It happens all the
time. Maybe you don’t notice because it’s so frequent, like a fish not
knowing it’s in water. It's just the way things are, right? Let's lay out
the problem, then we'll talk about how to be part of the solution. Women
are interrupted in meetings at 3 times the rate that men are. It doesn't have
to be that way.
• Studies from 1975
showed men were responsible for 47 out of 48 conversation interruptions.
But it’s gotten
better, right?
• Study in 2015 found
that men not only interrupted twice as often as women, they were 3 times as
likely to interrupt a woman.
• Australian study
findings include:
1. women don’t speak as much without interruption as men.
2. of 311 interruptions that questioned a speaker's authority and
credibility, 213 were directed towards women.
3. female witnesses were called emotional, unreasonable or words to
similar effect 163 times, and 120 of these comments were made by men.
4. women were more likely to be punished for their interruptions, than
their male peers, by the chair during public hearings.
Even on Diversity
Panels
SXSW Gender &
Diversity Panel – Google Exec Chair Eric Schmidt repeatedly interrupted U.S.
Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith, the sole female panelist on stage with
him during the talk. Finally, he was reprimanded by an audience member, Judith
Williams, who also happened to be Google's global diversity manager.
Especially if it
makes them uncomfortable
Most recently,
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) was officially silenced while
reading a letter on the senate floor. The letter, authored by Coretta
Scott King, was read into the Congressional record in 1986 by Ted Kennedy
(D-MA). The 30 year old letter directly addressed the topic at hand, the
ability of Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to support the civil rights of all Americans.
‘She was warned. She was given an
explanation.
Nevertheless, she persisted’
-Senator Mitch McConnell
Think it’s just an example of politics and not sexism? Four
other senators were allowed to read the letter all or in part just hours after
Sen. McConnell silenced Sen. Warren. I've listed them below. Just
shout it right now if you notice anything different about them. Come on,
I know you know the answer.
Tom Udall (D-New Mexico)
Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon)
Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont)
Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon)
Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont)
Yup, you got it. They’re men. Do you think that’s a
coincidence? I’m willing to bet that most working women know it’s business as
usual.
So how have other people solved these problems?
A No Interruptions
Policy
Years ago, while
producing the hit TV series “The Shield,” Glen Mazzara noticed that two young
female writers were quiet during story meetings. He pulled them aside and
encouraged them to speak up more.
Watch what happens when we do, they replied.
Almost every time
they started to speak, they were interrupted or shot down before finishing
their pitch. When one had a good idea, a male writer would jump in and run with
it before she could complete her thought.
He found a
clever way to change the dynamics that were holding those two female employees
back. He announced to the writers that he was instituting a no-interruption
rule while anyone — male or female — was pitching. It worked, and he later
observed that it made the entire team more effective.
A Seat at the Table
Women working for
the Obama White House complained they weren’t being let into important
meetings. When they were, they were ignored.
Female staffers
adopted a meeting strategy they called “amplification”: When a woman
made a key point, other women would repeat it, giving credit to its
author. This forced the men in the room to recognize the contribution
— and denied them the chance to claim the idea as their own.
How can you help solve the problem?
To start, women need
to learn a few key phrases.
"I'm not
finished."
"Stop
interrupting me."
"I just said
that."
But we can't do it
alone, gentlemen. Pay attention the next time you're in a meeting.
When you hear this happen to your co-worker, be her ally. Try this:
"Let her
finish."
"Don't interrupt."
"She just said that."
"Don't interrupt."
"She just said that."
So what are your ideas about solving this problem? I'd love
to hear them. Either comment below or tweet me @IrishSQL
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