she sets out the psychology of gender diversity from the perspective of real personal experience and shares her powerful insights on how to tackle gender equality.