Should Women be Leaders? or Should they Step Aside and Let Men Lead?
This question was texted to me by an unknown source a few days ago. It was accompanied by a video of a prominent football player and...
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Aug 153 min read
Women Politician Stereotype Tracker
Alright. We have another woman running for the President of the United States. Not only is she a woman, but she is Black and Indian. You...
Aug 15, 20235 min read
Hey Barbie, Where are Your Mama and Grammy? The Erasure of Older Women.
If my Facebook and LinkedIn feeds are accurate barometers of women’s (and some men’s) leisure activities, we have pretty much all watched...
Mar 14, 20236 min read
A Tale of Two Men (As Told by A Woman)
Let me start with a confession. I have been in a bit of trouble lately. Yep, as a woman, apparently I am not supposed to have opinions on...
Feb 21, 20234 min read
Hey Managers, If Your Organizational Culture is a Web, are You the Spider or the Fly?
If organizational cultures are webs of meaning, then who weaves the web? Who is caught in the web? Are managers the spider or the fly?
Feb 14, 20235 min read
Destroy Your Organizational Culture in Three Easy Steps!
Here are some of the ways that organizational leaders inadvertently damage their organizational cultures.
Jan 31, 20234 min read
Damned if You Do. Damned if You Don't. The Paradox of Femininity
The paradox of femininity makes it impossible for women to be judged as good, or even as good enough.
Jan 24, 20236 min read
What is Going on with this "Man Thing"?
This blog uses personal stories and the children's movie "Rescue Heroes" to describe traumatic masculinity.
Jan 17, 20235 min read
The Unique Person Syndrome
By Debbie S. Dougherty I am sorry to have to tell you this, but we are not as special as we think we are. The problem isn’t that we think...
Jan 10, 20235 min read
Women in the Big Tent
By Debbie S. Dougherty Has anyone else found the questions about what is a woman kind of weird? I mean, usually people obsess about...
Jan 3, 20233 min read
Andrew Tate Does not Care About Your Politics.
A friend of mine told me she loved my blog, but could not share it because she lived in a conservative community. I was surprised,...
Dec 27, 20225 min read
The Word of the Year for 2023 is. . .
The Word of the Year for 2023 is Let's do This Thing.
Nov 29, 20224 min read
Sexual Predators Flourish in a Carefully Crafted Field of Silence
Not only am I a scholar and a consultant, but I am also a farmer. My family raises sheep. One of the things you learn quickly as a sheep...
Nov 22, 20223 min read
Gratitude: I See You Being Amazing
In honor of Thanksgiving, I thought this week’s blog should focus on the good things in life. In particular, the people who make my life...
Nov 15, 20224 min read
Woman at Work? Must be a Prostitute.
Shortly after posting my first blog a few weeks back, I received the following message from a stranger: I would like to say that this...
Nov 1, 20222 min read
Powerful Women are Objects of Suspicion
“Hey Women, Be Strong. (But if you are, we will threaten to kill you)” Where’s Nancy? Where’s ___ (insert name of any powerful woman...
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