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Don't Fix Women: The practical path to gender equality at work
Business Book Awards 2023 Finalist 'Read this and be the change that’s needed' Prof Helen Pankhurst CBE 'Here, at last, is a book that aims to change the narrative and fix the system. Every boss should have a copy.' Kate Bassett, Financial Times 'Joy clearly articulates the benefits of diversity and the systemic reasons it has proven elusive, but this book's power lies in its tangible and practical solutions.' Nathan Coe, CEO, Auto Trader Group Plc Struggling to find ways to retain and reward women and meet your diversity targets?
Wondering why your female-led diversity initiatives are not working? Don’t Fix Women reveals how achieving gender balance at work isn’t about ‘fixing’ the women, it’s about changing the system. Packed with simple, practical recommendations, this book provides a route-map to improve gender equality in your organization, develop a truly diverse, modern leadership culture, and reap the rewards that this brings.
Be Learn from over 100 senior business leaders and CEOs about what they are doing to accelerate progress towards gender equality.
Be ahead of the Access research data, new tools and frameworks for your leadership kitbag.
Be the Discover practical actions to help you make change happen in your organization today. As a ‘curator of confidence’, and with over 70 articles published on Forbes.com, Joy Burnford has inspired thousands of women across the globe to find their confidence. But this is only one side of the equation. Her research makes it clear that making women more confident isn’t we also need to change the organizations they work for to clear the path for true gender equality.
Wondering why your female-led diversity initiatives are not working? Don’t Fix Women reveals how achieving gender balance at work isn’t about ‘fixing’ the women, it’s about changing the system. Packed with simple, practical recommendations, this book provides a route-map to improve gender equality in your organization, develop a truly diverse, modern leadership culture, and reap the rewards that this brings.
Be Learn from over 100 senior business leaders and CEOs about what they are doing to accelerate progress towards gender equality.
Be ahead of the Access research data, new tools and frameworks for your leadership kitbag.
Be the Discover practical actions to help you make change happen in your organization today. As a ‘curator of confidence’, and with over 70 articles published on Forbes.com, Joy Burnford has inspired thousands of women across the globe to find their confidence. But this is only one side of the equation. Her research makes it clear that making women more confident isn’t we also need to change the organizations they work for to clear the path for true gender equality.
266 pages, Paperback
Published November 15, 2022
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November 3, 2022
Women aren’t broken & don’t need fixing!!! It’s the system that’s the problem.
This book is a must-read for any leader wanting to achieve gender equality in the workplace. If you plan to lead a company or organization, this book is for you. In 2022, it is unacceptable that talented women are denied access to leadership positions due to gender inequality. Men almost never have to prove themselves as they ascend to leadership positions. Most women aren’t so lucky. Here, Joy Burnford offers some practical & insightful advice that could ultimately benefit everyone, not just women. With the frameworks Burnford has suggested, leaders can make small yet meaningful changes.
This book is a must-read for any leader wanting to achieve gender equality in the workplace. If you plan to lead a company or organization, this book is for you. In 2022, it is unacceptable that talented women are denied access to leadership positions due to gender inequality. Men almost never have to prove themselves as they ascend to leadership positions. Most women aren’t so lucky. Here, Joy Burnford offers some practical & insightful advice that could ultimately benefit everyone, not just women. With the frameworks Burnford has suggested, leaders can make small yet meaningful changes.
February 5, 2023
This is a must read for leaders, some of the sections in this book blew me away and fired me up ready to meet with HR and my Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging teams on what we can put in place within the business.
Gender equality is a huge topic and incredibly important. I will be recommending this a lot!
This book did repeat itself a little in places which I've knocked it down to 4 stars for.
Gender equality is a huge topic and incredibly important. I will be recommending this a lot!
This book did repeat itself a little in places which I've knocked it down to 4 stars for.
March 14, 2025
As the leader of an organization - I found this book valuable. I do think that those who do not have control over HR policies and practices would struggle with the practicality of this book. It does, however, provide good insight and research on the pressures and challenges women face in the workplace and delves into the fact that the modern workplace does not work from many women.
September 17, 2023
This book has a very specific target audience: people in management positions that are already very aware of the gender gap issue and want some concrete advice, tips and tricks on how to deal with it. The tips given were not bad, it was simply not the type of book that I was looking for.
March 5, 2023
At times, this one was a bit of a slog, while other sections were easy to whip through. The feedback and examples of how major corporations execute on the different tactics is great.
January 19, 2023
A good read with useful suggestions. Felt repetitive at times, but it is designed to also be read in sections with many of the topics overlapping so that is understandable.
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